Francis Slakey: To the Highest Peaks and Beyond
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 6:00 – 7:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
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UW and Conservation Magazine: Conservation Remix
Saturday, June 2, 2012, 9:30am – 5:00pm
Enter on 8th Avenue. $25-$200.
Science: Richard Martin: Thorium, Super Fuel of the Future
Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 7:30 – 9:00pm
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Science: Robert Trivers:
The Truth about Self-Deception
Monday, November 14, 2011, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
At the core of our mental lives is a striking contradiction: Although our senses have evolved to give us a detailed perception of the world, as soon as that information hits our brains it becomes biased and distorted, usually without conscious effort. But why? Leading evolutionary theorist Robert Trivers, author of The Folly of Fools, argues that in order to deceive others, we must first deceive ourselves—and we are very good at denying the truth, even when it can have devastating effects. Presented as part of Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft. Series media sponsorship provided by KPLU.
Tickets are $5 at Brown Paper Tickets or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
Trivers’ TEDx Jamaica speech