Presentation #1:
The Battle to Bind the Boroughs: The Consolidation of 1898
by Mike Miscione

Description: In 1898 the patchwork of rival municipalities around New York harbor were joined together to create the five-borough New York City that exists today. But the city that never sleeps was almost the city that never was. Michael will describe the clash between the pro-consolidationists, led by civic visionary Andrew H. Green (“the 19th century Robert Moses”), and the Brooklyn loyalists who opposed them. He’ll also answer that age-old question, “Why on earth did we let Staten Island join the club?”

Presentation #2
Human Parasites II: Revenge of the Protozoa

Human Parasites II. From a single-celled ameoba that eats your brain to giant worms that live in your intestines, human parasites come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Billions of people worldwide are affected by parasitic disease, many without even knowing it. In Dr. Dodson's second installation of his parasite talk, we'll learn about some of the more exotic human parasites as well as a few that are here in our own
backyard.

Presentation #3
So You Want A Competition-Quality Car Stereo: An Impractical Primer for New Yorkers Who Likely have Neither a Car nor the Desire to Enter the Car He or She Doesn’t have in Car Stereo Competitions

Description: Most people associate elaborate car stereos with douches who amble around emitting enough bass to rankle the corpse of Charles Richter. This is appropriate, because most car stereo owners are douches who amble around emitting enough bass to rankle the corpse of Charles Richter. But there is a small sub-set of car stereo enthusiasts whose aim it is to turn their vehicles into an aural utopia; one meant not to annoy, but rather to enlighten, all those who sit shotgun. Theirs is a
mission involving high degrees of skill in electrical and mechanical engineering, physics, and wood and fiberglass fabrication. It's an undertaking costing tens of thousands of dollars. And it's a process you will leave Angels and Kings fully understanding.