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Thursday, November 5, 2020

Cog. Sci. Colloquium “The Essence of Psychological Essentialism.”

Date: November 11, 2020 03:00pm -4:30pm Location: online Title: The Essence of Psychological Essentialism Speaker: Joshua Knobe Abstract: People appear to understand the social world in terms of essences. This notion plays a key role in the way that people ordinarily think about social categories (gender categories, religious categories, etc.)... More

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Jim Davies on how people behave in times of upheaval

CBC’s Fresh Air interviews Jim Davies about how people behave in times of upheaval. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-193-fresh-air/clip/15800193-cognitive-scientist-author-artist-jim-davies-times-upheaval... More

Monday, October 19, 2020

Cog. Sci. Colloquium : How Regret Works

Date: October 21, 2020 03:00pm -4:30pm Location: online Title: How Regret Works Speaker: Keith Markman Abstract: Regret is a counterfactual emotion – elicited by an upward counterfactual comparison between one’s present state of reality and an imagined better state of reality – that is differentiated from other comparison-based emotions such... More

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Colloquium :Modifiable Factors Affecting Neural Decline in Aging: The roles of context and experience

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Sunday, October 4, 2020

Inclusion Week 2020 Events

The Department of Cognitive Science's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) committee would like to bring your attention to the events being organized by Carleton’s Department of Equity and Inclusive Communities for Inclusion Week 2020, including the Neuroscience of Inclusion Panel: https://carleton.ca/equity/events/  ... More

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Cog. Sci. Colloquium : The Predicament of Quantity”: Analog Magnitudes and the Emergence of Number

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Monday, September 21, 2020

Cog. Sci. Colloquium – Fall 2020 – Sept 23

Date: Sept 23, 2020 03:00pm -4:30pm Location: online Title: The “A Day in the Life” project: A preliminary report Speaker: Garrison W. Cottrell - CSE Department – UCSD- La Jolla, CA Abstract:  The goal of this research project is to create a model of the human visual system with anatomical and experiential constraints. The... More

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Congratulations Professor Jim Davies on his 2020 Carleton Teaching Award

The entire Department of Cognitive Science (Faculty, Staff and Students) wishes to congratulate Professor Jim Davies on his 2020 Carleton University Teaching Award. Jim receives his Excellence in Blended and Online Teaching Award for his exceptional impact on student learning in blended and online environments. See more about Carleton teaching... More

Monday, September 7, 2020

DCS Colloquium – Modeling uncertainty in animal welfare and ethics

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

How to Balance Staying Informed and Your Mental Health

Jim Davies, of Carleton’s department of cognitive science, is interviewed about how consuming news can be bad for your happiness. https://www.talkspace.com/blog/coronavirus-mental-health-staying-informed-balance/... More

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Cognitive Science boasts 8 medal winners at 2020 Convocation

Cognitive Science is proud to announce the following 8 medal winners at this Spring's 2020 University Convocation. They include:   University Medal in Cognitive Science (Highest Standing) Catherine Black: Bachelor of Cognitive Science Honours with a Concentration in Biological Foundations of Cognition Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic... More

Monday, June 22, 2020

Computer requirements for CGSC 1005 and 3601

All students taking CGSC 1005 and CGSC 3601 are required to either own or have daily access to a computer (either Mac or PC; desktop or laptop) that they can both work on and install software on - this software includes but is not limited to the programming language Python. Netbooks, Chromebooks, and Smartphones are not... More

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