Salon North returns to Harrogate with TED-style talk on human brain
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Last updated Mar 7, 2022
Professor Matthew Cobb

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:

“After two years away, we are thrilled that Berwins Salon North is back – and back in style.

“Before covid, these evenings of TED-style talks – where the speakers really do make the audience sit up, take notice and even question their own lifestyles – were a staple of the northern cultural scene.

“We are once again able to stage these fantastic evenings, ones that firmly establish Harrogate’s position on the cultural map, and ones that often change lives for the better.”

The next two Berwins Salon North events will be held on April 21 and May 19.


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