Event Speakers
TALK TITLE: Reading (Oneself) Creatively 
Valerio Amoretti, Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience, Columbia University 

Rita Charon, Professor and Chair of Medical Humanities and Ethics, Columbia University 
Stathis Gourgouris, Professor of Classics, Columbia University 
Kevin Ochsner, Professor and Chair of Psychology, Columbia University 
Michael Shadlen, Professor of Neuroscience, Columbia University 
 

TALK TITLE: PREGNANCY IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY 
Clare McCormack, Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience, Columbia University 

Rita Charon, Professor and Chair of Medical Humanities and Ethics, Columbia University 
Catherine Monk, Professor of Medical Psychology, Columbia University 
Nim Tottenham, Professor of Psychology, Columbia University

TALK TITLE: Feeling Present in Real and Virtual Worlds 
Raphaël Millière, Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience, Columbia University 

Christopher Baldassano, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Columbia University 
Christopher Peacock, Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University 
Daniel Wolpert, Professor of Neuroscience, Columbia University 

Moderated by Pamela Smith, Seth Low Professor of History, Chair of Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience, and Director of the Center for Science and Society, Columbia University

Event Information
Free and open to the public. Columbia University ID holders may attend in person. Members of the public must attend virtually via Zoom. Registration is required via Eventbrite. 

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