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Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman in the news, at Live Talks Los Angeles, Feb 27 evening
We look forward to hosting Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman Wednesday evening, 8pm, February 27, 2013 at Live Talks Los Angeles. Event is in Santa Monica at the Moss Theatre at New Roads School. They’ll be in conversation with David Lazarus of the Los Angeles Times.
Sharing some links to news pieces on Bronson and Merryman and their new compelling book, Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing
Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman in the news:
— Los Angeles Times, Feb 14, How Brains are Wired to Handle Stress
— New York Times, Feb 8, Helping a Worrier Become a Warrior
— New York Times Magazine, Feb 6, Why Can Some Kids Handle Pressure While Others Fall Apart
— Forbes, Feb 19, How to Become Top Dog in Your Industry
— Marketplace, Public Radio, Feb 19, Interview with Kai Ryssdal
— New York Post, Feb 17, Women Do Better on Wall Street, They Gauge Risk Better
— Wall Street Journal, Feb 15, Talking a Good Game
— San Francisco Chronicle, Feb 22, Review of Top Dog
— Business Insider, Feb 23, People Perform Poorly When They Fear
New Venue for Live Talks Los Angeles events
We will always be grateful to folks at Track 16 at Bergamot Station for hosting so many of our events over the last three years. We held our first two events there and have had many memorable evenings in the space. We are all for public transportation and are excited at what the extension of the Expo line will do in our car centric city, but we will certainly miss Track 16.
We are excited about a new partnership with New Roads School and their fabulous new Herb Alpert Educational Village which is home to the gorgeous Ann and Jerry Moss Theater. It is a stones throw from Bergamot Station, has ample parking and we will be hosting several events there over the next year.
Daniel Pink in the news (LAT, NPR, Forbes) Speaks in Los Angeles January 17…tkt info in link
We’re excited to be hosting Daniel Pink at Live Talks Los Angeles on January 17. We are hosting him for two events. Following are some links to recent media pieces on Daniel Pink and his new book, To Sell is Human.
— Morning event: Daniel Pink in conversation with Keith Ferrazzi
at Gensler, downtown LA, 7:45am Breakfast, 8:15am Forum
— Evening event: Daniel Pink in conversation with Larry Vincent
at William Turner Gallery at Bergamot Station, 6:30pm Reception, 7:15pm Talk
Daniel Pink in the media:
— Forbes, “In Today’s World We Are All Salespeople”
— NPR, “Death of The (Predatory) Salesman: These Days It’s a Buyers Market”
— Los Angeles Times, “Book Review: To Sell is Human”
— Huffington Post, “On The New Art of Selling”
— Bloomberg Businessweek, “New Age ABCs Spice Up Gospel on Sales”
Oliver Sacks in the news…We host him at Live Talks LA on Nov 14 in conversation with David Milch
We host neurologist Oliver Sacks at Live Talks Los Angeles on Wednesday, November 14th at The Aero Theatre. He’ll be in conversation with David Milch, Emmy Award-winning writer and producer. Only a few tickets remain. Ticket info here. The occasion for us hosting Dr. Sacks is the publication of his new book, Hallucinations, which was published today….Here are some stories, interviews, features and reviews on Sacks and his book.
— Wall Street Journal, Nov 5: Speakeasy: Oliver Sacks Sees Things Most People Don’t
— New York Magazine, Nov 4: A Brain with a Heart
— New York Times, Nov 3: Opinion (By Oliver Sacks) – Seeing Things? Hearing Things? Many of Us Do.
— NPR Fresh Air, Nov 6: Oliver Sacks, Exploring How Hallucinations Happen
— Omnivoracious Blog (Amazon), Nov 6: The Neurological and the Devine: An Interview with Oliver Sacks
— Wall Street Journal, Nov 1, Tripping Makes a Comeback
— Entertainment Weekly, Nov 1, Book Review: Hallucinations, by Oliver Sacks
— Smiley & West Radio Show, Oct 17, Oliver Sacks interview on Hallucinations (audio)
— The Guardian, Oct 30, Oliver Sacks shares his hallucinations
— NPR First Read: Listen to/Read an excerpt from Oliver Sacks’ book, on “Hearing things”
— The New Yorker: Out Loud: Drugs and Oliver Sacks
— TED Talk: What hallucination reveals about our mind
Penn Jillette’s Atheist Guide to the 2012 Election. Jillette at Live Talks 11/15
We look forward to hosting Penn Jillette — the taller and louder of the comedy/magic dou, Penn & Teller — on November 15 at Live Talks Los Angeles at Track 16 at Bergamot Station. He’ll be discussing his new book, Every Day is an Atheist Holiday. Here’s a video on Jillette’s guide to the 2012 elections. Ticket info, here.
Excerpt from Oliver Sacks new book Hallucinations — “Hearing Things” Sacks w David Milch at Live Talks LA Nov 14
If you are as intrigued by Oliver Sacks new book, Hallucinations, like we are, you can read a chapter from his book thanks to NPR’s First Reads. The chapter is on ‘hearing things’… Read/listen to the chapter here. Here’s an excerpt from NPR….Tickets to the event can be purchased here. Sacks will be in conversation with writer/producer David Milch (Deadwood, NYPD Blue)
Hallucinations can be terrifying, enlightening, amusing or just plain strange. They’re thought to be at the root of fairy tales, religious experiences and some kinds of art. Neurologist Oliver Sacks has been mapping the oddities of the human brain for decades, and his latest book, Hallucinations, is a thoughtful and compassionate look at the phantoms our brains can produce — which he calls “an essential part of the human condition.” In this chapter, Sacks examines auditory hallucinations. “Hearing voices” has long been the classic signifier of mental illness, but many otherwise healthy people just happen to have hallucinatory voices in their heads, according to Sacks.