Sunday Salon
The Salon of Madame Aron, Edouard Vuillard, 1912
Bernice's Sunday Salon
The idea of Sunday Salon is to provide a casual environment for intellectual discussion and exploration. Salon has been meeting once a month at our house since December, 2013. Each time we meet, one member leads a discussion that provides nourishment for the brain, on any topic from science, technology, medicine, art, design, culture, literature or emotion. Members talk about their areas of expertise, but just as frequently, use Salon as an opportunity to explore new topics that have caught their attention. The goal is to bring interesting ideas to the group to generate discussion and broaden our awareness.
What Topics have been Explored? The list of presentations below shows the wide range of topics. Some presentations are available for download. Enjoy!
Your host: "Madame" Bernice Rogowitz
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Sunday Salon Presentation History
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2023
November 12, 2023
Presenter: Bernice
Topic: What is the Story with these Symbols?
Summary: Bernice took us on a tour of symbols on our keyboards, exploring the history and usage of the ampersand (&), at sign (@), tilde (~), asterisks (*), pilcrow, and more, charting their early introduction from paleolithic caves, through Ancient Greece and Rome, medieval monasteries, and their usage today. Click here to access the presentation pdf
October 29 , 2023
Presenter: Susan
Topic: Sculpture: Donatelo, Michaelangelo, and Bernini
Summary: "What do you skip on the way to the paintings? " Susan took us on a tour of sculpture, before, during and after the Renaissance, using sculptures of David by a representative artist of each period.
September 17, 2023
Presenter: Jean
Topic: The Great Lakes
Summary: How did the Great Lakes form? How did they migrate from the southern hemisphere? Jean took us on a tour of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, how they developed, and how they differ from each other.
July 30 , 2023
Presenter: David
Topic: Sumo
Summary: An introduction to the ancient art of Sumo, its history and culture. David took us on a tour of the sumo arena ("doji"), the traditional sumo outfit (the "mawashi"), and the daily diet of sumo wrestlers ("chanko"). He showed sumo matches, where lighter wrestlers ("rikishi") can throw their heavier opponents, and took us inside the culture and politics of Japan's national sport.
June 4, 2023
Presenter: Jane
Topic: Frederick Law Olmsted
Summary: Frederic Law Olmsted is well-known as the landscape architect for Central Park. He led a remarkable life, using his background as a farmer and a park administer to craft the field now called landscape architecture. In this approach, the functional use of the park drove the design.
April 23, 2023
Presenter: Cesar
Topic: Generative AI: Synthesizing the World's Data
Summary: Cesar explored the new large language models and advances in artificial intelligence, including demonstrations of CHAT-GPT and DALL-E. He explained how large language models work, and explored their strengths and limitations. Here is a movie completely created by AI, from the Nikon Film Festival
April 2, 2023
Presenter: Peter
Topic: Hearing and Music Perception
Summary: Peter showed us how sound is transduced by the ear and communicated to the brain, and discussed how musical sounds are perceived.
February 19 , 2023
Presenter: Brian
Topic: Early Photography
Summary: With rare artefacts from his own collection, dating to the 1800s, Brian explored with us the history of photographic technology, including tintype and Daguerreotype , and the evolution of its uses.
2022
October 2, 2022
Presenter: Jean
Topic: Our Microbiome
Summary: Jean led a discussion about the "mosaic of organisms" that live in and on us, including the viral and bacterial DNA that are integrated into our genome.
July 25, 2022
Presenter: Bernice
Topic: Salt
Summary: 400M years ago, our ancestors emerged from the sea, and we inherited from them a physiology that depends on salt. Bernice's presentations explores salt from chemical, physiological, historical, culinary and cultural perspectives.
April 10, 2022
Presenter: Jane
Topic: The 1619 Project, Part II
Summary: Picking up on her presentation last month, Jane explored further implications and key concepts, (e.g., who holds power) of the 1619 project.
February 20, 2022
Presenter: Jane
Topic: The 1619 Project, Part I
Summary: Jane reviewed with us the 1619 Project, a long-form journalism project sponsored by the New York Times, and later book, which centers slavery, and its consequences, at the center of American history. She guided us in a discussion of the historical, sociological, and economic issues explored in this book.
