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10:00 am EST
September 27, 2026

Brooklyn Law School Moot Courtroom, 250 Joralemon St

250 Joralemon Street Brooklyn NY 11201 United States

Non-Fiction

Free

Reclaiming the Human Connection: Movement, Media, and Micro-Rituals

How do we break the modern cycle of digital exhaustion? Join Webby Award-winning host Manoush Zomorodi (Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the New Digital Age and the New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being), acclaimed media theorist Ian Bogost (The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life) and master cultural chronicler Bruce Feiler (A Time To Gather: How Ritual Created the World—and How It Can Save Us) as they map the intersection of physical burnout, media saturation, and social isolation. Moving past shallow tech critiques, the three authors offer a tactical masterclass on how to reclaim our agency, unchain from our screens, repair our bodies, and rebuild authentic human connection from the ground up. Moderated by Faye Penn, Executive Coach and creator of the Emerging Leaders Project.

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