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Monday, July 4, 2022
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
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
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 writes about the difference between creativity and imagination in his short article in Imaginezine. ... More
Monday, June 20, 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
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
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 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.... More
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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
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
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
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