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We've tried to reduce the achievement gaps. We've tried to depolarize our economy and moderate the financial cycles. These and many <span style='color:black'>other public policy efforts have produced disappointing results. This is in part because the policies were based on a partial view of human nature and a simplistic view of human capital. Neuroscientific research over the past few years has pointed toward a richer view, one in which our emotions and unconscious play a far more important role in everyday decision-making. It is time to apply the findings of science to the world of policy, morality</span><span style='color:#0D0D0D'>, </span><span style='color:black'> and practice. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>David Brooks is a columnist for <i>The New York Times</i> and a commentator on <i>PBS NewsHour</i>. He has previously worked for the <i>Washington Times</i>, <i>The Wall Street Journal</i>, <i>The Weekly Standard</i>, <i>Newsweek</i>, <i>The Atlantic Monthly</i>, and <i>National Review</i>. He has authored numerous books of cultural and political commentary, the most recent of which, <i>The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement</i>, was published in March 2011.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This event is organized by the Program on Science, Technology, and Society, at the Harvard Kennedy School and co-sponsored by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Graduate School of Design, and the Harvard University Center for the Environment. For more information on Science, Technology, and Society events at Harvard University, please visit: <a href="http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/sts/">www.ksg.harvard.edu/sts/</a>. This lecture and discussion is free and open to the public.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lisa Matthews<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Events Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Harvard University Center for the Environment<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>24 Oxford Street<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cambridge, MA 02138<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:lisa_matthews@harvard.edu">lisa_matthews@harvard.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>p. 617-495-8883<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>f. 617-496-0425<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>