Category: Notes

“Never bet against babies…” in one of Schulz’s concluding remarks but in her presentation she shows her research evidence that demonstrates the incredible computing power of a baby’s mind.

Laura Schulz: The surprisingly logical minds of babies

Medici’s sobering question: “…am I studying tapirs and contributing to their conservation, or am I just documenting their extinction?” She then proceeds to share her learning but her ever elusive research topics.

In his very short presentation, Cardini encourages us to try focusing on a single task and enjoy the experience in its richness.

Paolo Cardini: Forget multitasking, try monotasking

It is fascinating how we are in such a craze to use renewable energies, but we refuse to we nuclear. Shellenberger shows that we are actually losing renewable energies faster than we are putting it in place. He continues to address the nuclear fears and points out that nuclear power is already, be far, the safest, stable mass energy production method we have.

Michael Shellenberger: How fear of nuclear power is hurting the environment

Perel gives a frank talk about infidelity and what exactly it means. She defines an affair as “a secretive relationship, which is the core structure of an affair;an emotional connection to one degree or another; and a sexual alchemy”. Perel commented, sometimes we cheat not because we are turning away from our partner but because we are turning away from the person we have become.

Esther Perel: Rethinking infidelity … a talk for anyone who has ever loved