Dia pré-feriado

Primeiro dia nubladaço de Orlando.
Achei uma radio bem rock'n'roll nas radios do iTunes e estou aqui debulhando dados. (minha vo debulhava milho, eu debulho dados).

O dia esta cheio aqui. Amanha é feriado aqui nos EUA (Dia dos Veteranos.. hehe) e eu vou estar rumando para Atlanta. Sao em torno de 7h de viagem.

Daqui a pouco, as 14h, tem encontro com o meu research assistant.. Depois, as 17h tem encontro com a Heather pra ver como ficam os ultimos preparativos da viagem para Atlanta. Nao sei ainda quem viaja comigo, mas parece que eh um povo da filosofia...

O nome do evento:

The Evolution of Brain, Mind and Culture

Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture

Emory University

November 12-13, 2009

at the third floor Reception Hall of the Michael C. Carlos Museum

Achei bem interessante que vai ser num Museu... ???!!!
hehe
O programa parece tri interessante:


Quinta, a primeira palestra é de Matt Ridley, “Darwin in Genes and Culture”.
Depois tem uma seçao sobre Brain Evolution

Jim Rilling (Anthropology, Emory University)

"Comparative Higher Primate Neuroimaging: Insights into the Evolution of Human Brain and Mind"

Richard Passingham (Psychology, University of Oxford)

“How to Turn a Chimpanzee into a Person”

Todd Preuss (Yerkes Primate Center, Emory University)

“The Human Brain: Rewired and Running Hot”

Na sexta, a programacao eh a seguinte:

The Evolution of Mind Chair: Lawrence Barsalou

Melvin Konner (Anthropology, Emory University)

"Childhood Evolving: The Role of Development in the Evolution of Mind."

Pascal Boyer (Psychology and Anthropology, Washington University)

“What is Memory for?”

Debra Lieberman (Psychology, University of Miami)

“It's All Relative: The Evolution of Psychological Mechanisms Governing Kin Detection, Incest Avoidance, and Altruism”

1:30 Session 4: The Evolution of Culture Chair: Carol Worthman

Frans de Waal (Psychology, Emory University)

“Prosocial Primates: Empathy, Fairness, and Cooperation”

Sally McBrearty (Anthropology, University of Connecticut)

“Behavioral Change at the Origin of Homo sapiens”

Joe Henrich (Psychology and Economics, University of British Columbia)

“On the origins of a cultural species: How social learning shaped human evolution”

4:45 Session 5: Discussion

Keynoter’s Observations: Matt Ridley

General discussion

6:30 – 9:30 Reception at the Great Hearth of the Emory Conference Center