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SEAL XIV Conference – April 5-6, 2013
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Philadelphia, PA

We are very proud to announce that the SEAL XIV Scholarship Conference, which begins on April 5th at 8:00 a.m. and ends on April 6th at 3:30 p.m., will be co-hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the University of Pennsylvania Center for Neuroscience and Society.

The program, which can be viewed here [link], will include, among other things:

Evening Keynote Presentation by Geoffrey Miller:

(Henry Kaufmann Visiting Professor of Business, NYU Stern School of Business, and Associate Professor of Psychology, University of New Mexico)

 

Lunchtime Keynote Presentation by David Sloan Wilson

(Distinguished Professor of Biology and Anthropology, SUNY Binghamton University)

Title: Catalyzing Acceptance of Evolution as a General Theoretical Framework for Economics, Business, and Law

 

Formal Paper Sessions on the Following Topics:

  • Neuroscience and the Law: Opportunities and Critical Appraisals
  • Neuroscience, Punishment and Lie Detection
  • Evolution of Morality, Law and Reason
  • Evolving Scientific Understandings of Human Nature
  • Evolutionary Psychology, Markets and Market Regulation

 

Special Panel Presentation on Hot Topics and Emerging Trends by the Following Discussants:

  • David Sloan Wilson: Multi-Level Selection
  • Owen Jones: Neuroscience and the Law
  • Robert Kurzban: Evolution of Morality
  • Robin Bradley Kar: Genetics and Reconstruction of Human Prehistory

 

This promises to be a very exciting conference.  Please follow the links at the top of the page for additional information or to register for the conference.