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Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Jim Davies on the Science of Santa

 Jim Davies, of Carleton University’s Institute of Cognitive Science, writes in The Conversation about the science of belief (and disbelief) in Santa Claus.... More

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Jim Davies in Nautilus argues that many beliefs are unconscious

Jim Davies, of Carleton University’s Institute of Cognitive Science, argues in Nautilus Magazine that we have many unconscious beliefs.... More

Thursday, November 22, 2018

The science of multitasking, and why you should doodle in class

Jim Davies, of Carleton’s Institute of Cognitive Science, has an article in The Conversation about how multitasking is often impossible, but sometimes you should doodle in class. http://theconversation.com/the-science-of-multitasking-and-why-you-should-doodle-in-class-101425  ... More

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

ICS Colloquium: From Embeddings to Concepts: A Study of Representational Structure in Imagination

Date: Nov 28, 2018 3:00pm-4:30pm Location: Dunton Tower: Room 2203 Speaker:  Michael Vertolli Title: From Embeddings to Concepts: A Study of Representational Structure in Imagination Abstract: Imagination can represent relationships between radically different topics, concepts, and objects with minimal effort. An open question in the study of... More

Monday, November 19, 2018

Cog Sci United Way Fundraiser: Tremendous Success

Our annual fundraiser sale on Nov. 20th has brought in a record sales total of $6680.85 to be donated to the United Way. A big thank you to everyone who donated items, volunteered before, during and after the sale, and to all of those who purchased items. We look forward to making next year's... More

Friday, November 16, 2018

ICS Colloquium: Linked Data, Why Bother?

Date: Nov 21, 2018 3:00pm-4:30pm Location: Dunton Tower: Room 2203 Speaker:  Ahmed El-Roby Title: Linked Data, Why Bother? Abstract: In the post-computers era, and especially after the Internet boom in the 2000's, data is being continuously growing with an unprecedented scale. This growth promotes utilizing this data in many ways: answering... More

Friday, November 9, 2018

ICS Colloquium: The automatization/prototype theory of autonomy of imagined characters

Date: Nov 14, 2018  3pm-4:30pm Location: Dunton Tower: Room 2203 Speaker:  Jim Davies Title: The automatization/prototype theory of autonomy of imagined characters Abstract: Imagined characters appear a variety of mental phenomena, including imaginary companions, dreams, hallucinations, fantasies, planning, tulpamancy, religious revelation,... More

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Differing perspectives, but a common goal

Dr. Rebecca Merkley, of Carleton’s Institute of Cognitive Science blogged about connecting researchers with practitioners. Read more here: https://bold.expert/differing-perspectives-but-a-common-goal... More

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

The Psychology of Why People Believe in Alien Abduction

 Kim Hellemans interviews Jim Davies on the psychology of alien abduction  in the most recent episode of their podcast, Minding the Brain. Check out more in Jim’s book, “Riveted.” https://mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2018/11/01/10-alien-abduction/    ... More

Friday, November 2, 2018

Reminder: United Way Fundraiser: Nov 20: dvd/cd/videogame Sale

Just a reminder that our United Way Fundraiser sale is getting closer. Most items are $3 each or 4 for $10 with every cent being donated to the United Way. For more information about the sale and how to donate items (still being accepted) click here. Hope to see all of you on Nov.... More

Friday, October 26, 2018

Jim Davies on Lifehacker

The productivity tips of Jim Davies, of Carleton’s Institute of Cognitive Science, are reviewed in the website Lifehacker. Dr. Davies recommends switching tasks every half hour.... More

Thursday, October 11, 2018

ICS Colloquium: Neural processing systems that support and factors that affect autobiographical recall

Date: Oct 17, 2018  3pm-4:30pm Location: Dunton Tower: Room 2203 Speaker:   Dr.Signy Sheldon Title: Neural processing systems that support and factors that affect autobiographical recall Abstract: Autobiographical memory retrieval is complex – it involves binding together various details of a past event into a single memory representation.... More

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