LIVE: Prof. Sheena Iyengar "THE ART OF CHOOSING" at Columbia University
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This seminar is free. Seats are limited. Please registers as soon as practical. Thank you.
The Columbia University Seminars on Innovation in Education
and
Ethics, Moral Education, and Society
present
THE ART OF CHOOSING Speaker: Prof. SHEENA IYENGAR
S. T. LEE PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS, COLUMBIA I UNIVERSITY
Monday, OCT. 16, 2017, 7-9 PM,
Faculty House, Columbia University
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Our choices – everyday and epochal -- define us and shape our lives. Sheena Iyengar asks the difficult questions about how and why we choose: Is the desire for choice innate or bound by culture? Why do we sometimes choose against our best interests? How much control do we really have over what we choose? Her award-winning research reveals that the answers are surprising and profound. In our world of shifting political and cultural forces, technological revolution, and interconnected commerce, our decisions have far-reaching consequences. Dr. Iyengar’s analyses range widely, from the medical decision-making that might lead up to choosing physician-assisted suicide, to the drawbacks of providing too many choices and options in social-welfare programs, to the cultural and geographical underpinning of choice. Her book The Art of Choosing shares her research in an accessible and charming story that draws examples from her own life. SHEENA IYENGAR is the S. T. Lee Professor of Business at Columbia University and a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award. She holds an undergraduate degree from Wharton School of Business and a doctorate in social psychology from Stanford University. Her innovative research on choice has been funded by the Institute for Advanced Studies, the Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institute of Mental Health. Her work is regularly cited in periodicals such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, Fortune and TIME magazines, and in books such as Blink and The Paradox of Choice. She has delivered several TED Talks that have been widely viewed.
Directions: Please see attached map and directions (http://universityseminars.columbia.edu/resources/directions-to-faculty-house/). "Faculty House" is best accessed by entering the campus on 116th street and Broadway, walking towards Amsterdam Ave., then entering Wien Courtyard between Amsterdam Ave. and Morningside Drive. Walk toward the north end of the courtyard, then turn right toward Morningside Drive. Faculty House will be the last building on the right. Dinner is in the fourth floor dining room. Look for a sign in the lobby that will indicate the meeting room. http://universityseminars.columbia.edu/resources/directions-to-faculty-house/
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