Wisconsin Book Festival - Friday

Friday at the 2009 Wisconsin Book Festival.

Here's the full schedule.

Are humans rational beings or do we just pretend?

Jonah Lehrer: From Marshmallows to Metacognition: What Can Science Teach Us About Decision-Making?
Friday, October 9 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Venue: Promenade Hall/Overture
Presented by the Center for the Humanities at UW-Madison
Presenter(s): Jonah Lehrer

From Bookmarks Magazine "Jonah Lehrer's How We Decide holds its own with Gladwell, Stephen Pinker, Daniel Dennett, and the host of science writers increasingly focused on the complexities of the human brain....Lehrer illuminates the many processes involved in even the simplest decisions."

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Fall 2009 Book Sale - Free Entry!
Friday, October 9 10:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Venue: Memorial Library
Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries
A benefit for the UW-Madison Libraries -- runs through Saturday.
Category(s): Book Sales