© 2020 Ransom Stephens
One Sheet
Title:
Neuroscience and
the Great Questions
Speaker:
Ransom Stephens, Ph.D.
Description:
Neuroscience has built a case for addressing many of the Great Questions—nature or nurture, creative
or analytic, talent or skill—as interdependent feedback loops: nature and nurture, alone and together,
intellect and emotion. In this presentation, physicist and science writer Ransom Stephens begins with a
description of how your brain works in three easy steps, advances to the emergence of consciousness
in people and animals, and then, with the audience’s help, approaches those Great Questions all the
way to free will and determinism, science and art, and life and death.
“Borderline MAGNIFICENT--okay, across the border!” -Tucker Hiatt,
founder and director of Wonderfest
This speech will help participants understand:
The dependence, independence, and interdependence of these seemingly separate concepts:
•
Left & right brains
•
Animals & people
•
You & me
•
Nature & nurture
•
Talent & skill
•
Intellect & emotion
•
Analysis & creativity
•
Alone & together
•
Life & death
•
Art & science
“Entertaining and inspiring. Ransom’s knowledge is astounding and clearly stated.”
-Julaina Kleist
Details
A 15, 35, 50, or 75 minute presentation for curious people. The presentation is best with an HDMI
compatible overhead projector, but it’s not required. Each speech is customized to address the specific
needs of the audience. Past speeches have been delivered to audiences at cafes, museums, community
centers, colleges, bars, bookstores, and even in a mountain pavilion!
“Ransom’s ability to captivate audiences while explaining complex ideas is an art form.”
- Kim Heine, Beyond the Box Presentation
About the speaker
Ransom
Stephens,
Ph.D.,
physicist,
science
writer,
and
novelist
has
written
hundreds
of
articles
on
subjects
ranging
from
neuroscience
to
quantum
physics
to
parenting
teenagers.
His
book,
The
Left
Brain
Speaks
but
the
Right
Brain
Laughs
(Viva
Editions),
is
an
accurate
irreverent
look
at
neuroscience
for
a
lay-
audience
with
emphasis
on
innovation
in
art,
science,
and
life.
He
builds
his
novels,
The
God
Patent
(47North),
The
Sensory
Deception
(47North),
The
99%
Solution
(StrangeFuse),
and
Too
Rich
to
Die
(StrangeFuse),
on
accurate,
digestible
science
to
investigate
complex
social
issues
like
the
science-
religion
culture
war,
environmentalism
and
technology,
plutocracy
and
anarchy.
Ransom
has
given
thousands
of
speeches
across
the
US,
Europe,
and
Asia
and
has
developed
a
reputation
for
making
complex topics accessible and funny.
“Lots of energy! Good audience participation! Wow, time flew by through presentation.”
-Tom Diola, ProMatch
Videos and
booking info
Watch videos of Ransom speaking to a variety of groups: Everything you need to know to book Ransom to speak plus speaker bio, photos, testimonials, past clients, philosophy, etc.
© 2020 Ransom Stephens
One Sheet
Title:
Neuroscience and
the Great Questions
Speaker:
Ransom Stephens, Ph.D.
Description:
Neuroscience has built a case for addressing many of the Great
Questions—nature or nurture, creative or analytic, talent or skill—as
interdependent feedback loops: nature and nurture, alone and together,
intellect and emotion. In this presentation, physicist and science writer
Ransom Stephens begins with a description of how your brain works in three
easy steps, advances to the emergence of consciousness in people and
animals, and then, with the audience’s help, approaches those Great
Questions all the way to free will and determinism, science and art, and life
and death.
“Borderline MAGNIFICENT--okay, across the border!” -Tucker Hiatt,
founder and director of Wonderfest
This speech will help participants understand:
The dependence, independence, and interdependence of these seemingly
separate concepts:
•
Left & right brains
•
Animals & people
•
You & me
•
Nature & nurture
•
Talent & skill
•
Intellect & emotion
•
Analysis & creativity
•
Alone & together
•
Life & death
•
Art & science
“Entertaining and inspiring. Ransom’s knowledge is astounding and clearly stated.”
-Julaina Kleist
Details
A 15, 35, 50, or 75 minute presentation for curious people. The presentation
is best with an HDMI compatible overhead projector, but it’s not required.
Each speech is customized to address the specific needs of the audience. Past
speeches have been delivered to audiences at cafes, museums, community
centers, colleges, bars, bookstores, and even in a mountain pavilion!
“Ransom’s ability to captivate audiences while explaining complex ideas is an art
form.”
- Kim Heine, Beyond the Box Presentation
About the speaker
Ransom
Stephens,
Ph.D.,
physicist,
science
writer,
and
novelist
has
written
hundreds
of
articles
on
subjects
ranging
from
neuroscience
to
quantum
physics
to
parenting
teenagers.
His
book,
The
Left
Brain
Speaks
but
the
Right
Brain
Laughs
(Viva
Editions),
is
an
accurate
irreverent
look
at
neuroscience
for
a
lay-audience
with
emphasis
on
innovation
in
art,
science,
and
life.
He
builds
his
novels,
The
God
Patent
(47North),
The
Sensory
Deception
(47North),
The
99%
Solution
(StrangeFuse),
and
Too
Rich
to
Die
(StrangeFuse),
on
accurate,
digestible
science
to
investigate
complex
social
issues
like
the
science-religion
culture
war,
environmentalism
and
technology,
plutocracy
and
anarchy.
Ransom
has
given
thousands
of
speeches
across
the
US,
Europe,
and
Asia
and
has
developed
a
reputation
for
making
complex
topics
accessible
and
funny.
“Lots of energy! Good audience participation! Wow, time flew by through
presentation.”
-Tom Diola, ProMatch
Videos and booking info
• Watch videos of Ransom speaking to a variety of groups: • Everything you need to know to book Ransom to speak plus speaker bio, photos, testimonials, past clients, philosophy, etc.
