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Yogishri and Bijan Sabet: Investing in Letting Go
Rubin Museum 150 West 17th St., New YorkIn the business world, success is equated with material gain. The premise of venture capitalist Bijan Sabet’s business is to invest in order to earn more, and his early investment in digital platforms like Twitter and Tumblr could be described as prescient. But does this type of success yield happiness? In their first time meeting […]
What’s a Brain For? A Moving Story
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism 2950 Broadway, New YorkNeuroscientist Daniel Wolpert, PhD, is fascinated by how the brain controls our every movement. The ease with which humans move our arms, our eyes, even our lips when we speak masks the true complexity of the control. While computers can now beat grandmasters at chess, no computer can yet control a robot to manipulate a chess […]
Secret Science Club: Brain Lecture with Neuroscientist Nim Tottenham
The Bell House 149 7th St, BrooklynAt the next Secret Science Club, neuroscientist Nim Tottenham explores human brain development and its relationship to emotional behavior, stress, and well-being. She asks: --How are early-life experiences linked to emotional functioning in adulthood? Why do some early experiences matter so much? --How is brain development affected by relationships with parents and primary caregivers. --Can childhood stress rewire our brains? --How does brain plasticity in childhood relate to psychological […]