Dr. Michael Ferguson is a post-doctoral associate in the Department of Human Development at Cornell University. His work centers on the intersections of culture and brain. Active research includes cognitive neuroscientific investigations of intelligence and religiosity—two major themes of cultural studies. Michael currently teaches the undergraduate course Gender and Sexual Minorities at Cornell. He previously co-instructed a graduate course on functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the University of Utah, where he completed his doctoral degree in bioengineering. Michael is a popular public speaker with an engaging enthusiasm for asking “the hard questions” with rational methods. He and his husband, John Seth Anderson, were the first same-sex couple legally married by the state of Utah, and are outspoken advocates for LGBTQ+ communities and causes. "The expectation primes the experience. What you are anticipating actually constructs your reality" "If you're expecting that your religion is going to help you lead a more prosperous, fulfilling, happy existence - your religion might then actually help you lead a more prosperous, fulfilling, happy existence." - Dr. Michael Ferguson, PhD michaelfergusonphd.com https://www.facebook.com/religiousbrainproject https://www.facebook.com/michaeladamferguson _________________________________________ Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or TuneIn _________________________________________ Want more exclusive insights? Want to support the show? Get my monthly handwritten newsletter, delivered via USPS in your mail box. Nothing electronic about it:

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