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"Morsi has to realize for the sake of Egypt’s future that his own brain function is being distorted by the very measures he is introducing to impose “order” on the “mess” of democracy.   Professor Ian Robertson, holder of the Chair in Psychology at Trinity College Dublin In 'Where the Brain and Society Meet', 28 November 2012. Whatever you think of the current standoff between President Barak Obama and t...

"Human intelligence is made up of four different mental systems. None is infallible. You need a "jazz quartet of them" or the decision-making process can become unreliable and potentially dangerous.  

As reported by Philippa Roxby, Health Reporter, BBC News, 06 October 2012.

Further background to Hubris Syndrome and the Daedalus Trust, and the need for more research in the area. "We’ve now got acquired personality disorders. The question is can it affect prestigious leaders? And the answer is yes.” Lord David Owen, former Minister of Health and Foreign Secretary. Author of The Hubris Syndrome and Trustee, the Daedalus Trust. Speaking at the launch of the report “Did Anyone Learn Anything From Eq...

"No one would deny that chief executives have egos. In many, it is restrained and agreeable. In others, I see hubris. Self doubt, self criticism and open-mindedness don’t much feature.   Opinion: Chris Wiscarson, chief executive of Equitable Life. MailOnline, 23 September 2012 No one would deny that chief executives have egos. In many, it is restrained and agreeable. In others, I see hubris. Self doubt, self cr...

"Practical measures to fight hubris should focus on fostering self-doubt. Public intellectuals could better acknowledge that science is a ‘knowing ignorance’ - a ‘philosophical faith’ is one in which one knows one’s faith could be wrong.   Summary of conference presentation by Professor Nassir Ghaemi Director Mood Disorders Programme and Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University, USA The powers of leaders have be...

Ward, Dr Jamie: “Powerpoint of Dr Ward’s presentation to our 2012 Conference.

Dr Jamie Ward , University of Sussex.

The social brain: neuroscience perspectives on empathy, trust and cooperation. Download: The Social Brain

"...presents hubris as a disorder of intelligence and, more specifically as a particular form of stupidity, representing a breakdown in what are normally regarded as self-regulating systems   Professor Guy Claxton Professor of Learning Sciences and Co-Director, Centre for Real World Learning, University of Winchester Professor Claxton presented hubris as a disorder of intelligence and, more specifically as a parti...

"The transition from intoxication to addiction is associated with a preoccupation with the negative effects of withdrawal from the source of addiction (as opposed to the satisfaction of a perceived need that it was originally felt to provide). Professor Paul Fletcher Bernard Wolfe Professor of Health Neuroscience, University of Cambridge Download notes of Professor Fletcher's address here: Read more

The rules to which central bankers worked enabled them to be very confident (Alan Greenspan brushed his critics away) and to ignore the wider context (of system stability)   Ms Gillian Tett US Managing Editor and Assistant Editor, The Financial Times Read Ms Tett's notes (and the Discussion of the session in which they appeared) below, or download them here: Read more

"Rather than stigmatise those with mental health problems, we need to challenge discrimination and explore the positive aspects of mental illness....those with depression tend to be more realistic and more empathic than normal, mentally healthy people   Professor Nassi Ghaemi, Director Mood Disorders Programme and Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University, USA Click on the link below for a brief video clip Yo...