About the Event
EXTRA CREDIT is a lecture series presented by China Cloud Studios. We have invited prominent academics, from a wide variety of disciplines, to come share their research and knowledge. This is a unique opportunity to come learn and mingle with them in the comfort of the warm China Cloud Studios environment. Hosted and curated by Dr. Azim Shariff and Jenn Bojm.
Doors open: 7:00 pm | Lecture starts: 7:30 pm
Featuring UBC Philosophy Professor Edward Slingerland
Dr. Edward Slingerland is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, where he also holds appointments in the Departments of Psychology and Asian Studies. He is also Director of the Database of Religious History (religiondatabase.org). In addition to a wide range of academic publications he has authored two books for general audiences, Trying Not to Try: Ancient China, Modern Science and the Power of Spontaneity (Random House 2014) and Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced and Stumbled Our Way to
Civilization (Little, Brown 2021).
About the Lecture
“Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization”
Drawing on evidence from archaeology, history, cognitive neuroscience, psychopharmacology, social psychology, literature, and genetics, this talk will argue that our taste for chemical intoxicants is not an evolutionary mistake, as we are so often told. In fact, intoxication helps solve a number of distinctively human challenges: enhancing creativity, alleviating stress, building trust, and pulling off the miracle of getting fiercely tribal primates to cooperate with strangers. We would not have civilization without (gentle) intoxication.
This event falls on Fathers Day! Bring your dad and join us for some good music, community togetherness, and a warm – in person – learning environment!
