A panel discussion with members of the Interfaith Clergy discussed perceptions, beliefs and the importance of miracles and how they are viewed in different faiths on January 14, 2016.

Heidi B. Hammel, planetary astronomer and executive vice-president of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, spoke about the exploration of the universe with the James Webb Space Telescope on December 15, 2015.

Caleb Scharf is the director of the multidisciplinary Columbia Astrobiology Center. His research interests include the nature of environments suitable for life, which is the subject his newest book The Copernicus Complex: Our Cosmic Significance in a Universe of Planets and Probabilities, an investigation of the latest scientific thinking on the age-old question of the significance and uniqueness of life on Earth.

Ty Foster shared techniques and tips on photographing animals with both a camera and a smartphone on December 4, 2015.

Yumi Hosono (McDonald) discusses her book Reminiscence of Shibuya, 1929-1938, about “the most faithful dog of all time” and Tokyo in the 1930s.

Cheryl Henchar presented strategies to make email efforts more effective with Constant Contact on December 8, 2015.

Career consultant Stan Witkow addressed “myths” that job hunters perceive as impeding their job-hunting success on December 1, 2015.

Elissa Altman spoke about her book, Poor Man’s Feast: A Love Story of Comfort, Desire, and the Art of Simple Cooking, which grew out of her blog of the same name on December 3, 2015.

David Leopold discussed the new memoir by Al Hirschfeld, The Hirschfeld Century: Portrait of an Artist and His Age on November 22, 2015. Photo Credit: Phyllis Groner

Erica Jong discussed her new novel, Fear of Dying on November 19, 2015.