JACKSON Wyo. — A new series at the Center will feature thought-provoking speakers this fall and winter.
The inaugural Brainstorm Speaker Series is the result of a collaboration among the Teton County Library, the Jackson Hole News&Guide and Center for the Arts. All events will be free.
Animal behavior and autism expert Temple Grandin will kick things off with a program on Sept. 7 titled “Great Minds Are Not All the Same.” Journalist Jesse Eisinger, “Hidden Brain” podcast host Shankar Vedantam and science writer Ed Yong are also slated to speak.
Live Spanish translation will be available for Grandin’s talk. Her presentation will be livestreamed, and other talks in the series will also be made available via livestream when possible.
Tickets will be available at the Center Box Office beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 18. Email tickets@jhcenterforthearts.org or call 307-733-4900 for more ticketing information.
See the series’ full schedule below:
- Thursday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m.
Temple Grandin, animal behavior and autism expert, author, academic, speaker.
“Great Minds Are Not All the Same.” - Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m.
Jesse Eisinger, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, ProPublica senior reporter.
“The Fight to Tax the Rich and Why it Matters for Our Democracy.” - Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, at 7 p.m.
Shankar Vedantam, science journalist, writer and host of “Hidden Brain”
“An Evening with Shankar Vedantam and our Hidden Brains” - Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 7 p.m.
Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist, The Atlantic
“The Amazing Nature of Animal Senses”
