A collection of Dr. Barrett’s lectures and various media publications.
Featured Resource | Does My Brain Fit with the World Around Me? An Evolutionary Psychological Perspective
In March 2024, Dr. Barrett was a lecturer for the the James Gregory Lectures at University of St. Andrews and at University of Edinburgh. Human flourishing has many factors, chief among them being our brain’s ability to understand and function in the world around us. Bringing an evolutionary perspective to this topic, Dr. Barrett expertly unpacks this cerebral situation.
Featured Resource | Curb Your Technological Enthusiasm: When Should We Be Tech-Prudent?
Also in March 2024, Dr. Barrett delivered the Riddell Memorial Lectures Newcastle University. In Justin’s two-part lecture series he explored the theme of “Curb Your Technological Enthusiasm: When Should We Be Tech-Prudent?” The first of the two lectures is “What Makes Cultural Innovations Attractive?” and the second is “From AI to Social Media.”
Featured Resource | Bringing Technology to Mind: Cognitive Naturalness and Technological Enthusiasm
In honor of Dr. Robert McCauley retiring, Dr. Barrett gave a lecture at Emory College’s Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture. Sometimes new technologies spread before society has had sufficient time to evaluate them. Dr. Barrett hopes we can make better decisions about technology in order to avoid unintended negative consequences. But is it even possible?
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More from Justin Barrett:
- TEDS’ Henry Center Symposia| Evolutionary Theology? Human Thriving with a Stone-aged Mind
- TheoPsych Seminar Introduction | “What is Psychology and When Should You Use It? An Introduction for Theologians.” This video is also the introductory lesson in our TheoPsych Academy classes.
- The Veritas Forum | Faculty Roundtable discussing “God and the Human Mind.” Dig deeper into this topic via resources on this page.
- UCCF: The Christian unions | Addressing undergrad science students in the UK, Justin addresses the question, “Is my faith just a by-product of evolution?”
- Vatican Conference 2021 | A panel on The Relationship Between Mind, Body and Soul
- The University of Auckland | An interview on the development and content of the psychological and experimental study of religion for a university class
