Suds & Science
Suds & Science brings scientists face-to-face with the public at local neighborhood bars for a night of learning, culinary delights and libations, and community that you won't want to miss! Suds & Science features fun and informative lectures from STEM professionals and lively discussions between scientists and audiences, all while connecting with your community in a laid-back environment.
This month’s topic: Developing Your Neurobullshit Detector
As a neuroscientist, my life naturally has a lot of brains in it. But these days, I see brains quite a bit outside of work, on news articles about ChatGPT, sleep-promoting drinks, and even hair dryers. Many people use neuroscience to sell us things or tell us something about how our minds work, but how can you, someone who probably doesn’t study brains, make heads or tails of brain stuff? In this talk, I’ll give you a few tools to suss out when neuroscience information is useful, trustworthy, and worth paying attention to. You’ll leave with a finely-tuned neurobullshit detector and a newfound appreciation for all of the very cool and
legitimate ways neuroscience is changing the way we understand our brains and ourselves.
About the speaker
Ashley Juavinett is a neuroscientist, educator, and writer, currently working as an Associate Teaching Professor in Neurobiology at UC San Diego. She is the author of So You Want To Be a Neuroscientist?, a guide to the field for aspiring scientists.