INFORUM of The Commonwealth Club SF presents
Jonah Lehrer: Inside My Mind
The Science of Decisions
- When
- Thu Feb 19, 2009
- Where
- The Commonwealth Club SF
- Time
- 6 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. wine and hors d'oeuvres reception
- Cost
- $7 - $20
- Tags
- Educational Organizations, Organizations, Health & Wellness, Other Medical
Description
Put on your thinking caps as Lehrer cracks open the human mind to explain how we make decisionsJonah Lehrer, Author, How We Decide and Proust Was a Neuroscientist; Editor At Large, Seed Magazine; Blogger, The Frontal Cortex
Scientists are using the latest neuroscience tools to break open the black box of the mind to uncover the secrets of our decision-making process. From CEOs to firefighters, how does each person's mind make decisions? And how can we make those decisions better? Noted author Lehrer will arm us with the tools to determine which part of the brain to lean on when we make decisions.
Location: Club Office
Time: 6 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. wine and hors d'oeuvres reception
Cost: $12 members, $20 non-members, $7 students (with valid ID)
More Info
- Link
- http://commonwealthclub.org
- Call
- (415) 597-6700 (Box Office)
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