Lectures on Tap - "The Extended Mind: How Technology Shapes Thought"

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🧠 Lecture: "The Extended Mind: How Technology Shapes Thought"

🎤 Speaker: Dr. Anthony Weiss

What if one of the most basic assumptions in neuroscience is wrong?

We usually think of the mind as something contained entirely within the brain. Yet every day we outsource memory to our phones, use GPS to navigate, rely on calendars to plan, and turn to search engines and other people to help us think through complex decisions. Are these just tools we use—or have they become part of how we think?

In this engaging and accessible talk, Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Anthony Weiss explores research suggesting that human cognition extends beyond the skull into our bodies, relationships, technologies, and environments. From the notebooks we carry to the AI systems we increasingly consult, our minds may be far more distributed than we realize.

As artificial intelligence becomes woven into everyday life, understanding where the mind ends—and technology begins—may be one of the most urgent scientific and philosophical questions of our time. Don’t miss this opportunity to rethink what a “mind” really is with Dr. Weiss, a leading expert on neuropsychiatry, behavioral neurology, and bioethics.

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Agenda

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Lecture begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up.