Society for the Advancement of Social Studies
All the history you knew but forgot, and
all the booze you need to forget it again.

The Society for the Advancement of Social Studies (SASS), The Brooklyn Brainery, and Public Assembly are proud to present a series of free lectures designed to both entertain and enlighten. On the first Tuesday of month, we will discuss a different historical topic that you probably knew at one point but don’t remember anymore.

This will be accompanied by fun games, surprise guests, and most importantly THEMED DRINK SPECIALS from the good folks at Public Assembly, which everyone knows is the best way to ensure maximum knowledge gained.
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August 27th
2:53 PM
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Meet Our September Guest Speaker: Mark Roberts

This Rocketman will teach us all about firsts in space!

Mark Roberts works at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, where the Space Shuttle Enterprise was unveiled on July 19. Roberts has been called “a human Curiosity Rover” and has led tours around the world by foot, bus, bicycle, boat, aircraft, and roller skates. He has walked across the United States once and across Europe five times. He hopes to walk across Mars, but not in the dusty season.

August 18th
5:53 PM
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Famous Firsts in September!

What you need to know:


September 2012 will mark a very important event in world history: the one year anniversary of the Society for the Advancement of Social Studies. To celebrate, we’re going to drink a bunch of beer and teach you all about other famous firsts in history. Our speakers will talk about scientific discoveries that have shaped modern humanity, taboo-busting moments in TV history and firsts in space!

To make the evening extra special, we’ll be awarding two VIP passes to the Intrepid Museum to the audience member with the best personal Famous First, so if you were the first person to eat a lobster on every subway line or something this could be your night!

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S.A.S.S. Presents: An Evening of Famous Firsts

Eureka!

Nick Gonzalez will give you the inside scoop on some big important scientific discoveries from the past 3,000 years and you will love it.

Oh Sh*t, did he just say “Sh*t?”

Josh Levie explores a few of the groundbreaking advancements made in the world of television throughout the years.

SASS: The Final Frontier

Mark Roberts boldly goes where no lecturer has gone before and discusses famous firsts in the outermost realms of the universe.


August 13th
7:39 PM
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Best Week Ever

 Clear your calendars and get ready for 7 days of awesome!

No more do you have to suffer from Drunk Lecture Withdrawal Syndrome when SASS is over, because next month our home base of Public Assembly is going all out with a full week of fantastic parties and lectures. Hooray!!!

#Public Assembly      #Williamsburg      #SASS     
August 7th
11:39 AM
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TONIGHT! SASS Presents: Ancient Badasses In our first lecture battle, contestants/lecturers will school you in the Vikings, Alcibiades, and Genghis Khan. Get down to Public Assembly tonight to cheer them on! Doors at 7, lectures shortly after.

TONIGHT! SASS Presents: Ancient Badasses

In our first lecture battle, contestants/lecturers will school you in the Vikings, Alcibiades, and Genghis Khan. Get down to Public Assembly tonight to cheer them on! Doors at 7, lectures shortly after.

July 22nd
4:50 PM
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Meet Becky, too!

She’s bringing ancient Mongolian drama to your favorite local bar.

Becky loves to buy things in bulk. She studied business at the University of British Columbia and graduated with a specialization in obscure Canadian indie bands. Now, she lives in New York and has finally perfected her chocolate chip cookie recipe. Once, she tried to learn to speak Chinese but instead decided that researching Asian history was much more fun. 

#Society for the Advancement of Social Studies      #Genghis Khan      #Williamsburg     
4:41 PM
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Meet Theodorus!

He’s making a special trip to Brooklyn just to tell YOU about a Greek soldier by the name of Alcibiades.

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Teddy is a native New Yorker who spent his last 6 years in Boston. He is a classically trained biomedical engineer with a passion for beer, bicycles, and Greek history. He is heading out to Wisconsin in September for more schooling so come by and give him a proper East Coast send off while he drops a little knowledge on you.

July 10th
7:27 PM
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Ancient Badasses in August

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What you need to know:

Beat the heat at Public Assembly with a cold drink and some hot lectures about the Ancient Badasses who have terrified and tamed humanity throughout the years.

Our speakers will tell you all about the Vikings and their adventures, an ancient Athenian who did shit his way, and what it might be like if Genghis Khan was your dad.


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Val HOLLA!

Hide your kids, hide your wife and come learn about how the Vikings freaked out Western Europe for a few hundred years. No big deal.

Alcibiades: The 300 Times A Million 

I’ll be honest, I’m not quite sure what 300 times a million equals, but I do know that Alcibiades was one badass Greek who took the Peloponnesian war by storm.THIS IS (relevant to) SPARTA!!!

Genghis Khan, Khan you?

Say what you want about Genghis Kahn, but don’t say he didn’t know how to conquer Central Asia using a combination of impressive horsemanship and sheer terror.

July 3rd
10:46 AM
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TONIGHT! SASS Presents: Party & Bullshit in the USA All you terrors since the middle school era- get down to Public Assembly tonight to hear SASS give our spin on American gov & politics. 3 lectures on the American Revolution, the history of political parties, and crazy laws, doors at 7, lectures shortly after. It’s a party in the USA.

TONIGHT! SASS Presents: Party & Bullshit in the USA

All you terrors since the middle school era- get down to Public Assembly tonight to hear SASS give our spin on American gov & politics. 3 lectures on the American Revolution, the history of political parties, and crazy laws, doors at 7, lectures shortly after.

It’s a party in the USA.

June 27th
10:52 AM
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Want to stay up to date with all of the SASS events without all of that pesky having to check this website nonsense?

Then click here!

June 17th
10:19 PM
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July Lecture: Party & Bullshit in the USA

What you need to know:

The best thing about running S.A.S.S. is when you have a stupid idea, like basing American government & politics lectures off your favorite Miley Cyrus/ Biggie Smalls remix, you can actually do it. Plus, it’s timely- this month’s S.A.S.S. is the night before this great country’s birthday. So come celebrate the third of July with a party (the history of political parties), some bullshit (ridiculous American laws), and of course, the US of A (meaning the American Revolution!).


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Party

Soma will be rocking the house with the history of political parties- from the Republicans of yesteryear to the third parties of today.

& Bullshit

Get schooled by Reema as she teaches you about some ridiculous American laws .

In the USA

The story of the American Revolution will be brought to you by Glenna (and hopefully a ton of pictures of Heath Ledger from The Patriot).