For exact times and places of events in the 2010 book tour for 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction, click here.
•Hear a podcast interview with The New York Times
•See Rebecca Goldstein on BloggingHeads.TV with Robert Wright, author of The Evolution of God
•Watch a video interview on BigThink
•Watch a reading from 36 Arguments in the Authors@Google series
•Hear a podcast interview with Christopher Lydon on Radio Open Source
•Hear a podcast interview on Thoughtcast
•"The New New Atheists," International Society of Freethinkers, Copenhagen Denmark, June 18, 2010.
•"Spinoza and The Good Life," Tufts University, Coolidge Room, April 8, 2010, 5:30 PM.
•"Mind-Body Problems: Science, Fiction, and God" (with Steven Pinker). Solomon Schechter Lecture, Cambridge University Jewish Students Society, March 11, 2010.
• "Mind-Body Problems: Science, Fiction, and God" (with Steven Pinker). London School of Economics, March 10, 2010, 6PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God," Centre for Life, Newcastle, England, March 9, 2010, 6PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God," Glasgow Book Festival, Scotland, March 8, 2010, 6PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God," Words By the Water Festival, Keswick, England, March 7, 2010, 5:30 PM.
• A conversation about Fiction, Philosophy, and Arguments for the Existence of God (with Steven Pinker), London Jewish Book Week, March 6, 2010, 7:30 PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God," Toppings Bookshop, Bath Literary Festival. England, March 4, 2010, 7:45 PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God," Bristol Festival of Ideas, England. March 3, 2010, 7:30 PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction." Malaprops Bookstore, Asheville NC, Feb. 28, 2010, 3 PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction." Porter Square Books, Cambridge, MA, Feb. 25, 2010, 7 PM.
• Interview on the Lenny Lopate Show, WNYC-AM, New York, Feb. 23, 1-1:20PM.
•"Mind-Body Problems: Science, Fiction, and God" A conversation with Steven Pinker. PEN New England, Thompson Room, Barker Center for Humanities, Harvard University, Feb. 17, 2010, 6:30PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God," George Washington University, Feb 9, 2010.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction." Brown University Bookstore, Providence RI, Feb. 4, 2010, 4 PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction." Harvard Bookstore, Cambridge MA, Feb. 2, 2010, 7PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction." Skeptics Society/Cal Tech, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, Jan. 31, 2010, 2 PM.
•Conversation with Roger Bingham/Science Network. Warwick's Bookstore, La Jolla, CA, Jan. 29, 2010, 7:30 PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction." Kepler's Bookstore, Menlo Park, CA, Jan. 28, 2010, 7:30 PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction." Series on "Women Writers Who Re-Vision History," University of California, Santa Cruz, Humanities Lecture Hall, Jan. 27, 2010, 5 PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction." Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, Jan. 26, 2010, 8 PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction." University Books & University Temple United Methodist Church, Seattle, Jan. 25, 2010, 7 PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction." Spertus Institute, Chicago, Jan. 21, 2010, 6:30 PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction." Barnes & Noble, 2289 Broadway at 82nd St., New York, Jan. 20, 2010, 7 PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction." Philadelphia Free Library, Jan. 19, 2010, 7:30 PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction." Politics & Prose Bookstore, Washington DC, Jan. 18, 2010, 7 PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction." Newtonville Books, Newton, MA, Jan. 17, 2010, 2 PM.
•"36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction," Reading and signing, Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard St., Brookline, MA, Jan. 14, 7 PM.
•"How I Survived My Religious Education," Round-table moderated by Susan Jacoby, All Souls Unitarian Church, 1157 Lexington Ave., Manhattan, Dec. 3, 2010; reception begins 6:30 pm.
•"Mind-Body Problems: A Conversation About Science, Fiction and God" (with Steven Pinker). 92nd St Y, October 19, 2009.
•"Mathematics and God," Round Table, Philoctetes Society, 237 East 82nd St., third floor, Oct. 17th, 2:30
•Readings from collected works, fiction and non-fiction, Conference on Narrative, Science, and Performance, Ohio State University, October 2, 2009.
•Keynote Lecture, Opening Day Ceremonies, Berklee College of Music, Boston, Westin Copley Plaza, AM, September 4, 2009.
•Reading from Thirty-Six Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction. The Sage Center for the Study of the Mind, University of California. Santa Barbara, January 8, 2009, 4PM.
•Discussion of The Mind-Body Problem: A novel, Peabody Institute Library, December 8, 2008.
•"Spinoza and Jewish Identity," University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, December 3, 2008.
•National Book Awards 2008 Ceremony, New York, November 19, 2008.
•“Confessions of A Wayward Philosopher,” Plenary Speaker, Annual Conference of Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts, Charlotte , North Carolina , November 13, 2008
•“Modern Philosophy and The Rise of Secularism,” Chicago Festival of Ideas, Spertus Institute, November 9, 2008, 2PM.
•"Modern Philosophy and the Rise of Secularism," Convocation address, Grinnell College, November 6, 2008.
•Presentation at the Bronfman Foundation Conference, "Talent, Trend or Marketing: Exploring Jewish Writing in the American Mainstream," Oct. 28, New York.
•Dvar Torah, Harvard Hillel Reform Rosh Hashana Service, Harvard University, Sept. 30, 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,
•“The Beauty of Structure in Mathematics and Fiction,” Mathematics and Narrative: An Interdisciplinary Conference, Mykonos, Greece. Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, July 12-15, 2005.
•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,
•“Betraying Spinoza: The Philosopher and the Jews.” New Perspectives on Jewish Literature, Culture & Ideas. Metro Washington Writers Series, May 24, 2005, Reston Regional Library, 7:30 PM.
•“Betraying Spinoza: The Philosopher and the Jews.” New Perspectives on Jewish Literature, Culture & Ideas. Metro Washington Writers Series, May 23, 2005, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 7:30 PM.
•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.
•Trinity Center for Collaborative Teaching and Research’s Authors’ Series, Trinity College, Hartford, CT, March 29, 2005, 4:15PM.
•Reading & signing at the MIT Coop, 3 Cambridge, Center, Cambridge, March 24, 2005, 5PM.
•“The Incompleteness of Kurt Gödel.” Mathematical Sciences Research Institute & The Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, 2005, March 22, 5PM.
•A Conversation with Rebecca Goldstein and Alan Lightman. Science, Theatre, Audience, Reader: Theoretical Physics in Drama and Narrative. Interdisciplinary Humanities Center & Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, March 3, 2005.
•Communicating Science: Language Across Disciplines. Science, Theatre, Audience, Reader: Theoretical Physics in Drama and Narrative. Interdisciplinary Humanities Center & Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, March 3, 2005.
•Communicating Science in Fiction. Annual Meeting of the National Association of Science Writers, George Washington University, Feb. 16, 2005.