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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Scholarship Workshop for Cognitive Science and Philosophy Students

Scholarship Workshop for Cognitive Science and Philosophy Students Facilitators: Jo-Anne LeFevre and Kasia Muldner You are invited to a workshop focusing on Tri-Council (NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR) scholarships. In the workshop, Dr. LeFevre will answer questions about the scholarships (please read Tip Sheet #10 before the workshop). Then she will... More

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Graduate Research Showcase: Brendan Conway-Smith

Name:  Brendan Conway-Smith  http://cognitivemodelinglab.com/index.php/brendan-conway-smith/  Program Info: In what program are you currently enrolled? Cognitive Science  What year of the program are you currently in?  3rd  Area of Study / Concentration:  Computation Citation in APA format: Conway-Smith, B., & West, R. L. (2022).... More

Friday, September 2, 2022

Why imagination is incompatible with mindfulness

What does imagination have to do with memory? A lot, it turns out. Why are mindfulness and imagination incompatible? Check out this episode of the Conversations.Buzz podcast Jim Davies interviewed by Dave Williams (43 minutes).... More

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Minding the Brain: Alcohol

Jim Davies interviews Kim Hellemans about the effects of alcohol on the mind and brain in the August episode of Minding the Brain podcast.... More

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

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