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Susan Schneider, adjunct professor and visiting scholar in the University of the Pacific psychology department, will discuss her new book, The Science of Consequences: How They Affect Genes, Change the Brain, and Impact Our World. Actions have consequences—and being able to learn from them revolutionized life on earth. Consequences are everywhere, influencing everything from the humblest flatworms to our most impressive human accomplishments. The science of consequences has incorporated their important role in nature-and-nurture while producing applications across the board, from everyday life to our biggest societal challenges. Taking an inclusive interdisciplinary "systems approach," this talk will summarize how something so deceptively simple can help make sense of so much. Topics will include the generality of these operant principles, their biological context, their role in language development, and a sampling of their applications.

Sponsored by the Reed College Psychology Department.

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