null / nullDenver Newsroom, Feb 2, 2022 / 13:00 pm (CNA).The search for truth in a polarized, pandemic-struck world will be the focus of myriad conversation and artistic events at this year's New York Encounter, held later this month in New York City.Cultural commentators, New York Times columnists, and medical experts will join artists, musicians, poets, and ordinary people to consider questions about trust in science, truth in journalism, political polarization, and what we can learn from a Japanese husband and wife who suffered the stresses and the horrors of the Second World War.The theme of this year's New York Encounter is "This Urge for Truth." The event will be held in-person Feb. 18-20 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City, with many major panels streamed live on YouTube.Attendance is free of charge and no registration is required, though attendees must follow New York City Covid-19 restrictions on indoor events."Coming to the Encounter means opening up the doo...