CogFest 2024: Severance
April 13, 2024, 1-4 PM
Gateway Film Center
Missed this event? Watch Dr. Agarwal's talk here!
Event Details
Join CCBS on April 13th at the Gateway Film Center for a unique public event discussing the "severance" medical procedure and other cognitive science ideas in Apple TV's hit show Severance. We'll feature special guest presenter Dr. Vijay Agarwal who serves as the lead medical consultant for the show!
This event will open with a screening of Severance episode 2 followed by a presentation from Dr. Agarwal. There will be ample time for audience questions at the end of the event.
A banquet for university members will follow the event from 4-5 pm in The Festival Lounge at Gateway Film Center. All university members who register for the event are also welcome to attend the banquet.
This event is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there! Please email ccbs@osu.edu if you have any questions.
About Vijay Agarwal
Dr. Vijay Agarwal is a tri-fellowship trained neurosurgeon with a focus on minimally invasive and complex brain tumor approaches who is currently the Director of the Brain Tumor Center, the Chief of the MIS and Skull Base Center, and the Vice Chair of Strategic Expansion at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his residency in Neurosurgery at Duke University Medical Center in 2016, as well as fellowships in complex brain tumor resection and cerebrovascular surgery in Sydney, Australia, at the Mayo Clinic, and at Emory University. Dr. Agarwal's research focuses on the genetics and proteomics of brain tumors, and he is the editor of two textbooks on complex brain tumor resection through Cambridge University Press. Dr. Agarwal also has a keen interest in film and television. He is the lead medical consultant for the workplace thriller Severance, and has consulted on series on AppleTv and Hulu.