Tue 17 Nov · 6:30pm
Paddington Ale House · Mount Hawthorn
the neuroscience of novels and what they do to your empathy
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6.30pm Arrival & Doors Open
7pm Lecture Starts
7.45pm Q&A
8pm Talk Concludes
8.30pm Event Closes.
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Can Reading Fiction Make You a Better Human?
Reading fiction is one of the most powerful, and most underrated, tools we have for building empathy, understanding, antiracism, and acceptance. And it's not just a kids' issue: it’s easy to treat reading as something for children and a nice-to-have for adults.
Helen Adam’s research says that’s a mistake on both counts. Drawing on international fieldwork and the neuroscience of what reading fiction actually does to the brain — building empathy, rewiring bias, changing how we process other people's experience — Helen makes the case that what's on our shelves, at every age, is quietly shaping who we become and how we treat each other. It's not just a challenge for parents choosing bedtime stories.
It's a challenge for every adult who thinks they've already made up their mind about difference. Expect to leave this talk looking at your own reading habits — not…
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When is Can Reading Fiction Make You a Better Human??
Tue 17 Nov 2026, 6:30pm.
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Paddington Ale House, Mount Hawthorn, WA.
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