ctrl.altered.mind

At the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival, New York Times columnist David Brooks discussed what scientists are learning about the human mind - and what that means for both our lives and our public policy.

Brooks is featured regularly on NPR’s All Things Considered, on topics encircling politics and culture. In this 2010 talk at the Aspen Ideas Festival, he departs into the realm of science of the mind, and presents several illustrative examples of the immense influence subconscious behavioral targeting can have on the human mind.

I listened to part of his talk on my drive home from work today. I was moved by his eloquent construction of the resilient life story of a Mexican-Chinese girl (a fictional account, I believe), who overcomes the adversity of growing up in a troubled household to create opportunities for herself.

Link to Audio (54 mins)