Please join us for New Bedford Science Café, Tues., 3/5, from 6–8 p.m.. at The Last Round Bar & Grille, 908 Purchase St., New Bedford. Open to everyone. Free, save for the beer!
Our guest Maggie Jackson, an award-winning science writer and technology critic, will discuss The Wisdom and Wonder of Uncertainty. Humans naturally find uncertainty aversive and tend to fear the unknown. But the unease sparked by uncertainty is actually a kind of good stress that readies the brain to learn and grow. A new science of uncertainty reveals this mindset as central to curiosity, creativity, astute problem-solving, and even resilience. Managing uncertainty can be used as an effective treatment for anxiety and other mental disorders.
Drawing on her new book Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure, Maggie will cover the neural mechanisms of uncertainty; how contemporary pressures to be quick & sure may narrow our thinking and deepen our anxieties; and how proven strategies can bolster our capacity for dealing with the unknown. Maggie is also the author of Distracted, a book that sparked a global conversation on the steep costs of tech-fragmented attention. Her books will be for sale.
Free parking in rear of building. Videos of recent events can be found on our website: https://newbedfordsciencecafe.weebly.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/NewBedfordScienceCafe/
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