Ideas Worth Exploring Series: The Hidden Mind

Bring your curiosity and join us for this series as we explore concepts and ideas presented by leading thinkers across a variety of topics including science, culture, and philosophy. Our senses capture only a fraction of the information around us. Our brain then creates the rich experience we call reality. But what if the world your brain constructs isn’t quite the world as it is? In this four-part discussion series, we’ll explore the hidden workings of the mind through engaging videos from leading thinkers in neuroscience and psychology, including David Eagleman, Anil Seth, Elizabeth Loftus, and Daniel Kahneman. We’ll examine the limits of our senses, how the brain constructs perception and reconstructs memory, and how mental shortcuts and biases influence our judgments and decisions. Each class will feature a short, hand-picked video or video excerpts followed by lively discussion.