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- Aby Warburg: Art, Neuroscience, and Psychoanalysis: Day 1, Part 2Part 2: An Eccentric Science This two-day symposium explores Warburg’s ideas and their adumbrations, e.g., his preoccupations with – and intuitions about – memory, both in relation to different forms of artistic creation and in anticipation of concepts related to neuroplasticity and neuroesthetics; the significance and fluency of the image – its elliptical and metaphoric... read more! »41 min
- Aby Warburg: Art, Neuroscience, and Psychoanalysis: Day 1, Part 3Part 3: Classical & Renaissance Art This two-day symposium explores Warburg’s ideas and their adumbrations, e.g., his preoccupations with – and intuitions about – memory, both in relation to different forms of artistic creation and in anticipation of concepts related to neuroplasticity and neuroesthetics; the significance and fluency of the image – its elliptical and... read more! »1 hr 56 min
- The Amygdaloids Warburg Symposium ConcertThis event will feature The Amygdaloids, a band of scientists and musicians, performing songs about the mind, brain, and behavior, each introduced with brief scientific context by Joseph LeDoux.48 min
- Altruism and EmpathyThis roundtable will examine whether selflessness is an illusion or a genuine human capacity, exploring the evolutionary and psychological roots of empathy, altruism, and the relationship between self-interest and care for others.1 hr 53 min
- Second Annual Heavy MeNtal Variety ShowThis event will feature a performance combining music, neuroscience, and magic, with The Amygdaloids presenting songs about the mind and brain alongside brief talks by Joseph LeDoux, and interludes of magic by Mark Mitton.59 min
- Synthetic and Systems Biology: Reinventing the Code of LifeThis roundtable will examine the promises and risks of synthetic and systems biology, including their potential to transform medicine, energy, and the creation of life, as well as their ethical and societal implications.1 hr 41 min
- Ignorance and CuriosityThis roundtable will examine the role of curiosity and ignorance in driving scientific inquiry, including how we identify unknowns, generate questions, and apply these processes to education, research, and policy.2 hr 1 min
- Music to Whose Ears? Music, Emotion, and MindThis roundtable will examine how music conveys meaning and evokes emotion, considering whether its effects are rooted in the work itself, formal structure, extra-musical associations, or listeners’ emotional responses, and whether these experiences are individual or universal.1 hr 47 min
- Elizabeth Bishop: A Conversation about Her PoetryThis roundtable will feature a discussion and readings of Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry by Bonnie Costello, Alice Quinn, Lloyd Schwartz, and Jean Valentine, focusing on what makes her work distinctive and enduring.1 hr 40 min
- The Topology of FearThis roundtable will examine how fear shapes decision-making under extreme risk and consider how insights from economics, neuroscience, psychology, and topology can expand our understanding of rational choice in complex and uncertain situations.1 hr 46 min
About The Helix Center
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The primary objective of The Helix Center for Interdisciplinary Investigation is not to obtain knowledge, per se, but to aspire to an unhurried search for wisdom, emphasizing the centrality of a sense of wonder in this endeavor.
Philosophically, we stand against the trivialization of thought and the balkanization within and between the sciences and the arts. Fundamental to our promotion of these views is our roundtable format of open, spontaneous discourse, one facilitating novel encounters of questioning and understanding among participants. Each program endeavors to expand the boundaries of inquiry by facilitating a creative encounter with uncertainty in the face of scientific and artistic advances. To further nurture opportunities for creative social and intellectual exchange, we also sponsor musical performances, poetry readings, film screenings, and other opportunities for imaginative experience.
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