Science 2.0 is proud to join KQED, The Baumann Foundation and others in being media partners for Being Human 2012, where pioneering thinkers – drawing from the latest advances and insights in cognitive science, evolutionary theory and philosophy – come together to share their perspectives on the nature of human experience.
Join in conversation with some of the world’s pioneering scientists and philosophers to
• explore why we experience our lives the way we do
• discover what the latest science reveals about human perception
• experience new perspectives on the human condition
Moderated by Richard Davidson, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Symposium Schedule
Opening: Welcome + Context
Session 1: Perception • Sensations • Emotions
Session 2: Mental Representations • Self Representations
Lunch Break
Session 3: Individual + Society • Morals + Culture
Session 4: Conscious Experience
Closing: Reflection + Integration
Sessions will include 18-minute presentations and facilitated conversations. Multi-media and experiential elements will be integrated into the program
Confirmed presenters include:
David Eagleman, Ph.D., Author, Educator, Director, Laboratory for Perception and Action, Baylor College of Medicine
Paul Ekman, Ph.D., Pioneering psychologist + Author
Anne Harrington, Ph.D., Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University
Beau Lotto, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience, University College London, Integrator of Art + Science
Hazel Markus, Ph.D., Professor of Social Psychology, Stanford University
Thomas Metzinger, Ph.D., Philosopher, Director, Theoretical Philosophy Group, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
VS Ramachandran, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program, UC San Diego
Gelek Rimpoche, Tibetan Buddhist Lama, Author
Laurie Santos, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Yale University
Join in conversation with some of the world’s pioneering scientists and philosophers to
• explore why we experience our lives the way we do
• discover what the latest science reveals about human perception
• experience new perspectives on the human condition
Moderated by Richard Davidson, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Symposium Schedule
Opening: Welcome + Context
Session 1: Perception • Sensations • Emotions
Session 2: Mental Representations • Self Representations
Lunch Break
Session 3: Individual + Society • Morals + Culture
Session 4: Conscious Experience
Closing: Reflection + Integration
Sessions will include 18-minute presentations and facilitated conversations. Multi-media and experiential elements will be integrated into the program
Confirmed presenters include:
David Eagleman, Ph.D., Author, Educator, Director, Laboratory for Perception and Action, Baylor College of Medicine
Paul Ekman, Ph.D., Pioneering psychologist + Author
Anne Harrington, Ph.D., Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University
Beau Lotto, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience, University College London, Integrator of Art + Science
Hazel Markus, Ph.D., Professor of Social Psychology, Stanford University
Thomas Metzinger, Ph.D., Philosopher, Director, Theoretical Philosophy Group, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
VS Ramachandran, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program, UC San Diego
Gelek Rimpoche, Tibetan Buddhist Lama, Author
Laurie Santos, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Yale University
