Feb
16
TED Talks --DUET: Being... wrong, compassionate, and empathic

KATHRYN SCHULZ & JOAN HALIFAX

 Most of us will do anything to avoid being wrong. But what if we're wrong about that? "Wrongologist" Kathryn Schulz makes a compelling case for not just admitting but embracing our fallibility.

Kathryn Schulz is a staff writer for the New Yorker and is the author of "Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error.
joan

Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she's learned about compassion in the face of death and dying, and a deep insight into the nature of empathy.

Known for her compassionate work with the terminally ill, Joan Halifax is a driving force of socially engaged Buddhism.


FROM TED.COM
Date and Time
February 16, 2017 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location
NH Room
31 Western Ave
Henniker, NH 03242
USA
Categories
Contact
Lynn
428-3471



KATHRYN SCHULZ & JOAN HALIFAX

 Most of us will do anything to avoid being wrong. But what if we’re wrong about that? “Wrongologist” Kathryn Schulz makes a compelling case for not just admitting but embracing our fallibility.

Kathryn Schulz is a staff writer for the New Yorker and is the author of “Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error.
joan

Buddhist roshi Joan Halifax works with people at the last stage of life (in hospice and on death row). She shares what she’s learned about compassion in the face of death and dying, and a deep insight into the nature of empathy.

Known for her compassionate work with the terminally ill, Joan Halifax is a driving force of socially engaged Buddhism.


FROM TED.COM

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