BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//YP Speakers Series - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ypspeakersseries.yorkminsterpark.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for YP Speakers Series
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Toronto
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261016T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261016T190000
DTSTAMP:20261013T142241Z
CREATED:20261005T164711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261013T142241Z
UID:2677-1792177200-1792177200@ypspeakersseries.yorkminsterpark.com
SUMMARY:The Explorer’s Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges\,  New Flavours\, and the Blank Spots on the Map
DESCRIPTION:Donations at the door or when you watch online are voluntary and only partially cover program costs. If you agree that continuing education is worth the investment\, we’d love to hear from you.\n			\n				DONATE NOW\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				A new browser tab will open the Yorkminster Park Canada Helps donation page\, please select YP Speakers Series from the dropdown menu.\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Why is it that we’re sometimes drawn to the blank spots on the map—or\, more prosaically\, to ordering unfamiliar dishes at a restaurant? In this talk\, journalist Alex Hutchinson will dig into the ancient patterns of human migration and modern theories of neuroscience that explain the itch to discover new things\, expressed not just on the slopes of Everest but in the ways we work\, play\, and live. New evidence also suggests that having an exploratory mindset has a powerful impact on brain health. To navigate what scientists call the explore-exploit dilemma\, then\, the best approach is to be “optimistic in the face of uncertainty”— even if it means getting lost sometimes. \nAlex Hutchinson is an award-winning science journalist and the New York Times bestselling author of Endure and The Explorer’s Gene. He is a regular columnist for the Globe and Mail\, Outside\, and Canadian Running on fitness\, endurance\, and outdoor adventure\, and his writing also appears in publications such as The Atlantic\, the New York Times\, and Canadian Geographic. Before journalism\, he completed a PhD in physics at the University of Cambridge then worked as a quantum computing researcher with the U.S. National Security Agency. He also competed as a long-distance runner for the Canadian national team. He lives in the west end of Toronto\, focusing his exploring efforts along the banks of the mighty Humber River. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n								\n					\n												← Previous Speaker\n					\n				\n			\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Join our email listJoin our email list to get an email advising you of our next event\, as well as a reminder email thirty minutes before each event with a link to watch online\, for those unable to attend in person. \n				\n				\n					\n						\n						\n							Success!\n						\n						\n							\n					\n						First Name\n						\n					 \n							\n					\n						Last Name\n						\n					 \n							\n					\n						Email\n						\n					 \n							\n							\n					\n						\n							\n							Send Me A Reminder\n						\n					 \n							\n						\n						\n						\n						\n						\n						\n					\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Donations at the door or when you watch online are voluntary and only partially cover program costs. If you agree that continuing education is worth the investment\, we’d love to hear from you.\n			\n				DONATE NOW\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				A new browser tab will open the Yorkminster Park Canada Helps donation page\, please select YP Speakers Series from the dropdown menu.
URL:https://ypspeakersseries.yorkminsterpark.com/event/the-explorers-gene-why-we-seek-big-challenges-new-flavours-and-the-blank-spots-on-the-map/
LOCATION:Cameron Hall\, 1585 Yonge Street\, Toronto
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ypspeakersseries.yorkminsterpark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Web_Banner_no_header_Oct_16-2.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR