FAN (Family Action Network)

March 17th at 7pm CT on Zoom –?Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change with Olga Khazan and?Maria Konnikova – An award-winning journalist Olga Khazan experiments with her own personality to find out—and reveals the science behind lasting change in Me, But Better. Sharply witty and deeply fascinating, it offers a probing inquiry into what it means to live a fulfilling life, and how you can keep diving into change, no matter how uncomfortable it feels. Register here:?https://lnkd.in/gpkDpGs8

March 11th at 7pm CT?–?Shift: Managing Your Emotions -- So They Don't Manage You with Ethan Kross, Ph.D. and Heidi Stevens – How do we make our emotions work for us rather than against us? Acclaimed psychologist Dr. Ethan?Kross?has devoted his scientific career to answering this question. In?Shift, he dispels common myths—for instance, that avoidance is always toxic or that we should always strive to live in the moment—and provides a new framework for shifting our emotions so they don’t take over our lives. This event will take place at North Shore Country Day School, 310 Green Bay Road, Winnetka, IL 60093. No registration required.?

March 6th at 7pm CT on Zoom –?Shift: Managing Your Emotions -- So They Don't Manage You with Ethan Kross, Ph.D. and Daniel Pink – How do we make our emotions work for us rather than against us? Acclaimed psychologist Dr. Ethan Kross has devoted his scientific career to answering this question. In?Shift, he dispels common myths—for instance, that avoidance is always toxic or that we should always strive to live in the moment—and provides a new framework for shifting our emotions so they don’t take over our lives. Register here:? https://lnkd.in/gyhbXybW

March 5th at 7pm CT on Zoom –?99% Perspiration: A New Working History of the American Way of Life with Adam Chandler?and Kathy Gilsinan – From George Washington to Seattle, Washington, Jay Gatsby to Bill Gates, 99% Perspiration unpacks the misguided obsession with hard work that has come to define both the American dream and nightmare, offering insight into how we got here and hope for where we may go. Register here: https://lnkd.in/guG7hYBV

March 3rd at 7pm CT on Zoom –?Inspire: The Universal Path for Leading Yourself and Others with Adam Galinsky, Ph.D. and Amy Edmondson, Ph.D. – Through compelling stories, fascinating research, and practical tips for addressing the common dilemmas we face daily, Inspire reveals how all of us, regardless of status or circumstance, can be more inspiring more often. It is an essential guide to becoming not only a better leader but also an effective decision-maker, a dynamic problem-solver, a value-creating negotiator, and an inclusive innovator. Register here:?https://lnkd.in/e3iyDW62

February 24th at 12pm CT on Zoom –?Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will with Robert Sapolsky, Ph.D. and Oliver Burkeman – New York Times bestseller Determined offers a marvelous synthesis of what we know about consciousness —the tight weave between reason and emotion and between stimulus and response in the moment and over a life. One by one, Robert Sapolsky takes out all the major arguments for free will, cutting a path through the thickets of chaos theory and quantum physics. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gi6Y-WUX

February 20th at 7pm CT on Zoom –?The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing with Mary-Frances O'Connor, Ph.D. and?Meghan Riordan Jarvis, MA LICSW – Coping with death and grief is one of the most painful human experiences. While we can speak to the psychological and emotional ramifications of loss and sorrow, we often overlook its impact on our physical bodies. Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor specializes in the study of grief, and in The Grieving Body she shares vital scientific research, revealing imperative new insights on its profound physiological impact. Register here:?https://lnkd.in/g96bSRkw

February 19th at 7pm CT on Zoom – John Lewis: A Life with David?Greenberg, Ph.D. and @David Bligh, Ph.D. – John Lewis offers unparalleled details about his personal and professional relationships and stands as the definitive biography of a man whose heroism during the civil rights movement paved the way for a new era of freedom in America. Rich with new insights,?Greenberg’s work captures John Lewis’s influential career through documents from numerous archives, interviews with 275 people who knew him, and rare footage of Lewis. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gsMkPcTP

February 10th at 7pm CT on Zoom –?Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart with Nicholas Carr and?Christine Rosen, Ph.D. – With rich psychological insights and vivid examples drawn from history and science, Superbloom provides both a panoramic view of how media shapes society and an intimate examination of the fate of the self in a time of radical dislocation. It may be too late to change the system, Carr counsels, but it’s not too late to change ourselves. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dwcYfedp

February 5th at 7pm CT on Zoom –?Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain with?Jorge?Cham, Ph.D. and?Dwight Godwin, Ph.D. – Join best-selling author and online cartoonist Jorge?Cham, Ph.D. and neuroscientist Dwayne Godwin, Ph.D. on a deep dive into the fascinating world of the human brain. Centered around questions we all ask ourselves at some point but don’t usually have answers to, Out of Your Mind is an illustrated book about the brain that isn’t too brainy. Playful, accessible, and deeply insightful, it’s the one brain book that’s truly accessible and suitable for all brains. Register here:? https://lnkd.in/gUvcUyBa