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Mar 2022
Salon North returns to Harrogate with TED-style talk on human brain
Berwins Salon North, a series of evenings featuring speakers on different topics, is returning to Harrogate this month after a two-year absence.
The events, run by Harrogate International Festivals, will return to the Crown Hotel on March 17.
Three evenings are arranged for the coming months, each exploring a different topic in a way that organisers said will "change lives for the better".
The series will begin with ‘Out Of Your Head… Out Of Your Mind…’ in which a trio of award-winning speakers will explore the human brain.
Scientist and historian Professor Matthew Cobb will speak first on how to create artificial memories in mice and other artificial intelligence programmes.
Dr Pragya Agarwal will then open the audience's eyes to their own unconscious bias and explains how it impacts their jobs, futures and even their romantic relationships.
Finally, David Robson will look at how expectations can shape experience — for example, those who believe that ageing brings wisdom may in fact live longer.
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The event is sponsored by Harrogate law firm, Berwins and organised by Harrogate International Festivals.
Sharon Canavar, Harrogate International Festivals' chief executive, said:
The next two Berwins Salon North events will be held on April 21 and May 19.
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