Keynote Speaker, Tuesday, March 27th

Joseph Hallinan

Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist, Author of Why We Make Mistakes

We often don't see what's right in front of us. We forget things in seconds. Quickly recognize patterns--but overlook important details. And most of us are pretty sure we're way above average. Humans, by design, are prone to error. Thankfully, there's Joe Hallinan, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who has written Why We Make Mistakes, a helpful and lively book that explores our imperfections, and how to overcome them.

In pursuit of the errors that we make, Hallinan's book delves into psychology, neuroscience, economics, consumer behavior, financial strategy and more. Hallinan covered many of these topics in his days as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and The Indianapolis Star, where he won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. Before that, he was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard, and was a visiting professor at Vanderbilt University. His previous book, Going Up the River: Travels in Prison Nation, was a New York Times Notable Book and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year.