{"613712":{"#nid":"613712","#data":{"type":"event","title":"\u0022My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life \u0026 Science of Dr. Marian Diamond\u0022","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/500womenscientists.org\/\u0022 id=\u0022LPlnk698668\u0022\u003E500 Women Scientists\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is hosting a\u0026nbsp;film screening of\u0026nbsp;the award-winning documentary film\u0026nbsp;\u0026quot;My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life \u0026amp; Science of Dr. Marian Diamond\u0026quot; (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/vimeo.com\/20125847\u0022 id=\u0022LPlnk819438\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EView the trailer here\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPart biography, part scientific adventure story, and part inspirational tale, this film details a story of a female neuroscientist who lived joyously at the forefront of scientific exploration and education, finding and sharing fact-based good news about the brain.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe screening will be followed by a discussion featuring two local faculty in neuroscience,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/neuroscience.gsu.edu\/profile\/marise-parent\/\u0022 id=\u0022LPlnk148444\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMarise Parent\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Professor \u0026amp; Associate Director of the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State University) and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.psychology.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/335\u0022 id=\u0022LPlnk336921\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAudrey Duarte\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Associate Professor in Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology). They\u0026nbsp;will discuss Dr. Diamond\u0026#39;s impact on the field, as well as the science of learning, memory, and neuroplasticity.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis screening is a fundraiser for our 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, 500 Women Scientists. They suggest a \u003Cstrong\u003Edonation of $10-15,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ewhich will directly benefit outreach events hosted by the Atlanta 500WS pod and will help make science open, inclusive and accessible. All donations are tax deductible.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERegister via \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/my-love-affair-with-the-brain-documentary-film-screening-discussion-tickets-52105503965?fbclid=IwAR30QRKYh62UaevZkEn-uy2tIJJvPUi-AUW1lMDlraCRt-DzomLq9ymekUw\u0022 id=\u0022LPlnk245597\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEventbrite\u003C\/a\u003E, or RSVP through \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/421165051752450\/\u0022\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMore about the film:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;My Love Affair with the Brain\u0026quot; is an award-winning PBS documentary that brings the viewer right into the heart of science and into a deeper understanding of\u0026nbsp;your own brain.\u0026nbsp; Critically acclaimed, extensively tested for educational use from 5th grade thru Nobel Prize winners, this film is an intimate and inspirational portrait of one of the founders of modern neuroscience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrepare to be smitten. Experience for yourself why Dr. Marian Diamond described her 60-year career researching the human brain as \u0026ldquo;pure joy.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is no exaggeration to say that Dr. Diamond changed science and society in dramatic ways over the course of her career. Her groundbreaking work is all the more remarkable as it began when so few women entered science at all. Shouted at from the back of the conference hall by noteworthy male academics as she presented her research, and disparaged in the scientific journals of a more conservative era, Dr. Diamond simply did the work and followed where her curiosity led her, bringing about a worldwide paradigm shift or two in the process. 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