We've assembled a great slate of invited speakers from the cognitive sciences and the humanities, and registration is free. Please come, and please also tell friends and colleagues who might be interested. For the list of speakers and further details, see https://sites.brown.edu/hope-and-optimism-conference (we'll keep adding info as the date gets closer and more participants are confirmed).
Submit a flash talk!
There is an open call for brief flash talks (particularly from grad students and other early-career researchers, but all are welcome) on any work related to hope or optimism, broadly construed, to be presented in person at the conference. The deadline for flash talk submissions is October 1, 2026. See more info on the website or go directly to the submission form here.
Please email hopeandoptimismconf@brown.edu with any questions. Hope to see you there.
Sponsored by The Allen D. Kohl Fund in Judaic Studies, The C. V. Starr Foundation Lectureships Fund, and by the Humanities Initiative Programming Fund.