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Exploring Meaning and Commonality in Human Experience

New York, NY
Joined September 2011
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In partnership with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Nour Foundation presents Sacred Classical Music at the MET: Part II youtu.be/-fQ235yIoVg?si=Oscy… via @YouTube
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In partnership with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Nour Foundation presents a series of in-gallery performances featuring musicians inspired by the repertoire of Ostad Elahi: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
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Tonight at the Musical Instrument Galleries at the MET: traditional Kurdish music featuring members of the Razbar Ensemble
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Tonight at The Morgan Library & Museum: “Becoming Human: An Elusive Pursuit” Steve Paulson in conversation with Elie During.
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Tonight at the Musical Instrument Galleries at the MET: traditional Kurdish music featuring members of the Razbar Ensemble
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Tonight at The Morgan Library & Museum: “A Cognitive Revolution: From Language to AI” Steve Paulson in conversation with Tania Lombrozo.
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Tonight at The Morgan Library & Museum: “From Biology to Culture: The Evolution of Goodness” Steve Paulson in conversation with David Sloan Wilson.
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Tonight at The Morgan Library & Museum: "Rethinking Mortality: Exploring the Intersection of Life and Death" Steve Paulson in conversation with Dr. Sam Parnia
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Tonight at The Morgan Library & Museum: "Spiritual Materialism: Transcendent Encounters with the Sacred" A Conversation with Alan Lightman
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Tonight’s panel “Cultivating the Mind: Reason and the Pursuit of Ethical Transformation” is moderated by Steve Paulson and features psychologist and neurobiologist Richard Davidson, classics scholar Edith Hall and psychologist Dacher Keltner.
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Don't miss the final lecture in The Enduring Enigma of the Mind next week! You'll hear from Steve Paulson of @TTBOOK, Richard J. Davidson, PhD of @healthyminds, Edith Hall, FBA of @durham_uni, and Dacher Keltner, PhD of @GreaterGoodSC. Register today: bit.nyas.org/3XMWDOQ
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When Do Children Start Developing a Sense of Self? Philosopher Tamar Szabó Gendler and biologist Kenneth R. Miller discuss some of the different stages in the development of our sense of self: youtu.be/d614WceYHOQ
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The Amazing Emotional Lives of Animals - Ecologist Carl Safina discusses the complex emotions that some animals exhibit: youtu.be/6hlFVGspIKo
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The Sense of Self: The Utility of the Mirror Test - Biologist Kenneth R. Miller and ecologist Carl Safina discuss the mirror test - does it tell us anything about the sense of self in animals? youtu.be/pFYb8j-QV9s
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Sociobiology: How Much of Human Behavior is Instinct-Driven? Biologist Kenneth R. Miller and ecologist Carl Safina present differing views on the instinct for kin selection: youtu.be/b_3sHuxcpt0
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Intelligence Defined in Three Different Ways: biologist Kenneth R. Miller, philosopher Tamar Szabó Gendler, and ecologist Carl Safina discuss the variety of ways we can think about intelligence: youtu.be/oMPtHSGHp2E
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Video of “Fathoming the Mind: A Closer Look at the Formation of Self” featuring @kennethrmiller, @GendlerTamar & @carlsafina with host @atomseden is now available: youtu.be/nEW96OFrHfo
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Tonight’s panel “Fathoming the Mind: A Closer Look at the Formation of Self” is moderated by Steve Paulson and features biologist Kenneth R. Miller, philosopher Tamar Szabó Gendler, and ecologist Carl Safina
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Tonight @kennethrmiller, @carlsafina, @GendlerTamar and @atomseden will speak at “Fathoming the Mind: A Closer Look at the Formation of Self” presented by the Nour Foundation along with @NYASciences and @TTBOOK
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Video of "Unraveling the Mind: The Mystery of Consciousness" featuring @De_dicto, @platobooktour & @Philip_Goff with host @atomseden is now available: youtu.be/X6vKWiZwh-8