The Mind's Little Tricks & What Shapes How We Think

About

Talks on Tuesdays is a live event series bringing big ideas, real experts, and curious minds together - at your favourite local venues. Think thought-provoking lectures, audience questions, and post-talk mingling over drinks and dinner.

This isn’t a uni lecture. It’s a social, intelligent night out.Come alone or with friends, leave with something to talk about.

Event Schedule:

6.30pm Arrival & Doors Open

7pm Lecture Starts

7.45pm Q&A

8pm Talk Concludes

8.30pm Event Closes.

*Please arrive close to 6.30pm

A La Carte menu and full bar available throughout the night - pay as you go.

Your Topic:

The Mind's Little Tricks & What Shapes How We Think
The answer often lies in cognitive biases: the mental shortcuts and habits that shape how we think. In this public lecture, we'll explore some of the most influential biases affecting human decision-making, from confirmation bias and social norms to nudges, declinism, and the gambler's fallacy. Underpinned by social psychology and behavioural science, you'll discover how these biases influence your own choices and learn why understanding them can help us make better decisions.

Your Speaker:

Dr. Brianna Le Busque is a senior lecturer at Adelaide University. She is an environmental psychology scientist and marine social scientist, who studies the most complicated species on the planet: humans. Her work sits at the intersection of people and the environment, applying her psychology and behavioural science experience to conservation.