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     8:30-9:30        Registration

     9:30-12:00      THEME 4:  

                   Helen Fisher (Love)
                   Daniel Dennett (Conscience)
                   Marije Vogelzang (Gluttony )
                   Carlos Prieto (Life)
                   Emmanuel Jal (Peace)

     12:00-12:20   Coffee Break

     12:30-15:30   THEME 5:  
                   Dan Ariely (The Irrational)
                   Barry Schwartz (The Unimaginable)
                   Carol Tavris (Guilt)
                   Francis Fukuyama (The Incredible)
                   Bruce Bueno (The Predictable)
                   Nicholas Taleb (The Unpredictable)

     15:30-17:30   Lunch

     17:30-20:30   THEME 6:  

                   Nancy Etcoff (Beauty)
                   Steven Berlin (The Myth)
                   Jakob Trollback (Art)
                   Deborah Berebichez (Risk)
                   Frank Warren (The Secret)

     19:00              Opera Gala

     20:00              Telescope Night
  

          STEVEN BERLIN JOHNSON





Author of six Best-Sellers about the interaction between science and technology in personal experience and a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University.

Social critic and technologist, he has worked as a columnist for Discover Magazine, Slate and Wired. In his work prevails his capacity to anticipate the impact of avant-garde developments in science, technology and the media. He is also recognized constantly for managing to predict emerging tendencies and explaining their immediate relevance in personal as well as business life. His work has influenced decision making in fields as diverse as political and electoral handling in the Internet, urban planning and the battle against terrorism.