Continuing Education, at the Bar Whether it’s credentialed neuroscientists delivering a solid happy hour on the mysteries of the brain or tag teams of amateurs competing to give the best 15-minute PowerPoint on cephalopod sex or fake alphabets, never has New York (or Brooklyn, anyway) offered so many opportunities to get smart while also getting a bit stupid. Here’s a survey of some offbeat lecture series that let the intellectually curious go back to school, without the homework. Secret Science Club Nerd Nite Moonlighter Presents Brooklyn Brainery Open City Dialogue Series Proteus Gowanus The Public School ps update: This isn’t a NYC bar pic, but is a CC photo that “goes with” the story. High-res

Continuing Education, at the Bar

Whether it’s credentialed neuroscientists delivering a solid happy hour on the mysteries of the brain or tag teams of amateurs competing to give the best 15-minute PowerPoint on cephalopod sex or fake alphabets, never has New York (or Brooklyn, anyway) offered so many opportunities to get smart while also getting a bit stupid. Here’s a survey of some offbeat lecture series that let the intellectually curious go back to school, without the homework.

ps update: This isn’t a NYC bar pic, but is a CC photo that “goes with” the story.