In less than a week, New York Academy of Sciences will start its greatly anticipated Fall science lecture series. The five lectures span the unknown, from our biology, brain, genes, aging, space, evolution,  and science’s role in shaping our overall culture. Science visionaries include: Elkhonon Goldberg, Aubrey de Grey, Richard Dawkins, Gerald Edelman, Paul Ekman & Terrence Deacon, Felice Frankel and George Whitesides . And to really tempt you to attend all five lectures, the academy is offering a great offer that will allow you to enjoy dozens of other events this year:

Special Limited-Time Offer: Nonmembers who purchase tickets to all 5 events in the Provocative Thinkers Series on or before September 14 will also receive a free Academy membership – a value of more than $100. Learn more now.

Tickets are still available, and the events take place in probably the best spot in lower manhattan: NYAS’s pristine, LEED certified home. I urge you to visit it; there is no better  way to see any talk/ lecture.

I heard recently that LEED buildings are not living up to their billing; the certification does not necessarily lead to true energy and waste improvements. I hope that this building is not part of that trend.