Over at Edge.org, evidence of HEADCON ’14, legendary book agent, cultural impresario, and Boing Boing pal John Brockman’s recent gathering of cutting-edge social scientists exploring the social, moral, and emotional brain.
There are six hours of video and a massive transcript PDF, all free for your illumination and edification. Think of it as a master class in mind-blowing. Participants and topics included:
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: “The Teenager’s Sense Of Social Self”; Lawrence Ian Reed: “The Face Of Emotion”; Molly Crockett: “The Neuroscience of Decision-Making”; Hugo Mercier: “Toward The Seamless Integration Of The Sciences”; Jennifer Jacquet: “Shaming At Scale”; Simone Schnall: “Moral Intuitions, Replication, and the Scientific Study of Human Nature”; David Rand: “How Do You Change People’s Minds About What Is Right And Wrong?”; L.A. Paul: “The Transformative Experience”; Michael McCullough: “Two Cheers For Falsification”. Also participating as “kibitzers” were four speakers from last year’s event, HEADCON ’13: Fiery Cushman, Joshua Knobe, David Pizarro, and Laurie Santos.
HEADCON ’14 (Edge.org)