GCPH Seminar Series 5: Maureen O'Hara PhD - We've got the future in our hands: Are we up to it?

We’ve got the future in our hands: Are we up to it?

There is mounting evidence that the demands of everyday life in these complex
and uncertain times is presenting humanity with both a threat to survival and also
an opportunity for evolutionary transformation.

Is humanity being pushed beyond our limits to cope or are we instead on the cusp
of a breakthrough in consciousness on a global scale?

Is the rising tide of mental anguish—anxiety, depression, suicide, addiction and
violence – a sign that we are being overtaken by our powerful times?

Or is the newly enlivened participatory impulse that swept a young African
American man into the White House an indication that we are growing up and
developing expanded psychological capacities, new forms of thinking and social
innovation.

In this lecture psychologist Maureen O'Hara will take a fresh look at the
challenges of the globalising 21st century. She will suggest that if we understand
what is happening from an evolutionary perspective, we may be able to learn our
way into a more humane future.