Culture, Brain and Development Student Group Fall 2009

= Meeting Archives =

December 15: Brains &amp; Cookies. End of semester meeting. Decorate gingerbread brains and watch The Brain That Wouldn't Die. Dinner will be provided. 6 PM in ASH 222.

December 8: '''The Neuroevolutionary Approach to Religion: Does evolution explain why the human brain supports religious belief? ''' We will read the "Religion in the Brain" between D. Kapogiannis, J. Grafman and A. Newberg. Copies of the article are available in the ASH lobby and the Library circulation desk, or you can access it online: http://dana.org/news/cerebrum/detail.aspx?id=240686 PM in the ASH lobby.

December 1: Gender Discrimination in Higher Education: Actually Complicated. We will examine three short articles taking different perspectives on gender discrimination and stereotyping in academia. 6 PM in the ASH lobby.

November 17: Life After Hampshire. Will Bush will join us for a discussion on the path from Hampshire to graduate school and his current research in attention. 6:00 PM in the ASH Lobby.

November 10: '''The Neuroscience of Dance and Dancing Neuroscience. 'Becky Nordstrom and Jane Couperus will lead a discussion in preparation of Liz Lerman's performance of Ferocious Beauty: Genome.'' 6:00 PM in the ASH Lobby.

November 3: Ethnography Workshop with Barbara Yngvesson and Jennifer Hamilton. Background reading is available to those interested in the ASH Lobby and at the Library Circulation desk. Pizza and food from Fresh Side will be served. 6:00 PM in the ASH Lobby.

October 27: '''The Growing Trend Towards Specialization &amp; the End of the Polymaths. '''Discussion of "The Last Days of the Polymath" by Edward Carr. Copies available in the ASH Lobby and at the Library Circulation desk. 6:00 PM in the ASH Lobby.

October 20: '''Are "Negative" Traits Correlating to Short-Term Mating Success in Humans? '''Come discuss "THE DARK TRIAD: Facilitating Short-Term Mating Strategy in Men". Copies available in the ASH Lobby and at the Library Circulation desk. 6:00 PM (please note the time change) in the ASH Lobby.

October 6: CBD Grant Application Workshop. Find out all about CBD Project Funding for Students! Are you looking for a grant of about $300-2,000 to help you with the costs of your Div III project which engages at least two of the three components of culture, brain/mind, and human development? Or, are you planning a Div II project that does? Dinner will be served. 5:30 PM in the ASH Lobby.

September 29:  Stress: Portrait of a Killer '' screening followed by a student-lead discussion We will also discuss plans for the year - bring your ideas! Chat and consume a light meal from Amherst Chinese and Antonio's pizza. 5:30 PM in the ASH Lobby.

September 22: First meeting of the academic year! What is Paul Bloom talking about when he says, "BUT IS IT ART? A CASE STUDY IN THE COGNITIVE SCIENCE OF PLEASURE." Join in a discussion with students interested in CBD and faculty members Jane Couperus and Melissa Burch about Bloom's work and his article "What Does Batman Think about SpongeBob? Children's Understanding of the Fantasy/Fantasy Distinction" which has been printed and is in the ASH Lobby for you to take and read ahead of time. The meeting will be in the ASH Lobby at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, and enjoy supper from Pasta e Basta. Come to the meeting with ideas about what YOU want the CBD Student Group to do this year. We'll start the meeting with brainstorming ideas, making your wish list for CBD student activities.

= Links =

Culture, Brain and Development Student Group

Culture, Brain and Development Program