Ever wondered why you remember some things, but forget others? Join us as we explore how Instagram, Facebook and other media affect your real life memories...

New Horizons: Remembering Relationships Big Thinking with UTS

Location:

Level 6 Terrace Entrance (Circular Quay West Side)
2000 NSW
Australia

Remembering relationships

Featuring

Dr Honni van Rijswijk

Dr. Honni van Rijswijk

Dr Honni van Rijswijk is a graduate of Sydney Law School and received her PhD from the University of Washington.

Prof Elise van den Hoven

Prof Elise van den Hoven

Professor, University of Technology Sydney

Elise van den Hoven is professor in the School of Software, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) at The University of Technology Sydney and part-time associate professor in the Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology.

Prof Laurie Miller

Prof Laurie Miller

Neuropsychologist

Laurie Miller is a Neuropsychologist whose research focuses on the effects of focal brain lesions on cognition in general and retrograde memory in particular.

Daniel Orth

Daniel Orth

PhD Student in Product Design

Daniel Orth is a PhD student from the University of Technology Sydney and focuses on Product Design. He has been investigating how designers can create objects that people cherish as part of the Materialising Memories research lab.

Access and Inclusion

  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.

Event Details

Ever wondered why you remember some things, but forget others? Join us as we explore how Instagram, Facebook and other media affect your real life memories, and the ones you choose to share online. We’ll delve into how memories are formed and stored in our brains, how they help to create our sense of self and the impact they have on relationships. We’ll also look at why we begin to forget and how materialising our memories in physical objects can create meaningful remembering.

Hear from Professor Elise van den Hoven from University of Technology Sydney on her Materialising Memories research program along with neuropsychologist Dr Laurie Miller from University of Sydney and memory object creator Daniel Orth from UTS to ponder memory, love and how objects can help us harness the power of our memory.

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Access and Inclusion

  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.