2021
November 7, 2021
Presenter: David
Topic: The History and Politics of Daylight Saving Time
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September 30, 2021 (on zoom)
Presenter: Susan
Topic: Color Symbolism in Modern Art
Summary: Susan explored many topics with us, including color symbolism in Kandinsky and Mondrian.
August 22, 2021 (on zoom)
Presenter: Jean
Topic: Ancient Music: Whale talk
Summary: How whales communicate.
June 6, 2021 (on zoom)
Presenter: Bernice
Topic: Color Vision
Summary: With very few exceptions, we all see in color. But, how does color perception work? With hands-on exercises to give us an intuition into color hue, saturation, and brightness.
March 21, 2021 (on zoom)
Presenter: Bernice
Topic: Perceptual Organization
Summary: Bernice led us in a discussion about "Perceptual Organization" and the influence of the Gestalt psychologists of the 1920s. Gestalt Psychology has been very influential in shaping our understanding of how we actively organize our visual worlds, perceptually.
July 2021 (on zoom)
Presenter: Cesar
Topic: Privacy in the Internet Era
Summary: Keying off of a recent book by Shoshana Zuboff, Cesar discussed the technology to extract and share information about us, and its social and political implications.
2020
November 22, 2020 (on zoom)
Presenter: Jill
Topic: Non-Prescription ways to Fight Cancer
Summary: Starving cancer
October 25, 2020 (on zoom)
Presenter: Peter
Topic: CRISPR and Gene Editing
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September 2020 (on zoom)
Presenter: Susan
Topic: Futurism
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August 23, 2020 (on zoom)
Presenter: Cesar
Topic: Marvels of Inca Engineering
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July 26, 2020 (on zoom)
Presenter: David
Topic: Infinity
Summary: David took us on a spellbinding journey into the mathematics, philosophy and history of Infinity. This talk was the flip side of his talk last month on Zero, the other side of the same coin!
June 28, 2020 (on zoom)
Presenter: David
Topic: Zero
Summary: David took us along a complex path through time and cultures to understand the mathematics and politics of... nothing. Zero!
May 17, 2020 (on zoom)
Presenter: Jane
Topic: Lawns
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April 19, 2020
Presenter: Jean
Topic: Bird Songs
Summary: Playing bird songs at a slower speed reveals incredible complexity, and, as Jean showed, these patterns have important functions, demonstrate learning, and even local "accents."
January 19, 2020
Presenter: Peter
Topic: Artificial Intelligence
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2019
October4, 2019
Presenter: Susan
Topic: Venetian Art of the 1500s
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September 8, 2019
Presenter: Bernice
Topic: Facial Expressions
Summary: Starting with Paul Ekert's classic work, Bernice lead a discussion about facial expressions. How universal are they? Can we learn to “read” them? How do they signal emotion broadly, and through micro-movements? This talk included an exercise testing our abilities!
July 14, 2019
Presenter: Aviva
Topic: The Sociology of Power and Privilege
Summary: Aviva led a captivating and challenging discussion about inequality and power, and how easy it is to no recognize our own privilege.
June 2, 2019
Presenter: Jean
Topic: Epigenetics
Summary: Keying off of Carl Zimmermans book, She Has Her Mother's Smile,. Jean led us in a discussion about epigenetics, the inheritance of gene expression (how genes are influenced by experience), not just genetic code.
May, 2019
Presenter: Jill
Topic: Adrenal fatigue and facial appearance
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February, 2019
Presenter: Cesar
January, 27, 2019
Presenter: David
Topic: Bitcoin, Part II
Summary: David will continue his fascinating exploration of Bitcoin, which included a hands-on demonstration of how blockchain works.
2018
November 4, 2018
Presenter: David
Topic: Bitcoin I
Summary: David took us through principles of money, cryptography, and blockchain to provide a basis for understanding Bitcoin.
October 7, 2018
Presenter: Bernice
Topic: Touch Perception
Summary: Touch is the most immediate sense, since we hold, touch and move objects in the real world, directly. Demonstrations help gain intuition in how touch and vision differ, and often send conflicting signals.
September 16, 2018
Presenter: Jill
Topic: Chinese Tongue Diagnosis
Summary: Jill explained how traditional Chinese medicine teaches doctors to look at the tongue's color and shape to reveal information about the body's health and emotional well-being.
