March 21, 2010, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Dr. Gilbert will speak on What the Nose Knows as a lead-in to Making Scents: The Art and Passion of Fragrance, a major exhibition at Longwood Gardens. His talk begins at 2:00 pm. Note: tickets for this event are sold out.
April 29, 2010, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dr. Gilbert will speak to the American Rhinologic Society's spring meeting at Bally's Hotel & Casino. Details to follow.
June 3, 2009, Manchester, Vermont
Dr. Gilbert spoke on "The Scent of Literature" at an event sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council. He showed how the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Emily Dickinson, and others embody traits of olfactory genius. A booksigning followed. The event took place at the First Congregational Church on Main Street.
The Manchester Journal's Andrew McKeever posted an interview with Gilbert.
April 25, 2008, Los Angeles, California
Avery Gilbert spoke on the "Real Science" panel at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. The event was held on the UCLA campus. Dr. Gilbert's book What the Nose Knows was a finalist for a Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the Science & Technology category.
April 18, 2009, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Avery Gilbert spoke at the Bell Museum of Natural History's about the scents of attraction and seduction: how the sense of smell makes us part of the chemical conversation between plants and pollinators, herbivores and predators. The event took place the University of Minnesota campus and included wine and dessert afterwards.
February 23, 2009, Purchase, New York
Avery Gilbert and Columbia University biology professor Stuart Firestein spoke on Scents and Sensibility: The Science of Smell in Everyday Life at the Purchase College Performing Arts Center.
January 7, 2009, Manchester, Vermont
Dr. Gilbert's "First Wednesdays" talk the First Congregational Church was postponed because of bad weather. It has been rescheduled for June 3, 2009 (see above).
December 2, 2008, New York City
Avery Gilbert and Rockefeller University neurogeneticist Leslie Vosshall presented "A Rose by Any Other Name . . . Understanding the Complex Sense of Smell, " as part of the New York Academy of Sciences "Science of the Five Senses" series.
October 25, 2008, New York City
The event-based group of fragrance aficiandos known as Sniffapalooza featured Avery Gilbert as a speaker at their annual Fall Ball. He discussed the psychology of odor perception and the enjoyment of perfume during a luncheon at the restaurant Opia, 130 E. 57th Street.
October 22, 2008, New York City
Lecture on the science and culture of smell at a luncheon sponsored by the New York Hall of Science and held at the National Arts Club.
July 31, 2008, Montclair, NJ
Talk and book signing at Watchung Booksellers.
July 23, 2008, San Francisco
Talk and book signing at the Borders store on Union Square.
July 17, 2008, New York City
Talk and book signing at the Barnes & Noble store in Greenwich Village.
June 30, 2008, New York City
Lecture and book signing at the Scent World Expo at the Marriott Marquis.
June 25, 2008, Philadelphia, PA
Talk and book signing at the University of Pennsylvania bookstore.
