How did we come to
have minds and consciousness? For centuries, this question has puzzled and intrigued
psychologists, physicists, poets, and philosophers, who have wondered how the
human mind developed its ability to create, explain, and imagine.
At the next Secret Science Club, philosopher
& cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett explores the evolution of mind. Drawing on his just-released book, From
Bacteria to Bach and Back,
Dr. Dennett asks: What is consciousness? How did the brain evolve? How are memes “thinking tools”? Did words and language create the modern mind? Is
your soul made of tiny robots?
Daniel C. Dennett is professor of philosophy and co-director
of the Center for Cognitive Studies
at Tufts University. He is the author of over a
dozen books including Darwin’s Dangerous
Idea and Consciousness Explained,
as well as over 400 scholarly articles on aspects of the mind, published in
journals ranging from Artificial Intelligence and Behavioral and
Brain Sciences to Poetics Today.
Before & After
--Prime
your thinking with an Intuition Pump,
our cocktail of the night
--Sway to neuro-grooves, and stick around for the
Q&A
--Hot off
the presses! Snag a signed copy of
Daniel Dennett’s wondrous new book, From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The
Evolution of Minds.
This brainy edition of the Secret Science Club meets Tuesday,
February 7, 2017, 8pm @ the Bell House,
149 7th St.
(between 2nd and 3rd avenues) in Gowanus, Brooklyn.
Subway: F or G to 4th Ave;
R to 9th St.
Doors open at 7:30 pm. Please bring
ID: 21+. No cover. We're expecting a big crowd, so get there early!
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