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Delve Deep into the Mysteries of Our Complex Brain in Connectome

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Are humans simply the products of our genes? Or are our personalities sculpted by a complex information highway of connections within the brain? That's the basis of MIT professor Sebastian Seung's book, Connectome: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are. Seung's dynamic lecture will take you inside his ambitious quest to model what he calls the Connectome, the nexus of nature and nurture: the network of connections between neurons in the brain. If successful, Seung's model would uncover the basis of personality, intelligence, memory and disorders such as autism and schizophrenia. Take an absorbing, stimulating journey through the mind to find out what makes us connect.

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The last date listed for Sebastian Seung: Connectome was Monday February 13, 2012 / 6:00pm.

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Eating Nose-to-Tail: The Whole-Animal Movement -- Panel Discussion

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Traditional meat cutting and squeamish attitudes about edible anatomy have resulted in a large portion of animals for consumption being left as waste. But a recent shift in thinking has chefs growing ever more creative and consumers' palates growing more adventurous. Increasingly, foodies are committing to making culinary use of the entire animal and embracing nose-to-tail eating, as evidenced by the rise in popularity of carnivorous festivals like Meatopia, butchering workshops galore and offal (the term for entrails and internal organs) offered on many menus. Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain earns eats a bloody seal eyeball and earns kudos. Andrew Zimmern tastes cow placenta and gets high-fived. Do they do these things for shock and awe, or are they promoting respect for the source? Hear three of San Francisco's top meat masters discuss the whole-animal movement's impact on our culture and community. Learn More

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The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum, presenting over 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy.

Founded in 1903, the Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Erin Brockovich in 2001. Along the way, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Bill Gates have all given landmark speeches at the Club.