Mind the Gap: Masks, Goggles, and the Search for Authenticity

Dive into how we perceive the world and each other!

This session of the Exploratorium Philosophy Salon—Mind the Gap: Masks, Goggles, and the Search for Authenticity—invites you to join the discussion in exploring how we perceive the world and one another. Together, we’ll reflect on the “masks” and filters—perceptual, linguistic, cognitive, and literal—that shape our understanding. When do these lenses help us connect more deeply, and when do they get in the way? Bring your own questions and observations as we explore authentic connection and imagine a future that brings us closer to each other and to reality.

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(All Ages)

Join The Paradox Lab On the gallery floor to explore questions about AI:

• Is AI dumber than a cat?

• Are video games like dreams for a computer?

• What would it take for a machine’s words to be meaningful to the machine?

• What would it take for a machine to genuinely see red?

• When should we trust AI?

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(All Ages)

Join The Paradox Lab On the gallery floor to explore questions about AI:

• Is AI dumber than a cat?

• Are video games like dreams for a computer?

• What would it take for a machine’s words to be meaningful to the machine?

• What would it take for a machine to genuinely see red?

• When should we trust AI?

Details Here

(Ages 18+)

Join The Paradox Lab On the gallery floor to explore questions about AI:

• Is AI dumber than a cat?

• Are video games like dreams for a computer?

• What would it take for a machine’s words to be meaningful to the machine?

• What would it take for a machine to genuinely see red?

• When should we trust AI?

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Fundraiser for the Paradox Lab: Celebration of Mind Halloween party. Come in a mind-blowing costume and enjoy puzzles, illusions, magic, art, and booze, and more. 

More info at:  http://www.celebrationofmind.org/events/sensory-tricks-and-science-treats

$5 Entrance fee

Have you ever wondered if colors look the same to others as they do to you, or if robots could ever feel love, or if the world 'out there' is at all the way you experience it in your mind, 'in here'? Come explore these questions and more with playful, interactive exhibits and discussions. Kids of all ages are welcome (including grown-up ones)! This event is an introduction to The Paradox Lab.

$5 entrance fee

Limit 60 guests

Children under 13 years old must be accompanied by an adult