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How can we prepare for the difficult decisions and conversations surrounding end of life decisions? In the second presentation of the Wisconsin Academy's 2012 Age On! Series of free, public talks, three Wisconsin doctors share unique perspectives on end-of-life planning and issues. Featured speakers are John D. (Jack) Swanson, MD; Lee M. Vogel, MD; and Norma Turk, MD. Dr. Swanson, who practices at at Fox Valley Hematology & Oncology, SC, specializes…
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Featured speakers at this talk, the first of the 2012 Wisconsin Academy Age On Series in Menasha, are Susan H. and John T. McFadden. Susan McFadden (PhD) is a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Her current research addresses late-life relationships, especially among people who have dementia. John McFadden (MDiv), is an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ who served in parish ministry for 34 years, including…
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Author and Wired contributor Jonah Lehrer came to Madison in March of 2012 for an Academy Evening talk on the science of creativity. On a tour around town, we stopped by the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds for a brief tour and visit with renown neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson.
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Jonah Lehrer, contributing editor at Wired magazine and the author of How We Decide and Proust Was a Neuroscientist, shares a sparkling and revelatory introduction to the new science of creativity. Shattering the myth of muses, higher powers, even creative “types,” Lehrer demonstrates that creativity is not a single “gift” possessed by the lucky few. It’s a variety of distinct thought processes that we can all learn to use more effectively. Presented…
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Tom Jones’s "Encountering Cultures," a photographic series focused on historical reenactments of the French fur trade era (circa 1760–1840) called Rendezvous, opened on March 9th at the James Watrous Gallery in Madison. As a corollary to Jones’s own photographs, the "Encountering Cultures" exhibition includes a group of vintage images of white people “playing Indian” from his personal collection. Jones is fascinated by the way re-enactors rely on…
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