Dr. Julia Mossbridge "Working with taboo and fear: What does cognitive neuroscience teach us?"

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Title: "Working with taboo and fear: What

does cognitive neuroscience teach us?"

Abstract: Taboo and fear around UAP

research define rate and type of progress in

the field. In this examination of the

psychological-social-emotional aspects of

the field, Julia will draw on insights from

cognitive neuroscience to inform methods

of managing this taboo and fear, discussing

the neuroscience of suffering vs. pain,

motivational circuits, left vs. right and shortvs. long-term thinking processes and how

these affect progress in the field. The aim of

the talk will be to inform us all about how to

become more effective advocates for

responsible and rigorous UAP research in

public and private programs.

Bio: Since 2006, Dr. Mossbridge has been

leading transformative science, tech, and

education efforts for organizations that aim

to positively disrupt existing practice moving

toward a more inclusive, thriving future for

all. Julia is a bold, empathic, and well-spoken

authority in “edge sciences” – early-stage

research where it can be difficult for

anyone, especially women, to excel. Julia is

also a beloved founder best known for her

compassionate and demonstrative

leadership. Dr. Mossbridge’s most recent

relevant projects include: Creating a Socratic

GPT to guide intelligence analysts through

critical thinking and intuition-inspiring

question trains, leading a diverse team of

technologists and designers to create a

scalable, self-guided digital “time travel

narrative tool” that increases overall

wellbeing – especially among people who

had traumatic childhoods, conceiving and

co-organizing a conference at University of

San Diego hosting 30 prominent physicists

from around the world to brainstorm

technology that can meet the growing need

for better foresight, and leading an

international group of AI developers and

roboticists toward creating an

unconditionally loving robot who actually

reduced anger and cognitive load in the

humans with whom she interacted. She is an

affiliate professor in the Dept. of Biophysics

and Physics at University of San Diego, a

senior consultant with Tangible IQ, the cofounder and board chair of TILT: The

Institute for Love and Time, the founder of

Mossbridge Institute and an author and coauthor of multiple books and scientific

articles related to artificial intelligence, time

travel and unconditional love. Her post-doc

is in cognitive neuroscience (Northwestern

U), her PhD is in Communication Sciences

and Disorders (Northwestern U), her MA is

in Neuroscience (UC San Francisco), and she

was awarded her BA in Neuroscience with

highest honors (Oberlin College).