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Tue 18

April 18, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

Dinner at the Square: Collective Illusions w/ Todd Rose

The Village Square

Location: In Person

211 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL, 32301

Our current divisions—one American from another—are deep and wide. What if we are profoundly and completely wrong about each other?

About this event:

Join us for the second dinner in our 2022-23 Dinner at the Square season:
Collective Illusions with Dr. Todd Rose
WE ARE WRONG ABOUT EACH OTHER.

At the core of the deep societal divisions we navigate every day is an assumption that we share little with “those people” with whom we share a country—a belief that leaves us on dangerous ground as a nation. But author and entrepreneur Dr. Todd Rose says we’ve got that all wrong. According to Dr. Rose, not only do we agree more often than we think but we’re making terrible assumptions about what the people on our own side of the aisle think—then acting on those incorrect assumptions in a way that accelerates the divisions. Born of our highly social nature and hardwiring in our DNA, we so desperately want to protect our status and reputation inside our groups so we conform with what we think our group thinks—finding ourselves inside a “collective illusion” that is not only destabilizing society, it’s making us personally miserable.

Dr. Rose offers his compelling and revelatory insights about human forces that are far too easily ignored in his most recent book “Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions.” We think his work is just so important that we’re delighted to bring him to Tallahassee to meet you (and we’ll be hosting book clubs to dive into “Collective Illusions” through the year). We don’t think you’ll ever see the world quite the same way again (trust us, that’ll be a good thing).

Todd Rose is the co-founder and president of Populace, a think tank committed to ensuring that all people have the opportunity to pursue fulfilling lives in a thriving society. Prior to Populace, he was a faculty member at Harvard University where he founded the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality and directed the Mind, Brain, and Education program. Todd is the best selling author of Collective Illusions, Dark Horse, and The End of Average.

*** Note that you can pay by check (ticket price only, no system processing fee) by emailing tickets@villagesquare.us to reserve your ticket(s), and then simply MAIL YOUR CHECK to: The Village Square, PO Box 10352, Tallahassee FL 32302.

Dinner Menu provided by Lively Cafe:

Chicken Parmesan
Vegetarian option: Portabella Parmesan
Pasta with marinara sauce
Green beans and Caesar salad
Rolls and butter
Iced tea, lemonade, coffee
For dessert: Kahlua Brownies + Almond Shortbread Bars

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