July 8, 2018
Presenter: Jane
Topic: The Development of Universities in the US
Summary: Jane shared the history of how Universities developed in the US. For example, religious groups played a very important role in the creation of independent universities.
May 3, 2018
Presenter: George
Topic: The Science of Marriage
Summary: George reviewed the role of dopamine, oxytocin, eye-contact, and kindness in the development of the marital bond.
April 22, 2018
Presenter: Peter
Topic: Reading Plays II
Summary: Peter led us in the reading of three 1-act plays by Lanford Wilson, famous for his plays Burn This and Tally's Folly, and from George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman. We are not actors, but learned a lot from the experience.
March 25, 2018
Presenter: Peter
Topic: Reading Plays I
Summary: Peter took us through a brief history of drama, led us in some acting exercises, and shepherded us through a discussion of acting as communication. He also discussed Konstantin Stanislavski's "System" and Lee Strasberg's "Method."
February 25, 2018
Presenter: Cesar
Topic: The Great Salons
Summary: What is the historic background for our Salon? And who were the women who organized them?
January 30, 2018
Presenter: Jill
Topic: Sulfer
Summary: A natural element, Sulfer plays an outside role in our health. Don't forget to eat your Broccoli sprouts.
2017
October 8, 2017
Presenter: Jean
Topic: Dead Sea Scrolls: Who Wrote them and Why People Care
Summary: Jean reviewed the fascinating history and archeology about the Dead Sea Scrolls, and new science that reveal new insights, which are important to scholars interested in the period from the 3rd BCE to the 1st C CE.
July 30, 2017
Presenter: Cesar and Jane
Topic: New York: Liberal, Conservative, Conflicted?
Summary: Cesar and Jane explored the history of political affection in NY, and reviewed discourse around civil rights beginning with Dutch colonial days and moving through the Civil War, Immigration, and Women's Suffrage.
May 21, 2017
Presenter: Jane
Topic: Reading Poetry
Summary: Through examples, Jane showed us how to decode and enjoy poetry, demonstrating some of the poetic devices used to capture emotion and insight in a few carefully-chosen words.
April 23, 201 7
Presenter: Jean
Topic: The Great Cambrian Explosion
Summary: Jean showed us the enormous explosion in the diversity of life (trilobites) in the Burgess shale, which changed our view of how evolution works. The highlight was her string and clothes pin timeline of life on earth. Here's a link she provided: How the Burgess Shale Changed Our View of Evolution
March, 2017
Presenter: Jill
Topic: Pesticides
Summary: Jill provided a fascinating and frightening account of how pesticide estrogenize our bodies, unbalancing our immune response. She also offered clear guidance on how what we eat affects the very complex interacting systems that make up our bodies.
February 19, 2017
Presenter: George
Topic: Mindfulness
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January 22, 2017
Presenter: Bernice
Topic: Rhetoric, Linguistics, and Current Political Discourse
Summary: We examine principles from the Classic Art of Rhetoric. And, looking through the lens of psycholinguists like George Lakoff, we studied how Trump uses language to emphasize, confuse, obfuscate and distort. The presentation is here. Also, this video is enlightening:
2016
December 18, 2016
Presenter: Peter
Topic:Time, Clocks and the Calculation of Longitude
Summary: Peter discussed the geometry of navigation, and the role of time-keeping in the computation of longitude, which provided a major breakthrough for sea travel.
November 20, 2016
Presenter: Jean
Topic: Jean led a discussion about extinct animals and methods to bring them back (through cloning). The turtle, Lonely George from the Gapapagos was a highlight.
October 16, 2016
Presenter: David
Topic: The Missing Days in September (the story of Calendars)
Summary: David explored with us the history, politics and celestial dynamics of calendaring systems, taking us from ancient Babylonia, through the Gregorian and Julian calendars. We learned how lunar and solar cycles interplayed in many different systems, resulting in extra months (the two Adars of the Jewish calendar) and skipped days, and how the changing requirements of a civilization affected the requirements of and for a calendar.
