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! ...
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...
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...
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...
Reprinted below is my Psychology Today column, "Danger! A Frightening New Mental Illness." A friend from South Africa contacted me today to see if I had read the article about a new diagnosis, sluggish cognitive tempo. I hadn’t. My first thought was that she must be referring to some parody of...
Earlier this evening I completed a six-day residency period of The International Class of the East Side Institute. It was an intense period of conversation on all manner of psychological, phiosophical, political, cultural and completely mundane matters. The 9 current members of this year's hail from 5 countries—Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands,...
I'm excited to share a new project of mine. I'm series editor for a new collection of books for Palgrave Macmillan on the topic of Play, Performance, Learning and Development. Over the next three years (and maybe beyond) researchers and practitioners will have a multi-disciplinary "home" to publish their work...
[caption id="attachment_2074" align="aligncenter" width="478"] New Book and Coffee Cup[/caption] I was so pleased to see this new book in the mail yesterday that I took a photo of it. Performance Studies in Motion originated in a 2010 conference at the University of Haifa: RS and PS: Richard Schechner and Performance Studies....
I'll be playing "Development Tour Guide" once again this coming May 16-18 as I lead another Discover Development NYC weekend. It's a unique small-group experience in seeing and making culture in one of the world's most vibrant cities. Contact Melissa Meyer at mmeyer@eastsideinstitute.org if you're interested. Click here for more information. ...
Announcing TEDxNavesink PLAY I'm happy to say that I'll be there in Red Bank NJ on May 10 2014. for this unique event on the subject of PLAY. I'll be one of two dozen presenters (list in formation). I titled my talk, "Unveiling the Mystery of How Play Helps Us to Grow at...