Requests for Lectures

Requests for Lectures is our running list of ideas we believe would make for incredible nights at  the bar. If one sparks something in you—whether it fits your expertise or inspires a new angle—we’d love to see you bring it to life.


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🔬 Science & Technology

🧠 Psychology & Sociology

🔬 Science & Technology

  • Aliens, Fermi, & The Drake Equation Explained
  • Chaos Theory
  • Simulation Theory
  • The Dark Forest Theory
  • Quantum Physics Explained
  • Blade Runner: What Does It Mean to Be Human?
  • Interstellar & The Science of Black Holes
  • Schrödinger’s Cat 
  • Double-Slit Experiment 
  • Newton’s Laws 
  • Quantum Entanglement 
  • Escape Velocity 
  • History of the Periodic Table 
  • Edison vs. Tesla 
  • Calculus in Everyday Life / The Impact of Calculus on Society

📜 History

🧠 Psychology & Sociology

🔬 Science & Technology

  • Salem Witch Trials
  • Operation Paperclip: The Nazi's at Home
  • COINTELPRO: FBI Surveillance & Sabotage 
  • The Black Panther Party
  • Chernobyl 
  • History of Comedians 
  • History of Advertising 
  • Medieval Torture 
  • A History of Reparations
     

🧠 Psychology & Sociology

🧠 Psychology & Sociology

🧠 Psychology & Sociology

  • The Psychology of Personality: Myers-Briggs & More
  • Rorschach Inkblot Tests
  • A Study of Dreams: Lucid Dreaming, Astral Projection, and More 
  • The Science of Discipline 
  • The Psychology of Taste 
  • The Psychology of Class

🧩 Philosophy

🎬 Film, Art, Literature

🧠 Psychology & Sociology

  • Fate & Free Will
  • Master Debaters: The Art & Science of Debating
  • Deus Ex Machina
  • Lessons From Stoicism
  • Aristotelian Logic
  • The Matrix: Simulation Theory Explored
  • Logical Fallacies Explained: Straw Man, Red Herrings, & More
  • Nietzsche & the Birth of Existentialism
  • The Life & Death of Socrates
  • Absurdism

🎬 Film, Art, Literature

🎬 Film, Art, Literature

🎬 Film, Art, Literature

  • The Genius of Quentin Tarantino
  • The A24 Effect: How One Studio Rewrote Modern Cinema
  • World-building with Wes Anderson
  • Fight Club: An Exploration of Modern Masculinity on Screen
  • Afros & Guns: Blaxploitation Films Explored
  • The Narrative Labyrinths of Christopher Nolan
  • Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale
  • The Psychology of Shakespeare: Jealousy, Ambition, Madness & Desire
  • DUNE: A Film Analysis
  • Homer’s The Odyssey 
  • AI in the Movies 
  • Science of Rick and Morty

🏛️ Politics

🎬 Film, Art, Literature

🎬 Film, Art, Literature

  • Overton Window Explained
  • Eat the Rich: From Marie Antoinette to Modern Billionaires
  • Adam Smith: Capitalism & The Wealth of Nations Explained

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