Past Events
Uncertain in Ann Arbor
September 11th, 2024
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Ann Arbor District Library - Downtown
343 S. Fifth Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Why does a restful pause seed deep insight and learning? How can unsureness help us stand up for what's right while also begin to heal the divisions of our day? How does ambivalence make leaders more resourceful? Join Maggie Jackson at the beautiful downtown Ann Arbor District Library for a deep dive into the neural workings of uncertainty and the new scientific discoveries revealing the wisdom of this long-misunderstood state of mind.There will be an interactive book talk as well as signings for both Uncertain and Distracted.
Summer Speaker Series - Acoaxet Club
July 30th, 2024
4:30 - 6:00 pm
152 Howland Rd,
Westport, MA
In this event open to all, Maggie brings Uncertain to the summer Speaker Series of the venerable Acoaxet Club on the Atlantic shore. She will discuss the critical role that our uncertainty plays in curiosity, resilience, creativity, and adaptability – the cognitive skills we need most in an era of rising unknowns. Maggie will share cutting-edge science, practical strategies, a few of her reporting adventures, and secrets to flourishing in a time of flux. Come prepared to learn, question, and ponder the gifts of being unsure! Refreshments available for purchase, and books will be sold courtesy of Partner’s General Store.
Open to all and no reservations required. For more information, contact the Club.
Book Love Presents: A Talk and Reading with the Author of Uncertain
July 18th, 2024
6:00 - 7:30 pm
7 Village Green South
Plymouth, MA
Join Maggie for a summertime dive into Uncertain at Book Love, a store with heart and spunk by the Massachusetts shore. In a year fraught with precarity in geopolitics, climate and health, Maggie's timely and popular scientific adventure tale explains why we should paradoxically seek not-knowing and unsureness in times of flux. Book Love started life in a shipping container and is now a spacious, light-filled treasure trove of books and more, set in The Pinehills community of Plymouth, just a few miles from Cape Cod Bay.
The Wisdom of Uncertainty: Launching a Non-Fiction Reading Series
May 29th, 2024
7:00 - 8:00 pm
Serendipity Books
108 E. Middle Street
Chelsea, MI
How can we skillfully contend with the unknown and the unsureness it sparks?
How can we cultivate the wisdom of uncertainty - and not appear weak? Why is not-knowing an unsung antidote to polarization? On the next leg of the popular "Uncertain Tour," Maggie will be the inaugural author in a new series of non-fiction talks at Serendipity Books in beautiful book-loving Chelsea, Michigan.
Free, with books available for purchase and signing.