The Fun in Boredom with James Danckert

James Danckert is a professor, lecturer, writer, and researcher who has made a career from studying boredom. Since 2002 Danckert has worked as a professor of cognitive neuroscience at the University of Waterloo, where he established the Danckert Lab, a research lab that examines boredom, brain damage, and mental model updating. He also helped develop the University’s Neurological Patient Database website, and was awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair based on his success in his cognitive neuroscience. To add to his accolades, Danckert was recognized as one of the recipients of the 40 Under 40 award by the region of Waterloo in 2009. Recently, he co-authored Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom with John Eastwood, which combines scientific discoveries with everyday events to explain this universal facet of the human condition.

Dr. Brooke Struck is the Research Director at The Decision Lab. He is an internationally recognized voice in applied behavioural science, representing TDL’s work in outlets such as Forbes, Vox, Huffington Post and Bloomberg, as well as Canadian venues such as the Globe & Mail, CBC and Global Media. Dr. Struck hosts TDL’s podcast “The Decision Corner” and speaks regularly to practicing professionals in industries from finance to health & wellbeing to tech & AI.