Meeting with science journalist Asya Kazantseva. Let's talk about the nature of stress and ways to reduce it

From a biological perspective, stress is a very specific and measurable phenomenon: a physiological and hormonal response to any external events that the brain perceives as a threat. This reaction once helped humans survive in the wild, but now it causes problems in our everyday lives.

At the meeting, we will discuss how stress can damage health, affect intellectual abilities, and explore techniques recommended by psychologists to reduce its level. No lectures this evening: we’ll engage in lots of conversations and questions!

Asya Kazantseva is a science journalist, a neurobiologist by education, and the author of several popular science books. Recently, she has also become a political émigré and a foreign agent.

We are holding this event in partnership with the independent media outlet "Takie Dela" (@takiedela). The publication’s journalists remain in Russia, traveling across regions and covering real-life stories and social issues within the country.