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The kinds of things we all regularly forget do not represent a failure of character, a symptom of disease, or even a reasonable cause for fear—places most of us tend to go when we forget something. We tend to lay a lot of judgment, shame, and stress on ourselves every time we forget where we put our phones, to take out the trash, or the name of that Netflix series your friend recommended, and we're unfairly punishing ourselves here. I want to give people insight as to how their memory works—and why forgetting is a normal part of being human.
Speaker
Lisa Genova
Author
Acclaimed as the Oliver Sacks of fiction and the Michael Crichton of brain science, Lisa Genova is the New York Timesbestselling author of Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, Inside the O’Briens, and Every Note Played.
Acclaimed as the Oliver Sacks of fiction and the Michael Crichton of brain science, Lisa Genova is the New York Timesbestselling author of Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, Inside the O’Briens, and Every Note Played. Julianne Moore won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in the film adaptation of Still Alice in 2015. Lisa’s TED talk, What You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer’s, has been viewed over 5 million times. Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting is her first work of nonfiction.
Nicole is Associate Marketing Manager at PowerToFly. She leads all of their virtual community events programming and is dedicated to intentionally building diverse programming to highlight underrepresented voices. She is originally from a small town in upstate New York and now lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina with her partner and spirited two-year old. In her free time she loves to find new restaurants (especially ones that serve pizza).