“Confessions of A Wayward Philosopher,” Plenary Speaker, Annual Conference of Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts, Charlotte , North Carolina , November 13, 2008
“The Rise of Secularism in the History of Modern Philosophy,” Chicago Humanities Festival, November 9, 2008
“Judaism as Civilization “ Bronfman Foundation Conference, Park City , Utah , June 29-July2, 2008
Commencement Day Speaker, Emerson College , Boston , May 19, 2008
Lecture and Reading, Amazon River Cruise sponsored by the Center for Inquiry, May 20-27, 2008.
“Authority and Revolt: A conversation with Rebecca Goldstein and Shalom Auslander,” Nextbook Festival of Ideas, New York City , Times Center ( 242 West 41st Street ), 3:30, May 18, 2008
“Do You Believe?” panel moderated by Antonio Monda, Pen Festival of International Literature, CUNY Graduate Center, 4-5:30, May 3, 2008
Honored author, Newton Free Public, Newton , MA , 7 pm, Mar 29, 2008
“Portraying Science: The Situation and The Story”, Louis Kahn Center for the Humanities, Smith College , 10 am, Mar 29, 2008
“Science, Religion, Morality, and Fiction: An Evening with Rebecca Goldstein and Steven Pinker." Harvard Hillel: 5:30-7 pm, March 19, 2008
“Spinoza, Universalism, and Jewish Particularism,” The Four Seasons, New York City , 1:00 pm, The Bronfman Foundation, March 18, 2008
“Properties of Light” a new play adapted from the novel by Rebecca Goldstein with guest appearance by the novelist, University of New Mexico , Las Cruces , New Mexico , Drama Department, March 7, 2008
“Confessions of A Wayward Philosopher,” University of Texas El Paso Annual Distinguished Literature Lecture, March 6, 2008
“Spinoza Now,” following performance of “New Jerusalem,” new a play by David Ives, Classic Stage Theater , New York City, panel with playwright after performance. Feb. 3, 2008
“Morality without God,” Brandeis Humanist Society, Brandeis University , Waltham MA , Jan 31, 2008
“Spinoza’s Mind,” John Macnamara Memorial Lecture, McGill University, Feb. 8, 2008.
“Mathematicians as Philosophers,” Symposium on Randomness and Complexity, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, Nov. 15, 2007.
Panel on “Secularism Through History: From Spinoza to JFK,” The Secular Society and its Enemies, Center for Inquiry/New York Academy of Science, World Trade Center 7, Manhattan, Nov. 10, 2007.
Book Lovers’ Luncheon, Austin Jewish Book Fair, Austin TX, Nov. 8, 2007.
“Betraying Spinoza,” Book Lovers' Luncheon, Jewish Book Fair, Austin , Texas , November 7, 2007
Reading from Thirty-Six Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction. Beyond Belief 2.0 Conference, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA, Oct 30, 2008. Available on YouTube. http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Rebecca+Goldstein+Beyond+Belief&sitesearch=
“Spinoza's Mind: How Spinoza Thought About the Mind and How Spinoza's Mind Thought.” Jewish Community Endowed Fund Annual Distinguished Lecture, Taube Center for Jewish Studies, Stanford University, Oct. 25, 2007.
“Betraying Spinoza,” Marin County Jewish Center, Oct. 24, 2007.
“Betraying Spinoza,” BJE Jewish Community Library, San Francisco, Oct. 24, 2007.
"Spinoza's Mind," Concord School of Philosophy, Oct. 18, 2007.
Linus Pauling Memorial Lecture, Portland, OR, Science and the Public Lecture Series, May 17 & 18, 2007.
Conference on Philosophy and Literature, Wesleyan University, May 9, 2007.
New York University Medical School Grand Rounds, April 27, 9AM.
The Blacksmith House, Cambridge, MA, March 5, 7PM.
Yale University Hillel Association, February 15, 2007, 4PM.
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, January 24, 2007, 3:30PM.
University of California, Santa Barbara, January 31, 2007, 4PM.
“The Mind-Body Problem,” Musselman Library, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, Nov. 28, 2006.
Koret International Jewish Book Award ceremony, 92nd St. “Y,” Nov. 21, 2006, 8:15 PM.
“Betraying Spinoza,” Center For Inquiry, Amherst, NY, Nov. 16, 3:45 PM.
Koret International Jewish Book Award ceremony, San Francisco Jewish Community Center, Nov. 15, 7PM,
Panel on “The World of S. Ansky,” Jewish BookFest, San Francisco Jewish Community Center, Nov. 5, 2006, 12:45 PM.
“Betraying Spinoza,” Jewish BookFest, San Francisco Jewish Community Center, Nov. 5, 2006, 3:45 PM.
“Betraying Spinoza,” Nextbook Writers Series, Seattle, Oct. 26, 2006.
“Betraying Spinoza,” NextBook Writers Series, Chicago, Oct. 25, 2006.
“Betraying Spinoza,” Willard O. Eddy Award Lecture, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, Sept. 28, 2006.
The Renegade Jew Who Gave us Modernity, Harvard Jewish Faculty Lunch Group, Sept. 15, 2006.
“Betraying Spinoza,” NextBook Writers Series, Jewish Community Center, Washington DC, Sept. 17, 2006.
Podcast interview, Nextbook, June 2006. Click HERE.
“Betraying Spinoza,” Makor Center,
“The Renegade Jew Who Gave us Modernity,” Center for Jewish History, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, New York, May 24, 2006.
Interview, The Lenny Lopate Show, WNYC New York, May 24, 2006. Click HERE to listen.
“Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave us Modernity,” Harvard Bookstore, Cambridge MA, May 18, 2006.
“Mathematics and the Character of Tragedy,” Programs in Literature, Writing, and Philosophy, MIT, May 3, 2006, 5PM.
“The Renegade Jew Who Gave us Modernity,” Blanchard W. Means Memorial Lecture, Trinity College, April 24, 2006, 7:30 PM.
“Mind, Machines, and Freedom: Gödel, Neurophysiology, and other Amenities,” Sconfinata Mente conference,
Presentation at “Poetics and Cognition” Conference, Dactyl Foundation,
IT Conversations: Interview on “Tech Nation”: Click HERE to listen.
Interview on “Bestselling Author Series,” The Lewis Frumkes Show, WPAT New York, TBA
Rebecca Goldstein: An Interview. Dept. of English & Dept. of Jewish Studies,
Lecture, Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, CT, May 6, 2005.
Interview, The Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC, May 2, 2005, noon.
On-stage Interview, Smith College, April 25, 2005, 4:15 PM.
Reading & Signing, Princeton University Bookstore, April 21, 2005, 7PM.
On-air interview, “The John Batchelor Show,” WABC-AM New York & ABC Radio Network, April 8, 2005, 7-8PM.
Reading & Signing, National Arts Club, New York, April 5, 2005, 8PM.
Reading from novels, Dept. of English, Trinity College, Hartford, CT, April 7, 2005, time TBA.
Lecture, New York Institute for the Humanities, NYU, April 1, 2005 1PM (private).
On-air interview, KPFA “Explorations” with Michio Kaku. Archived version available for listening or click HERE.
Reading & signing at the MIT Coop, 3 Cambridge, Center, Cambridge, March 24, 2005, 5PM.