Princeton NJ Events

Meeting, 55 Plus Club

Thursday May 7, 2026
10:00 AM

Tom Griffiths, Henry R. Luce Professor of Information Technology, Consciousness, and Culture in the Departments of Psychology and Computer Science at Princeton University; Director of the AI Lab, will speak on "Mapping the complexity of artificial intelligence using the tools of cognitive science"

Rapid progress in artificial intelligence research has led many to predict that we will soon have superhuman artificial general intelligences. I will argue that a more realistic outcome is that we will create systems that are heterogeneously superintelligent, outperforming humans in a wide range of settings but also systematically underperforming in others. I will also argue that the tools we need for understanding this heterogeneity can be found in cognitive science, where researchers have spent decades developing theoretical and empirical methods for making sense of the capabilities of intelligent systems. I will illustrate this argument by discussing some surprising cases where large language models perform poorly in predictable ways and recent results showing that both the classic phenomenon of neural networks being insufficiently discrete and the classic phenomenon of thought being overly discrete result in deficits in the performance of AI systems.

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Ripped from the Headlines, Adath Adath Israel Congregation

Thursday May 7, 2026
10:30 AM

Schmooze and Learn! Join Rabbi Adler for an informal discussion of current events and what Judaism has to say about the issues of the day. Enjoy your cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate and find out what's happening in the world through a Jewish lens. Discussions are typically held on Zoom on the first Thursday of every month. Please call the office at 609-896-4977 for the Zoom link.

Join us at 10:30am on Zoom on the following dates: Jan 8, Feb 5, Mar 5, Apr 16, May 7 and Jun 4 

Open the community!

Adath Israel Congregation, 1958 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville NJ 609-896-4977

OnStage Seniors Performance @CMAP

Thursday May 7, 2026
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM

OnStage Seniors, now in its nineteenth year, kicks off its 2026 season with “Lessons Learned and Unlearned.” The eighteen-member OnStage Ensemble, all aged fifty-five and older, presents original monologues and scenes inspired by interviews with local residents. Directed by David Lee White, these heartfelt and humorous vignettes explore life’s triumphs, challenges, setbacks, and successes through the lens of the 55+ experience. A lively post-show discussion with the audience will follow the performance, concluding with a reception.

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10 Year Anniversary Celebration, Trenton Youth Wrestling and Learning Center

Thursday May 7, 2026
6:00 PM

Join Trenton Youth Wrestling and Learning Center as we celebrate 10 years of impact, providing life-changing programming to at-risk youth in Trenton, NJ. All tickets include open bar, passed hors d'ouerves, and an exciting panel discussion and Q&A with Olympic Gold Medalist Jordan Burroughs, Spartan Founder Joe De Sena, and NCAA Champion Anthony Cassar.

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The Boston Massacre: A Family History - Revolution Up Close: A Public Lecture Series

Thursday May 7, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Princeton University - Robertson Hall 100 (Arthur Lewis Auditorium)

The story of the Boston Massacre—when on a late winter evening in 1770, British soldiers shot five local men to death—is familiar to generations. But from the very beginning, many accounts have obscured a fascinating truth: the Massacre arose from conflicts that were as personal as they were political. Professor Serena Zabin draws on original sources and lively stories to follow British troops as they are dispatched from Ireland to Boston in 1768 to subdue the increasingly rebellious colonists. And she reveals a forgotten world hidden in plain sight: the many regimental wives and children who accompanied these armies. We see these families jostling with Bostonians for living space, finding common cause in the search for a lost child, trading barbs, and sharing baptisms. Becoming, in other words, neighbors. When soldiers shot unarmed citizens in the street, it was these intensely human, now broken bonds that fueled what quickly became a bitterly fought American Revolution.

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