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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Jim Davies on the charities that do the most good for the world

Christiane Wisehard interviews Jim Davies about comparing the effectiveness of charities. Should you donate to the best climate change charity, or the best animal welfare charity, or the best human health charity? Dr. Davies does an analysis to figure out which one does the most good on the Examining Ethics podcast.... More

Monday, July 4, 2022

How can you be as good a person as you can be? Jim Davies is interviewed on the CRAM podcast

How can you be as good a person as you can be? Mary Ito interviews Jim Davies about what science says about how to be a better person on this episode of the CRAM podcast.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p63aetyLy7Q ... More

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Are people really immune to facts? Jim Davies writes in Nautilus

Is our collective situation that bad? Is there no point in trotting out evidence if it won't change people's minds Jim Davies writes that recent research shows some optimism in Nautilus magazine. ... More

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

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