CHAIRS: swissnex Boston and SciArt Initiative
LASER Boston: Exploring the Dream World
On July 29th, LASER Boston is going virtual again with the next installation of the Talks series. This virtual event with be exploring the dream world. Every night as we sleep, we enter the world of dreams. In this world, we mix fact with fiction, explore new realities, and examine our own memories. During this LASER talk you will hear from three experts in the arts and sciences on the biological basis of sleep, the theories on our need to dream, and how dreams enter our waking reality in visual art.
LASER Boston: Exploring the Dream World will feature Professor of Chronobiology and Sleep Research, Dr. Steven Brown, Psychologist and Author, Deidre Barrett, and Teaching Faculty & Clinical Consultant Dr. Mark J. Blechner.
Presented by swissnex Boston and SciArt Initiative.
Event Program (EST):
12:00 pm – Welcome Remarks
12:10 pm – Talks: Three 12-min segments
12:50 pm – Q&A Session
01:15 pm – Closing remarks
In Switzerland (CET):
06:00 pm – Welcome Remarks
06:10 pm – Talks: Three 12-min segments
06:50 pm – Q&A Session
07:15 pm – Closing remarks
Speakers:
>Dr. Steven Brown
>Deidre Barrett
>Dr. Mark J. Blechner
Talks:
> Dr. Steven Brown: The “Nuts and Bolts” of Sleep and Dreaming
> Deirdre Barrett: Digital Dream Art
> Dr. Mark Blechner: New ideas about how dreams are formed and how to understand them
SPONSORS:
LASER (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous) Talks is Leonardo's international program of evening gatherings that bring artists and scientists together for informal presentations and conversations. LASER Talks were founded in 2008 by Bay Area LASER Chair Piero Scaruffi and are in over 30 cities around the world. To learn more about how our LASER Hosts and to visit a LASER near you please visit our website.
The mission of the LASERs is to provide the general public with a snapshot of the cultural environment of a region and to foster interdisciplinary networking.
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