Culture, Brain, and Development Student Group Spring 2012

May 2: Screening - "Buffet: All You Can Eat Las Vegas" by Natasha Dow Schull. A delicious buffet-style dinner from Fresh Side will be served. More info about the film here. 5:30pm in the ASH Lobby. Last meeting of the semester!

April 25: Pre-Med's New Priorities: Heart and Soul and Social Sciences. Come talk about the new MCAT, which will include social sciences, ethics, and cross-cultural studies. Check out the reading, from the April 13 issue of the New York Times online or in the library. 5:30 in the ASH Lobby.

April 18: The Eureka Hunt. We will be dicussing the articles "The Eureka Hunt: Why Do Good Ideas Come to Us When They Do?" and "The Cost of Creativity," both by Jonah Lehrer. 5:30-7:00pm in the ASH Lobby.

April 11: Social Media vs. Face-to-Face Communication. We will be discussing the article "Media Use, Face-to-Face Communication, Media Multitasking, and Social Well-Being Among 8 to 12 year old girls." ASH Lobby, 5:30-6:30pm.

March 30: STUDENT RETREAT/CONFERENCE APPLICATIONS DUE! The Culture, Brain, and Development Program is sponsoring a student retreat and conference. The retreat will be held in Boston, MA where you will see the new play based on the life of H.M., a famous patient in the history of the psychology of memory. Additionally, you will get to meet some Hampshire CBD alumni and find out what they've been up to since graduation. You also will have the opportunity (if you want) to present your work (either course research/projects or independent work) to your peers in a conference setting with a faculty moderator. This is a great opportunity to spend some time off campus with CBD faculty and students. Your travel, meals, and accommodations during this retreat will be provided by CBD - it's free! To attend this event you MUST apply by March 30th. In your application please state if you would like to present at the student conference. Presenters should prepare to speak for 15 minutes and be open to discussing their work in a question and answer session. Pick up an application from Ryan McLaughlin in the CBD/CS Office. Email rmclaughlin@hampshire.edu for more information.

March 28: The Shortsighted Brain*: A discussion of the article "The Shortsighted Brain: Neuroeconomics and the Governance of Choice in Time" by Natasha Dow Schull, Ph.D., and Caitlin Zaloom, Ph.D. (from Social Studies of Science, August 2011). Reading available in the ASH Lobby and at the circulation desk. Meeting held in ASH Lobby 5:30-6:30pm. Dinner provided!*Didn't read the article? Go to Dow Schull's lecture at 5:30pm on March 27th instead (FPH, MLH 5:30pm), and talk about it at the meeting.

March 14: Summer Internship and Research Assistantship Funding Workshop. Learn about funding opportunities for CBD-related internships and research assistantships; hear from students who have received funding in the past; talk to a Steering Committee Member; and don't be afraid to ask questions! ASH Lobby 5:30-6:30pm. Dinner provided!

March 7: Music Preference, Social Identity, and Sterotypes. Reading: "You Are What You Listen To: Young People's Sterotypes about Music Fans" by Peter J. Rentfrow, Ph.D., et al. In ASH Lobby 5:30-6:30pm. Pizza provided!

February 22: Film Screening: Memory of My Face: An Indonesisan Perspective on Madness in a Globalized World & Kites and Monsters: A Balinese Boy's Imagnative Journey Towards Recovery from Tourette Syndrome. These two films are by Dr. Robert Lemellson. Look for more info at elementalproductions.org In the ASH Lobby at 5:30 - 7:00. Food provided!

February 15: Stem Cells: Science, Ethics, & Politics*. Reading: "Embryo Ethics - The Moral Logic of Stem-Cell Research" by Michael J. Sandel, D.Phil. & Paul R. McHugh, M.D.; "Is Stem Cell Research Ethical" by Daniel Eisenberg, M.D; "The Ethics of Stem Cell Research" by Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. *NOTE: This week's meeting will start at 6:00pm in ASH Lobby

February 8: Neurofeedback. Reading: "What is Neurofeedback: An Update" by D. Corydon Hammond, University of Utah School of Medicine.

February 1: Debunking Gender Differences. Reading: "The Distance Between Mars and Venus: Measuring Global Sex Differences in Personality" by Del Giudice, Booth, and Irwing, as well as a critical response from Hyde.