Aha! The Moments of Insight That Shape Our World

book talks nyGreat ideas often develop gradually after studying a problem at length—but not always.

For Archimedes, clarity struck while he was taking a bath. For Gustav Mahler, it came as the blades of his oars touched the water. And for Albert Einstein, it emerged while he was talking to a friend. Why do these moments of insight strike so suddenly? Where do they come from? Author and philosopher William B. Irvine explains these epiphanies, from the minor insights that strike us all daily to the major realizations that alter the course of history.

There will be a book signing, with books available for purchase, following this event.











When: Mon., Jun. 15, 2015 at 12:00 pm
Where: The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Ave.
212-415-5500
Price: $24
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book talks nyGreat ideas often develop gradually after studying a problem at length—but not always.

For Archimedes, clarity struck while he was taking a bath. For Gustav Mahler, it came as the blades of his oars touched the water. And for Albert Einstein, it emerged while he was talking to a friend. Why do these moments of insight strike so suddenly? Where do they come from? Author and philosopher William B. Irvine explains these epiphanies, from the minor insights that strike us all daily to the major realizations that alter the course of history.

There will be a book signing, with books available for purchase, following this event.

Buy tickets/get more info now