[visionlist] vision social at SfN on Monday--with special guest Apollo Robbins

[Susana Martinez-Conde]

Please join us at the Society for Neuroscience's
<http://www.sfn.org/annual-meeting/neuroscience-2017/sessions-and-events/sfn
-sponsored-socials?__hstc=47567544.1bb630f9cde2cb5f07430159d50a3c91.15047424
00063.1504742400064.1504742400065.1&__hssc=47567544.1.1504742400066&__hsfp=1
773666937> Vision Social on Monday, Nov 13th, 6:45pm to 8:45pm, at the
<https://www.google.com/maps/place/Renaissance+Washington,+DC+Downtown+Hotel
/@38.901484,-77.0258411,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b7b7925ae8038f:0x9e5
77816653a60c5!8m2!3d38.901484!4d-77.0236524?hl=en> Renaissance Washington DC
Downtown Hotel - Grand Ballroom North. The uncanny Apollo Robbins-Gentleman
Thief and original host of Brain Games-will join co-chairs Susana
Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik to discuss how art and vision science
cross-fertilize and strengthen each other. The evening will be led by Josh
Fischman, Senior Editor from Scientific American Magazine. 

 

Apollo Robbins is an Entertainer, Speaker & Consultant. Often referred to as
"The Gentleman Thief," Robbins first made national news when he
pick-pocketed the Secret Service while entertaining a former U.S. President.
Forbes calls him "an artful manipulator of awareness," and Wired Magazine
has written that "he could steal the wallet of a man who knew he was going
to have his pocket picked." The TED editors described Robbins' popular talk
as "a revelation in the flaws of human perception." It is currently among
the 20 most-viewed TED talks of all time. He's also known for his role as a
producer and cohost in the Emmy nominated National Geographic TV Series,
Brain Games. Robbins has expanded the role of misdirection and magic beyond
entertainment, pulling back the curtain to show how the principles behind
these illusions apply to everyday decision making. His interactive
demonstrations combine pick- pocketing, magic, and theatrical con games to
illustrate complex concepts from cognitive science, social psychology, and
behavioral economics.

 

Professors at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Susana Martinez-Conde and
Stephen Macknik use illusions and magic to study the brain mechanisms of
vision and cognition. They are the authors of Champions of Illusion and the
international bestseller Sleights of Mind, and regular contributors to
Scientific American. They are the founders of the Best Illusion of the Year
Contest, which invites scientists, artists, mathematicians, and magicians to
create new, astonishing illusions. Their research has been featured in the
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Wired, NPR and NOVA.

 

Josh Fischman is a senior editor at Scientific American magazine, leading a
team covering life sciences, earth sciences, and science policy from
Washington DC. His work has been selected for the Best American Science
Writing 2012 anthology, and he has won the Blakeslee Award for excellence in
medical reporting and many other writing awards. He has written cover
stories for National Geographic, U.S. News & World Report, and features for
Time magazine and the Los Angeles Times. Josh has been the editor-in-chief
at Earth magazine and deputy editor-in-chief of Chemical & Engineering News,
supervising worldwide coverage. He has directed technology and science
coverage for The Chronicle of Higher Education as a senior editor, was a
senior writer and editor at U.S News &World Report, deputy news editor at
Science, and a senior editor at Discover. Josh has been interviewed about
science and technology on CNN, MSNBC, Marketplace, BBC World Service, the
Weather Channel, and he has been a master of ceremonies on stages at the USA
Science & Engineering Festival and the Consumer Electronics Show. Josh is
the author of the leading medical education guidebook, The U.S. News & World
Report Ultimate Guide to Medical Schools (Sourcebooks, 2006).

 

 

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Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD

Author, Champions of Illusion and  <http://www.sleightsofmind.com/> Sleights
of Mind
Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Physiology & Pharmacology
State University of New York (SUNY)
Downstate Medical Center
450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn NY 11203, USA
Email:  <mailto:smart at neuralcorrelate.com> smart at neuralcorrelate.com
Phone:  <tel:%2B1%20718-270-4520> +1 718-270-4520
 <http://smc.neuralcorrelate.com> http://smc.neuralcorrelate.com

 

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