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CARING, CONNECTION & WELLBEING:
How to Become a Hopeful Skeptic – Regaining Trust and Empathy in a Cynical World
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Jamil Zaki
Wednesday, Dec 4; 7:00-8:15pm PT (In-Person)
Spieker Center
Menlo School, Atherton
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​​​​​​​​​​Our modern lives are filled with contradictions and worrisome trends, and our ability to empathize with and trust people outside our immediate circle seems to be lessening by the day. Luckily there are researchers and thinkers like Dr Jamil Zaki, Stanford professor and author of Hope for Cynics, who studies compassion and kindness - come hear the science and anecdotes behind Dr. Zaki's message that swapping "hopeful skepticism" for destructive cynicism can help us create the world we want to live in.
FREE for member school parents and educators.
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The Common Ground Speaker Series presents distinguished speakers in education, parenting and health at venues across the San Francisco Peninsula. Our 2024-2025 Series will be a hybrid season with some events online and some in person. Parents, faculty and staff at our member schools attend the Common Ground online events free of charge. Faculty and educators from non-member schools are also invited to attend free of charge. Guests from non-member schools and the general community are welcome to register and attend virtual live stream events for a non-refundable $10 fee. Registration closes two hours before the start of each event or when maximum registration is reached.
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