About the Event What does free will mean inside the brain? How much of what we do is predetermined? How does the idea of free will (both of having it and of not having it) impact us? What does it do to our brains? Why do we so often experience being choiceless, and...
About the Event Curiosity and a hunger for knowledge, information or experience are very alive, but often criticized, as in the old proverb, “Curiosity killed the cat.” We are often hooked by our curiosity, the dopamine hunger for the next revelation, the next...
About the Event Have you ever wondered what kinds of childhoods people who believed in authoritarianism had? Have you struggled to find common language and common ground with folks who deeply value loyalty and purity? The results of corporal punishment in the brains...
About the Event Why do we continually compare things, especially ourselves with others? Why are comparisons so painful? What happens in the brain when we occupy ourselves with this largely useless pursuit? Do we receive a brain reward when we make comparisons? Join...
About the Event Are you or someone you love shy? Is there a difference between shyness and social anxiety? What about introversion – are shyness and introversion the same thing? What about being a highly sensitive person, how does that fit into the picture? And...
