Ethan Kross (Professor | University of Michigan)

Chatter | The Voice in our Head, Why it Matters, and How to Harness it

March 18th, 4-5 pm EST

When we talk to ourselves, we often hope to tap into our inner coach but find our inner critic instead. Acclaimed psychologist Ethan Kross will talk about the silent conversations we have with ourselves. Interweaving groundbreaking behavioral and brain research from his own lab with real-world case studies, Kross will explain how these conversations shape our lives, work, and relationships. Giving in to negative and disorienting self-talk—what Ethan calls “chatter”—can tank our health, sink our moods, strain our social connections, and cause us to fold under pressure.

Bio

Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. A best-selling author and award-winning professor in the University of Michigan’s top-ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he is the director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory.

Ethan has participated in policy discussion at the White House and has been interviewed about his research on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper Full Circle, and NPR’s Morning Edition. His research has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The New England Journal of Medicine, and Science.

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Sponsors:

Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Association, NE

Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Association

Harvard Club of Merrimack Valley