Exploring the Mind: Community Talks by U-M Psychology Faculty is a lecture series held in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library (AADL).

Talks for Fall 2026 will be held in-person at AADL's downtown branch. Flyers for each talk, including abstracts and speaker bios, will be sent to the department and our Community Talks mailing list. Most presentations will also be recorded and made available here for later viewing online.

September 9 @ 6pm

Dr. David Dunning
Mary Ann and Charles R. Walgreen, Jr., Professor of the Study of Human Understanding; Professor of Psychology

Who Do You Trust? Trust at the Personal, Community, and Society Level

October 5 @ 6pm

Dr. Sheryl Olson
Associate Professor of Psychology; Research Associate Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

Growing Up Has Changed: How the Path to Adulthood Has Shifted Across Generations

November 2 @ 6pm

Dr. Kent Berridge
James Olds Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience

Pleasure, Desire, and Addiction in the Brain