The Hayes Lectures – Emotional Ignorance – Dr. Dean Burnett

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 21/03/2023
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Location
Waterstones, The Hayes

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Dean makes another personal appearance, this time at the main branch of Waterstones, in Cardiff City Centre, for The Hayes Lectures* series

(* = ‘The Hayes’ is the part of Cardiff central that the shop is in, for the record)

General Admission £6
Student Ticket £3
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Blurb: Do join us for the next event in our Hayes Lecture series, where we’ll be hosting neuroscientist, Dr. Dean Burnett, for an incredible talk in his field of expertise.

Emotional Ignorance:

Why can’t we think straight when hungry? What’s the point of nightmares? And why is it so impossible to forget embarrassing memories? Emotions can be a pain. After losing his dad to Covid-19, Dean Burnett found himself wondering what life would be like without them. And so, he decided to put his feelings under the microscope – for science.

In Emotional Ignorance, Dean takes us on an incredible journey of discovery, stretching from the origins of life to the end of the universe. Along the way he reveals: – why we would ever follow our gut; – whether things really were better in the old days; – why doomscrolling is so addictive; – and how sad music can make us happier. Combining expert analysis, brilliant humour and powerful insights into the grieving process, Dean uncovers how, far from holding us back, our emotions make us who we are.

Interior of the Cardiff Central branch of Waterstones