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ZSL - Making good decisions: how humans and other animals deal with an uncertain world

Making good decisions: how humans and other animals deal with an uncertain world - a ZSL Science and Conservation Event.


The study of decisions is to ask how and why individuals decide to act in a certain way.

Biologists tend to focus on the why questions: for example, why does a bird looking for food choose to switch between different foraging patches and why does it spend as long as it does at each patch?

Psychologists tend focus their efforts on understanding how: what information does the bird use to decide when to leave and how does it get this information? Current research will be described with the aim of producing practical applications.

By taking an evolutionary perspective on decision-making can we help laypeople and professionals make better decisions? Can we better understand how our ‘old brains’—which evolved in a very different environment—respond to our new world? Can understanding the function of behaviour and the psychological mechanisms that underlie it help our conservation efforts?

Organised by Dr Andrew King, Institute of Zoology, ZSL.

This event in the 'Communicating Science' series will begin at 6.00pm (doors from 5.00pm) and talks are scheduled to finish at 7.30pm; admission is free and open to everyone (no advance booking or registration required). This event will be held in the ZSL Meeting Rooms and seats will be on a first-come, first-served basis. A dinner with the speakers will follow this event and places must be booked in advance. A dinner booking form will be provided from the ZSL website shortly; please download for further information.

ZSL Science and Conservation Events: An essential part of ZSL's work is to communicate relevant, high-quality zoological and conservation science. The integrated ZSL Science and Conservation Events programme includes Symposia, and the new 'Wildlife Conservation' and 'Communicating Science' series. Topics cover a wide variety of zoological and conservation themes, and international experts present and discuss their research

Further Information: please contact Joy Hayward, Scientific Meetings Coordinator, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London NW1 4RY.
Tel:+44 (0)20 7449 6227. Fax: +44 (0)20 7449 6411. E-mail: joy.hayward@zsl.org.


Speaker(s):

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Date and Time:

9 February 2010 at 6:00 pm

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

 

Venue:

The Meeting Rooms, London Zoo
Regent's Park (Outer Circle)
London
NW1 4RY
0207 449 6227
http://www.zsl.org/london-zoo/whats-on
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Organised by:

The Zoological Society of London
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Tickets:

Admission is free and everyone is welcome!

Available from:

There will be a 3-course dinner with the speakers following this 'Communicating Science' event. For further information or to book dinner places, please contact joy.hayward@zsl.org or call 020 7449 6227.

Additional Information:

If you would like to be added to our e-mailing list for future ZSL Science and Conservation Events, please contact joy.hayward@zsl.org

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