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European Researchers’ Night
September 19, 2019 | 17:00-21:00 | Lorry I. Lokey City Campus -Downtown Haifa
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Lectures 19:00 - 21:00

Ideas Come True: Haifa Multiversity

Community and Academia Meet in Downtown Haifa

The University of Haifa is pleased to invite you to the European Researchers’ Night.  This year, the event will take the format of “Science at the Bar”.  Come hear fascinating presentations on contemporary topics by our award-wining faculty members.

The talks are being hosted at locations around the Lorry I. Lokey City Campus, innovation and high-tech centers and pubs.

The talks will be held simultaneously and are open to the general public.

Doors Open at 19:00 | Lectures Begin at 19:30

Free Admission. Seating will be on a first come first served basis. 

 

Dr. Uri Hertz – "Happiness, Surprises and Gambling"

Place: MDGo, Derech Ha'atzmaut 41, Haifa

Department: Cognitive Sciences

lottoWhat affects our mood and happiness? Constant variables such as social status, income level and family condition can affect our overall state of happiness, but cannot explain transient fluctuations in mood. In this talk I will discuss the link between mood and surprises - an unexpected email from an old friend, winning or losing a sum of money - and the brain mechanisms encoding such surprises. Do lab based results reflect in real world decisions? Analysis of Lottery gambling patterns in the US reveals a similar effect of surprises - people were more likely to increase their gambling rates during unseasonable warm spell during winter, but not during expected nice weather. Understanding the effect of surprises can help us make better decisions, increase the effect of good surprises on mood and decrease the effect of bad surprises.

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