August 14, 2016
Presenter: Jill
Topic: The Complex Story of Microbes and Disease
Summary: We've always thought that microbes cause disease? But, the story is more complicated. This month's salon is based on Moises Velasquez-Manoff's new book, available on Amazon, entitied, " An Epidemic of Absence, A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Disease"
July 10, 2016
Presenter: Jane
Topic: A Multicultural look at Sleep
Summary: How much is sleep a physiological process or a cultural process? Jane took us on a journey exploring different conceptualizations of sleep. exploring different sleep schedules, such as the First and Second sleep of the 19th Century, to socio-economic factors in sleep, to literary metaphors of sleep expressed in the poems of Shakespeare, Millay, and more.
the image to the left is the "circle of fifths," showing how the same interval can be produced with different starting notes
April 3, 2016 and May 22, 2016
Presenter: Peter
Topic: Temperament
Summary: Peter guided us in two discussion sessions on Temperament, which is the tuning of a musical instrument to achieve the desired perceptual spacings between intervals. This exploration took us into the physics of sound, the perception of sound waves, and different strategies for achieving the "right" set of intervals, with interesting detours into cultural history. Peter has provided his notes and some images can be found in his dropbox.
March 6, 2016
Presenter: Cesar
Topic: Sleep
Summary: Cesar introduced us to the four stages of sleep, and showed how sleep provides the opportunity for cellular repair, memory integration, and emotional stabilization. We looked at normal and abnormal sleep patterns, and talked about dreams, sleepwalking, and our personal sleep experiences. Here is the link to the Harvard University site that provided some of the background to Cesar's talk: http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/
January 24, 2016
Presenter: Bernice
Topic: Taste, Wine, and Wine Tasting
Summary: We explored some basic principles of human taste perception, gained some information about wine chemistry, and then applied this knowledge about sensory judgments of wine to a wine tasting. Everyone brought a bottle of red wine ($15-$20) for scientific (and maybe hedonistic) exploration. Click here for her presentation notes.
2015
December 13, 2015
Presenter: Jean
Topic: Mathematics and Nature
Summary: Through many examples, Jean showed us the presence of Fractals and the Fibonacci series in nature and the Golden Rectangle in art and architecture. But, are these simple descriptors, or evidence of underlying natural processes that follow mathematical rules?
November 22, 2015
Presenter: David
Topic: The End of the World As we Know It: An Introduction to Cod Fishing in the Gulf of Maine
Summary: David talked to us about procrastination. Creating this title was a joyful example of how procrastination can lead to creative, albeit tangential, work.
October 18, 2015
Presenter: Julie
Topic: Cross-pollination: Wildflowers, literature and music.
Summary: Julie presented a multi-disciplinary exploration at the intersection of nature and human arts. She shared with us an engaging audio-visual montage of wildflowers and the inspiration they have inspired in poetry, drama, and music.
September 20, 2015
Presenter: Joe
Topic: Can Artists be Scientists?
Summary: Joe led us in a discussion about art and science, looking especially at color constancy, through the lens of the work of Sonia Delaunay.
July 12, 2015
Presenter: Jill and George
Topic: New innovations in cancer treatment
Summary: Cancer research is expanding, with new methods for targeting tumors and genetic advances. Many of these new techniques are indirect. For example, monoclonal antibodies don't kill cancer directly, but instead, they knock out the protein coat that cancer can produce to make itself invisible to our natural defenses. And, vaccines are going into practice that prevent the development of organisms that can lead to cancer. Click here for their presentation notes.
June 7, 2015 Susan
Topic: Mannerism
Summary: After the Renaissance, what was there to explore? Susan led us in a discussion of the Mannerists, who developed a new style which exaggerated the principles developed by da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo.
May 3, 2015
Presenter: David
Topic: Interstellar travel
Summary: David took us on a journey exploring interstellar travel, that took us from a consideration of the travel time to the nearest possibly inhabitable planets to possible technologies being considered, to sociological, and political and ethical questions surrounding a 300-year manned flight. Can a biological environment be kept in equilibrium for 300 years? Would such a demanding ecosystem require a totalitarian government to ensure compliance? How would things be different several generations into the expedition? Maybe inhabitants on other planets haven't found us because they, too,are grappling with the realities of such daunting distances. Where's a warp drive when you need it?
