28 May New Institute Website
The East Side Institute has a newly designed website—easier to navigate, update and interact with. Check it out! ...
Author: loisholzman
28 May Duck-Rabbit and Dog
What do you see above? A duck? A rabbit? In his book Philosophical Investigations, Wittgenstein presents us with this "ambiguous figure" of a duck-rabbit to show us how how perception is not reducible to the mechanism of the eye and optic nerve. (Most people see either a head of a duck...
21 May One on One…with Me
Appearing in the May issue of The Psychologist, published by the British Psychological Society...
21 May A Symposium and Workshop Like No Other—Discover Development NYC
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I spent the weekend with nine terrific people discovering and creating development. The occasion was the spring Discover Development-NYC, a twice-a-year three day adventure that I have the privilege of leading thanks to the East Side Institute. People come together and immerse themselves in developmental activities of the Institute, the...
19 May A Look at Reader Poll Results
May 19, 2014 Along with comment sections of each chapter, The Overwight Brain Reader Polls give you a chance to participate in the activity of creating this book. They also give me some idea of who you—the readers—are and what you think. I deeply appreciate your participation! By far the most popular...
14 May What Psychology COULD Look Like
Fresh from TEDxNavesink in NJ, I'll be heading to Belgrade Serbia VIA SKYPE on Friday, May 30 to speak at the conference of the Serbian Psychological Society. My topic is What Psychology’s Future Could Look Like. Thanks to the University of Belgrade's Bojana Skorc and Tamara Dzamonja for the opportunity! ...
07 May What Does It Mean To Be Alive?
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That's the title TEDxNavesink gave to an item on their blog that that features me—I like it! I've enjoyed and hated (sometimes in the same moment) preparing my talk for its performance this Saturday May 10 in Red Bank NJ. I'm excited to do it and to meet all the...
17 Apr Some Gems from Wittgenstein
In my latest The Overweight Brain poll, read some great Wittgenstein quotes and choose your favorites! Here are the quotes. (To vote, go to the Reader Poll slider on the home page, click on it and scroll down to the poll.) “The atmosphere surrounding this problem is terrible. Dense clouds of language...
17 Apr Border Dancing with Stan Krippner
On April 16, "Making a Conceptual Revolution—A Conversation Series with Lois Holzman" featured psychologist Stanley Krippner, a leading expert on altered states of consciousness, dreaming, psychic phenomena, psychedelics, posttraumatic stress disorder, hypnosis, anomalous experiences, indigenous healing, and shamanism. A long-time friend of mine and the East Side Institute, which sponsors the...
16 Apr TEDxNavesink to Feature a Day of/on Play
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I’m pleased to be among one of two dozen presenters at TEDxNavesink: Play— on Saturday May 10th, at the Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey. The all day event will educate and entertain on the many ways that play is a positive force in our lives. Here’s a preview of...