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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Cog Sci’s Justine Kennis awarded a Chancellor’s Medal

This year, six students have been honoured with the Chancellor’s Medal. It is awarded to graduating undergraduate students of outstanding academic achievement. For Justine Kennis' story please click here and scroll down here and scroll down about halfway down that page. Congratulations... More

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Jim Davies on creativity without imagination

Jim Davies writes about the difference between creativity and imagination in his short article in Imaginezine. ... More

Monday, June 20, 2022

Congratulations Class of 2022

On June 24th the Cognitive Science class of 2022 cross the stage at convocation. From everyone at the Department of Cognitive Science (Faculty, Instructors and Staff) we would like to wish you all the very best and a belated... More

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Congratulations Class of 2020 and 2021

  On June 17th the Cognitive Science classes of 2020 and 2021 cross the stage at convocation. From everyone at the Department of Cognitive Science (Faculty, Instructors and Staff) we would like to wish you all the very best and a belated... More

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Cog Sci’s Chair Jo-Anne LeFevre honoured with a Distinguished Service Award

Dr. Jo-Anne LeFevre was recognized on June 1, 2022 in Belgium with the MCLS (The Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society) Distinguished Service Award for 2022. https://twitter.com/davidjpurpura/status/1532270953836646400 Everyone in the Department of Cognitive Science would like to pass on their congratulations to... More

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Jim Davies on why people watch the Olympics

Jim Davies is interviewed about the psychology of sports fandom on Radio Noon Quebec with Shawn Apel. Why do people watch the Olympics? The entire piece is 44 minutes. Jim's segment is from 3:00 to 10:31. Aired February 18, 2022.... More

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Jim Davies published an opinion article in Scientific American about our ethical obligations to (potential) conscious artificial intelligence.

Jim Davies published an opinion article in Scientific American about our ethical obligations to (potential) conscious artificial intelligence.... More

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Minding the Brain is the #2 Cognitive Science podcast in the world, according to Feedspot

Minding the Brain, hosted by Carleton’s Dr. Kim Hellemans and Dr. Jim Davies, is listed as the number 2 best cognitive science podcast (out of 18) on the Feedspot website. Check out the list for other podcasts about the mind and brain! https://blog.feedspot.com/cognitive_science_podcasts/... More

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Minding the Brain interviews Dr. Richard Nisbett on Eastern and Western Thinking Styles

The Minding the Brain podcast has an episode with the great social psychologist Dr. Richard Nisbett on the differences in thinking styles in Eastern and Western cultures.  https://mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2022/04/01/49-eastern-and-western-thinking/ A video version of the interview can be found here: https://youtu.be/7KG-5GtOuos... More

Thursday, April 28, 2022

8 New Contract Instructor Positions: 2022-23 Fall/Winter

Cognitive Science has just listed eight new Contract Instructor positions for Fall/Winter 2022-22. Please find them at this link. Note that the deadline for all applications with CVs is Friday, May 20,... More

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Challenging the Declines Associated with Aging Brains with Prof. John Anderson

Carleton University cognitive science researcher and Canada Research Chair John Anderson, director of the Cognition and Neuroscience of Aging Lab, wants to help optimize the cognitive performance of older adults. You can read more about this on an article by Dan Rubinstein found... More

Friday, March 18, 2022

John Anderson receives a Carleton Research Achievement Award

March 18, 2022 To All Members of the Carleton Community, Please join us in congratulating the recipients of the annual Achievement Awards, which are presented in recognition of the research and teaching distinction of Carleton’s academic staff. Pursuing knowledge that can change the world is central to Carleton’s core mission. Carleton... More

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