Thank you to everyone who joined us at The Nickel Mine for a thought-provoking evening that brought hidden stories to light: how indifference shapes immigration enforcement work, how Latinx physicians navigate CA workplaces, and the daily realities of L.A. street fruit vendors.

#BrainsUncorked

This was the perfect way to spend a Tuesday evening at The Nickel Mine: in community with brilliant and curious people.

➡️ Are you a professor, lecturer, or scholar who would like to give a mini-lecture at the next Brains Uncorked event? Apply here: corioliscompany.com/brainsuncorked.
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(1/3) Unexpected connections and color-coordinated academics: that was #BrainsUncorked on Tuesday night.

We loved the three brilliant mini talks and how seamlessly our speakers aligned, right down to their style. If there were an award for #MostStylishAcademics, they’d win it hands down. 🏆

Head to The Nickel Mine at 7:00 PM for #BrainsUncorked! We're featuring three fascinating 15-minute talks from professors Ulia Gosart, @drzara.bsky.social, and David Sandner.

It's the smartest happy hour in town. Don't miss it!

#ThingsToDoInLA #FreeEvents #SpeakerSeries

Last night’s #BrainsUncorked was a good one!

Thank you to the three amazing speakers: Dr. Alfredo Carlo #WhereDoesWealthComeFrom, Dr. Iara Mantenuto #LinguisticsCommunityCollaboration, and Dr. Jeanelle Uy #BuiltToBearBabies.

#Speakerseries #LAEvents #BookishFun
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A huge thanks to everyone who came out to the Nickel Mine last week for our March Brains Uncorked event!

On Tuesday, Alicia Partnoy discussed how transforming Martina Ramirez’s life into the book "Happier as a Woman”... (cont.)

#BrainsUncorked #BarLectures #AliciaPartnoy
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at The Nickel Mine last week for the February installment of #BrainsUncorked!

On Tuesday, Dr. Oghenevwarho Ojakovo gave us insight into the role of religious songs in shaping African immigrant spirituality...

#AcademicEvents
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January’s #BrainsUncorked drew a super cool group of people to The Nickel Mine, where our speakers explored how memory fails in the courtroom and elsewhere, the politics of mourning in postconflict societies, and how the brain processes motivation and reward...

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This installment of #BrainsUncorked brings together three scholars whose work asks us to look more carefully at how knowledge is produced, interpreted, and used in public life.

📅 January 27, 2026 at 7PM
📍 The Nickel Mine, Sawtelle

We can't wait to see you there!

#BarLectures #AcademicTalks

The inaugural year of #BrainsUncorked, our new speaker series, has brought us 15 distinguished speakers who shared their expertise. Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation at every installment.

Before we look ahead to 2026, we want to know: what do you remember?

Thank you to our three speakers, Carolina Rivera Escamilla, Professor Marjorie Faulstich Orellana, and Dr. Michele Villagran, for sharing their passion and expertise with us!

#BrainsUncorked #SpeakerSeries
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Find out what happens when we explore art in exile, what we learned from the pandemic, and how to make research more inclusive. Join us for the next Brains Uncorked on September 30 at The Nickel Mine in Sawtelle! #BrainsUncorked #PublicScholarship

Are you a professor, lecturer, or scholar who would like to give a mini-lecture at the next Brains Uncorked event? Apply here: corioliscompany.com/brainsuncorked.

@calpolypomona.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social @ce-calstatela.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social #CSUDH @oxunipress.bsky.social

This is what public scholarship looks like! Our mission was simple: get powerful ideas out of academia and into the public conversation. Mission impossible? No, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! 🚀 #BrainsUncorked

(1/3) Ready for another night of big ideas with a punch? #BrainsUncorked returns tomorrow, August 26!

#AcademicTalks #ThingsToDoInLA

(3/3) Did you miss it? We’ll be back at the end of August!

Are you a professor, lecturer, or scholar who would like to give a mini-lecture at the next Brains Uncorked event? Apply here: corioliscompany.com/brainsuncorked.

@lfpbooks.bsky.social @harvardpress.bsky.social #ThingsToDoInLA