Honoring Women's History Month, Marian Diamond Day, and Brain Awareness Week, we are proud to present...

My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond, an award-winning PBS documentary that brings the viewer right into the heart of science and into a deeper understanding of your own brain. Critically acclaimed, extensively tested for educational use from 5th grade thru Nobel Prize winners, this film is an intimate and inspirational portrait of one of the founders of modern neuroscience.

Meet Dr. Marian Diamond, and prepare to be smitten. We learn of her groundbreaking scientific accomplishments, all the more remarkable because she began during an era when so few women entered science at all. We also learn about the warm and thoroughly charming woman herself, who describes her 60+ year career researching the human brain as “pure joy.” It is no exaggeration to say that Dr. Diamond changed science, and society at large in dramatic ways over the course of her career. Even just watching the film has changed lives – students, teachers, children, parents, seniors, each in their own way. It is the “Diamond Effect” – a master teacher leading viewers to a better understanding of their own brains, and a deeper engagement with learning and with life itself.

Stay after the film for Q&A with filmmakers Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg!

Please register up to 30 minutes before the start of the program. Everyone registered will receive the link to participate in a separate email the day before the program begins.

An ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter or closed captioning can be provided for this program if requested at least three business days in advance. For assistance, please contact your library or accessibility@aclibrary.org.