Conference

13  The Vulcanization of the Human Mind: Neuroimaging, Decision-Making, and Ethics; Richard Summers, psychiatry; Paul Root Wolpe, Center for Bioethics; 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (Psychiatry).

14  Stranger in a Strange Land Film Series: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial; 6:30 p.m.; Graduate Student Center. December 21: Crocodile Dundee (Graduate Student Center).

12  How the Success and Failure of Prenatal Care Changed the Way We Think About Pregnancy; John Lantos, University of Chicago; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 350, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Center for Bioethics).

Now at the ICA through December 17 is Ramp Project: Irene Fortuyn. The installation involves tree branches cast in bronze. Natural branching in the tree limbs creates an abstract pattern on the walls of the ramp, which are colored and patterned with fireplace ashes. See the ICA’s other fall exhibits at www.icaphila.org.