Dr. Gabe will be giving a talk “You’re Living in a Model and Why it Matters” at Nerd Night Raleigh! The talk will explore how cognitive limitations in attention and working memory necessarily force us to live in a reduced model of reality, how our different models may cause conflict, and how mindfulness meditation may help us becomes self-aware of our own models and empathetic towards those with different models than our own.
Event Description: “We all know that learning is more fun when you’re drinking with friends and colleagues. Thus, Nerd Nite is a monthly event held in >100 cities across the globe during which several folks give 20 minute fun-yet-informative presentations across all disciplines – while the audience drinks along. “
More details here:
https://raleigh.nerdnite.com/