Being Human: The Primates Who Tell Stories

Join cognitive psychologist Tania Lombrozo for an evening exploring humans' unique storytelling ability. Learn how these stories, or explanations, are central to our sense of understanding the world around us.

We humans are curious creatures. When we don't understand, we ask questions. Why is the sky blue? How do birds fly? Why do we behave the way we do? We demand answers, simple explanations that provide the reason why, and they are key to how we conceptualize the world and how we exchange ideas. These explanations we form are at the core of our basic cognitive processes like learning, inference and categorization.

Being Human founder Peter Baumann will join Dr. Lombrozo following her talk to further investigate how curiosity is an essential part of the human experience.