Science 2.0 Signs On as Media Partner to Being Human 2012

Nov. 29, 2011 - PRLog -- Being Human 2012: Science, Philosophy and Your Life announced today a media partnership with Science 2.0 for the March 24, 2012, Being Human gathering at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.

Science 2.0 is the leading online platform where world-class scientists share articles and discuss issues directly with peers and the public.

Being Human 2012 will bring together pioneers in science and philosophy to explore in a public forum exciting new insights on the nature of human experience. Trailblazing  speakers who will guide this interactive exploration include, among others, best-selling author and neuroscientist David Eagleman, psychologist and pioneer in the study of emotion Paul Ekman, and artist and neuroscientist Beau Lotto.

“We live at the dawn of a scientific revolution. Recent findings from science and philosophy promise to overthrow long-held biases and stories about what it means to be human,” said Peter Baumann, founder of San Francisco-based think tank The Baumann Foundation and creator of the Being Human initiative. “Many of these fresh insights can have a profound impact on our experience of daily life, and we are delighted to bring these new understandings into the public arena, so that they are accessible to anyone who is curious about their own experience. We are thrilled to work with Science 2.0, who has been a leader in fostering open collaboration among scientists, and with whom we share the common purpose of facilitating a public conversation around their exciting discoveries.”

“Science 2.0 is a new way of communication, publication and participation,” added Science 2.0’s Hank Campbell. “In the spirit of open collaboration among scientists and across disciplines, and providing direct access to an engaged public, we are delighted to support Being Human 2012.”

Being Human 2012 will take place from 9:00am - 5:30pm at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Areas of inquiry include: How does the non-conscious mind influence the decisions we make? What is the relationship between self and culture? Are you who you think you are, or is that just an illusion? What does science tell us about our relationship with fellow humans? Is humanity still evolving?

For more information and to register, visit http://www.beinghuman2012.org.

Speakers:

Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D., Founder and Chair, Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison

David Eagleman, Ph.D., Neuroscientist, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, and best-selling author

Paul Ekman, Ph.D., Manager, Paul Ekman Group, LLC

Anne Harrington, Ph.D., Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University

Jane Hirshfield, Prize-winning International Poet, Translator, and Essayist

Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Beau Lotto, Ph.D., Neuroscientist and artist, Lottolab

Hazel Markus, Ph.D., Davis-Brack Professor in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University

Thomas Metzinger, Ph.D., Professor of Theoretical Philosophy, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

V.S. Ramachandran, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Brain and Cognition, UC San Diego

Gelek Rimpoche, Founder, Jewel Heart, Tibetan Buddhist Center

Laurie Santos, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Yale University

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Being Human 2012 is the first annual Symposium where leading scientists and philosophers present scientific and philosophical insights that are reshaping our understanding of human nature and our experience of daily life. March 24, 2012, San Francisco.