April 12, 2015
Presenter: Bernice
Topic: How we experience color: From Photons to Culture
Summary: Bernice led a discussion about color, starting with the physics of light, and wending a path through visual physiology, to the visual experience of color. We explored how we detect, discriminate, order, and name colors, how colors are used symbolically, and how these processes are influenced by our cultures. We even did a color experiment. Click here for Bernice's presentation notes.
March 15, 2015
Presenter: Jane
Topic: Reading Poetry
Summary: Sharon introduced us to the wonder of poetry, giving us tools for exploration. Who's telling the story (the voice) and why? We visited some old favorites (Robert Frost and Emily Dickensen) and were delighted to meet some "less traveled" names. And that has made all the difference...
February 1, 2015
Presenter: Jean
Topic: The Neanderthal Within
Summary:Jean introduced us to Neanderthal, and the complex story of how and when our "cousins" interacted with Homo Sapiens in Africa, where we all began, and later in the worldwide diaspora. Many of us had thought that Neanderthal was a direct ancestor, but in fact, we had a common ancestor, and although they lived earlier than Homo Sapien, there was significant overlap, and also inter-mating. As a result, it's not unusual for modern man to have 2-3% Neanderthal DNA. But, we asked, what does that mean?
2014
November 2, 2014
Presenter: Peter
Topic: Computer Programming in the schools?
Summary: Peter introduced us to principles of computer programming and led us in a discussion about whether programming should be a compulsory subject in the public schools. And, if so, what should it replace?
October 16 , 2014
Presenter: David
Topic: Where is Everyone?
Summary: Last Sunday, David led us in a fascinating exploration of the universe, following Fermi's paradox. Fermi considered the size of the universe and the vast number of suns and concluded that we can't be the only planet with intelligent life... but, "where is everybody?" With pictures and models, David helped us appreciate the size and scope of the universe, walked us though the logic for how to arrive at an estimate for the probability of intelligent life on other planets, and led a discussion into why we haven't encountered our intelligent counterparts... yet.
September 14, 2014
Presenter: Bernice
Topic: The Cognitive Psychology of Prejudice
Summary: In this discussion we explored principles of sensory discrimination and categorical perception, selective adaptation, and learning. Through examples, Bernice showed us how we learn categories, and how we adapt to low-level features, like color, but also to higher-level features, like facial features. Learning is the mechanism that associates differences with value judgments, and this is where prejudice creeps in. It's here, to use the famous phrase, "you have to be carefully taught. Click here for Bernice's presentation notes.
August , 2014
Presenter: Susan
Topic: Giotto
Summary: At the August Salon, Susan introduced us to Giotto, and the transformative work he did to breath life and realism into painting. There was a wide-ranging conversation took us from history to symbolism to perception.
December 14, 2014
Presenter: Cesar and Jane
Topic: The Story of the Native Americans
Summary: With documents and maps, Cesar led us on an exploration of the history and sociology of the American Indian Nations, their historical interactions with the settlers, and the policies of the American government. Caesar took us through a lot of the history. It was amazing to see how many different tribes there are (were), the role of treaties in the current day and now, and the way power influences how nations interact. He even brought a quinoa salad for us. Here's his recipe and here are his presentation notes.
Presenter: David
Topic: Modern internet advertising tactics
Summary: Also that afternoon, David led a short discussion about modern tactics of internet advertising, showing, for example, how advertising masquerades as content, and how the "Ten ways to ..." links capture "eyeballs". The discussion took us from internet technology to psychology to privacy.
July 13, 2014
Presenter: Jill
Topic: The Biology of Belief
Summary: Jill led a discussion based on Bruce Lipton's book, "The Biology of Belief." This work is at the interface between biology, quantum physics and new age practice. It was fascinating to learn that it's not only our genes we pass on to the next generation, but also "epigenetics," the settings to genes which determine whether they are going to be un-regulated (turned on) or down-regulated (turned off). Also, the positive belief that the med will cure you can have an astounding positive effect, and likewise, being told there is no hope for you, can also have an astounding effect. Jill helped us understand how a "belief" can affect our physiology. Click here for her presentation notes.
