Decisions, Decision, Decisions – A Sip and Scholar Lecture Night

Why do we so often struggle to make "good" choices, and how can we do better?
About this Event

Welcome to Sip and Scholar

Professors, experts, and storytellers giving thought-provoking lectures in Toronto bars.

📍 Location: Exact address given in confirmation email

🧠 Lecture: "Decision, Decisions, Decisions: How Brains Decide, and Why It Matters"

🎤 Speaker: Dr. Cendri Hutcherson

🎟️ Ticket: includes your first beverage!

Lecture Overview

Why do we so often struggle to make “good” choices, and how can we do better?

This lecture explores these questions by examining how the physical architecture of the brain places limits on our ability to make accurate choices. We’ll look at the mental adaptations that help us overcome some of these physical limitations, and what they can teach us about why our decision-making sometimes succeeds and sometimes falls short.

Along the way, we’ll consider what the science of decision-making means for some surprisingly big parts of everyday life: self-control, productivity, and our ability to make better choices.

And finally, we’ll tackle an even bigger question: if the physical structure of our brains places limits on the choices we make, what might that mean for free will?

Themes: Decision-Making · Neuroscience · Self-Control · Free Will

Agenda

🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:55 PM
Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks
🕑: 06:55 PM - 07:00 PM
Host introduction
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:45 PM
Lecture begins
🕑: 07:45 PM - 08:30 PM
Audience Q&A and open discussion