Polymathic Pizza: ON BEING HUMAN - Figuring Us In and Out

Event details Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 Time: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM Location: Doheny Memorial Library (DML) - 241 - 3550 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089 Type: Lecture / Talk / Workshop Campus: University Park Campus Department: Campus Humanities, USC Libraries Audience: Students, Faculty/Staff About this event DATE | TIME: Wednesday, September 16 | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm WHERE: Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, Doheny Memorial Library 241 To rsvp fill out this GOOGLE FORM On February 9, 2011, the inaugural event of the Harman Academy for Polymathic Study brought together two distinguished scholars—a humanist and a neuroscientist—for a conversation entitled On Being Human. This dialogue marked the beginning of an intellectual experiment at USC: the cultivation of a community dedicated to polymathic inquiry and the integration of diverse forms of knowledge. For our opening Fall 2026 Polymathic Pizza we pay homage to our inaugural event from 15 years ago. But this time around, we bring together three scholars – in astrophysics, religion & philosophy, and landscape architecture & urban design – who will focus the conversation on our present and future concerns, and imaginings about the universe, our planet, and our place in space ~ outer space, inner space, and shared space; figuring us in and out. Featuring: James Bullock, Dean, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences; Professor of Physics and Astronomy Aroussiak Gabrielian, Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design David Albertson, Professor of Religion and Philosophy Official event details: https://calendar.usc.edu/event/polymathic-pizza-on-being-human-figuring-us-in-and-out