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles
June 8, 2014
Presenter 1: George
Topic: Happiness II
Summary: George led an animated discussion on Happiness, based on a series of TED talks. Many different philosophical and psychological perspectives were presented, and even some unexpected findings. For example, although people say they are happiest when they have free choice, an experiment by Dan Gilbert showed that people who made a choice and then had to stick with it were happier with that choice than people who had the option to change their minds later on.
Presenter 2: Jean
Topic: Bird Songs
Summary: Jean led a fascinating discussion about the generation and diversity of bird songs. She showed us how bird sounds are made physically (birds have lungs that constantly circulate air, and don't breath in and out!), how they are learned, and how they function socially. Slowing the songs down revealed incredible complexity and beauty, and even let us hear how identical birds from different geographical regions had different dialects!
May 17, 2014
Presenter: Bernice
Topic: Creating and Performing Art
Summary: Bernice led a discussion about artistic creation and performance. In all the arts, there is a creation... a book, an opera, an oil painting, a play..., but for some arts, the work undergoes a second creative process--performance. We took a wide look at different art forms in this light, and explored some examples of where a work can have a new life as a performance. One example is the play "Gatz" which stages a 6-hour theatrical experience built around the unabridged text of The Great Gatsby.
April 20, 2014
Presenter 1: David
Topic: Quantum Mechanics
Summary: David led a discussion about how mathematical insights about the relationship between spectral lines for elements led to quantum mechanical discoveries about the nature of material.
March 16, 2014
Presenter: Julie
Topic: An Opera's Journey from the Concentration Camp to the Modern Stage
Summary: At this Salon, Julie unfolded the remarkable story of an opera by Vicktor Ullmann, written in a concentration camp, and its journey into the standard repertory. Julie played a central role in bringing this opera to light, and that story, too, had remarkable twists and turns, even into the occult!
February 16, 2014
Presenter: Jill
Topic: Grains, Sugar and Brain Health
Summary: Jill led a fascinating discussion about the relationship between the foods we eat, the medicines we take, and our long-term health. Using David Perlmutter's book, Grain Brain, as a guide, she described how traditional western medicine treats when symptoms appear, which means that sub-clinical slow processes leading up to the symptoms are often ignored. For example, although the incidence mosly all medical conditions has declined, the incidence of neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinsons, and Dementia have risen dramatically in the US, and the onset age is decreasing. This, Perlmutter argues, is due to brain inflammation cased by sugars and other carbohydrates in our diet. Jill took us through many scientific studies, especially on sugars and statins, which have really made us rethink our choices. The discussion ranged from biochemistry, to nutrition, to medical education and the FDA. Click here for Jill's presentation notes.
January 19, 2014
Presenter 1: David
Topic: The Bechdel test
Summary: The cartoonist Allison Bechdel asked three questions of a work of fiction: Are there at least two women, do they talk to each other about something other than a man, and do they have names? We explored the surprising fact that most media today, in 2014, does not meet this very relaxed criterion for equality of representation, and discussed sociological and cultural factors that may be at play.
January 19, 2014
Presenter 2: Dorian
Topic: What is the goal of public education?
Summary: This was a wide-ranging discussion, including different international models, and whether the Chinese model is right for America. A key focus was on whether our educational system is building thoughtful, critical, engaged citizens for our democracy. What role does fractionization of our society play, with fancy private schools for the rich and home schooling for the creationists? Also, with so much now driven by technology and science, how can we skimp on STEM ?
2013
December 15, 2013
Presenter: Bernice
Topic: Thinking Fast and Slow
Summary: Daniel Kahneman's book Thinking Fast and Slow describes work he and Amos Tversky have done over the past three decades to understand human judgment and decision-making. In this first Salon, we reviewed the idea of a "Fast" instinctual and emotional mechanism paired with a "Slow" more rational, deliberate and rational system, and how the we can be misled into thinking that our emotional response is rational. Click here for her presentation notes.
Current Salon Attendees
Bernice Rogowitz and David Frank
Jill Fettel
Caesar Gonzales and Jana Harsha
Peter Oden and Jean Sparacian
Susan and Joe Kasper
Emilie Bakal and Brian Caplan
Ellen Weissman and Bruce Levinson
Past Attendees
Debra Drattell
Lala Howard
Julie Woodward
Dorian Burden
Stephen Boies
Aries Arditi and Suzan Uysal
Ellen Dulberger