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Past Event

The Frog in the Forest: 60 Minutes of Sound Art & Science to Calm Your Brain

February 29, 2024
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Online and in-person; Jerome L. Greene Science Center (9th Floor Lecture Hall), 3227 Broadway, New York

Event Description

Feeling anxious? Overwhelmed? As if your brain wasn’t quite built for the modern world? What if a science-based sound bath was exactly the cure you never knew you needed?

This groundbreaking hybrid performance work merges cutting-edge neuroscientific research with an immersive algorithmic soundscape, taking you deep within yourself on an extraordinary tour of your own brain and autonomic nervous system. Inspired by ancient healing practices and also frog song, it's part lecture, part concert, part downtown performance art happening—come ready for a participatory experience that will leave you invigorated, enlightened, and armed with practical tools to tame the ancient animal inside.

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Event Information

In-person registration is at capacity. Guests are welcome to join online. Please register to receive the Zoom link.

Free and open to the public. Registration required. Online attendees will receive a Zoom link from Eventbrite. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

This event, co-developed by Danny Erdberg, is hosted by Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience and supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Zuckerman Institute

The Center for Science and Society makes every reasonable effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. If you require disability accommodations to attend a Center for Science and Society event, please contact us at [email protected] or (212) 853-1612 at least 10 days in advance of the event. For more information, please visit the campus accessibility webpage