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October 26, 2023

FAN IN-PERSON: Basics with Babish: Recipes for Screwing Up, Trying Again, and Hitting It Out of the Park

No registration required In his wildly popular Basics with Babish series, YouTube star Andrew Rea, who has amassed millions of subscribers, attempts, often fails, but always teaches cooking techniques […]
October 26, 2023

FAN: Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream

Two decades into the twenty-first century, the stagnation of living standards has become the defining trend of American life. Life expectancy has declined, economic inequality has […]
October 26, 2023

FAN: Women In Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity

  Women working in the sciences face obstacles at virtually every step along their career paths. From subtle slights to blatant biases, deep systemic problems block […]
October 23, 2023

FAN – Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health

MITCH PRINSTEIN, PH.D., ABPP Chief Science Officer of the American Psychological Association and the John Van Seters Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North […]
September 25, 2023

FAN IN-PERSON EVENT: Michelle Icard

Speaker, author and educator Michelle Icard discusses her book Eight Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success with Chicago-based writer Heidi Stevens. Open Seating – […]
September 18, 2023

FAN: Failures of Forgiveness: What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better

  Advice | Behavior | Character | Civics | Culture | Empathy | Ethics | Grief | Inequality | Leadership | Mental Health | Morality | […]
September 11, 2023

Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal

Location: ON ZOOM Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT). BONUS BOOK GIVEAWAY! We are giving away copies of Punished for Dreaming to randomly selected Zoom attendees. Details […]
September 8, 2023

FAN: Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic and What We Can Do About It

In the ever more competitive race to secure the best possible future, today’s students face unprecedented pressure to succeed. They jam-pack their schedules with AP classes, […]
September 8, 2023

FAN: Random Acts of Medicine

Why do kids born in the summer get diagnosed more often with ADHD and the flu? How are marathons harmful to your health, even when you’re […]
May 16, 2023

FAN- Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most

BONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: Attendees who purchase a copy of Anatomy of a Breakthrough from FAN’s partner bookseller The Book Stall are invited to attend an AFTER-HOURS event hosted by […]
May 9, 2023

FAN- Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today

BONUS AFTER-HOURS EVENT: Attendees who purchase a copy of Your Future Self from FAN’s partner bookseller The Book Stall are invited to attend an AFTER-HOURS event hosted by Hershfield […]
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