Impossibly Perfect: The Pressures to Become Better Humans

Presentation | November 4 | 6-8:30 p.m. |  Le Meridian

Location: 333 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Speakers: Stephen Hinshaw, Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley; Charis Thompson, Gender & Women's Studies and the Co-Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Center at UC Berkeley

Sponsor: Discover Cal - University Relations

Will stem cell therapies someday be used to bioengineer “designer” babies? And what’s happening to teen girls who face a “triple bind” to be caring, competitive, and flawless?

Hear two provocative viewpoints — one rooted in the ethics of reproductive technologies, the other in psychology — that explore culture’s immense pressures in shaping who we are and pushing us toward perfection.

Registration: $20 in advance,  $25 at the door

Registration info: Register online, or by calling 888.UNIV.CAL (888.864.8225).

Event Contact: 888.864.8225