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Thursday, March 21, 2024

FASS Faculty Members Receive SSHRC Grants (Including Dr. Jo-Anne LeFevre)

FASS Faculty Members Receive SSHRC Connection Grants Congratulations to the following FASS faculty members who were awarded Connection Grants in the November 2023 competition: Barbara Leckie (English Language and Literature), along with a co-applicant at the University of Ottawa, received funding for their project titled “Common Sense:... More

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Cognitive Science’s New(ish) Floor Signage

The Department of Cognitive Science is pleased to show off it's newish floor sign located on the 22nd floor of Dunton Tower. The Logo was designed by one of our Graduate Students: Brendan Conway Smith. Faculty members included: Back row (left to right): John Anderson, Raj Singh, Jim Davies, Jo-Anne LeFevre (Chair), Mark MacLeod,... More

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Jim Davies (cognitive science, computer science) radio interview

Jim Davies appears on CKCU FM 93.1 in Ottawa, talking about the impact artificial intelligence on society, and whether AIs could ever be conscious, in an interview with Bev Forcier. Aired May, 2023. 10 minutes.... More

Friday, February 23, 2024

Jo-Anne LeFevre: Publish or Perish: The What, Why, How, Where, and When of Publishing in Academia

Date: Wednesday, 28-Feb-2024 Time: 03:00PM-O4:00PM Location: DT 2023 & Online Title: Publish or Perish: The What, Why, How, Where, and When of Publishing in Academia Speaker: Jo-Anne LeFevre Abstract: I will cover a range of issues about academic publication, including what it is, why it is necessary, how you get started, where you should... More

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

2024 Carleton Cognitive Science Graduate Conference

2024 Carleton Cognitive Science Graduate Conference - Events - Department of Cognitive... More

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Thinking about God makes Christians more prone to take risks

Does thinking about God make Christians more likely to take risks? Jim Davies writes about the latest research in Nautilus Magazine.... More

Monday, January 22, 2024

Cog Sci Prof Jim Davies talks to CBC radio about Puzzles

Today, Monday, January 22, 2024 Professor Jim Davies spoke to Ottawa CBC morning radio personality Hallie Cotnam about... More

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Colloquium: Motoric Format

Date: 24 Jan 2024 @3:00PM-04:00PM Title: Motoric Format Location: Online & DT 2203 Abstract: My aim in this paper is to contribute to recent efforts geared towards elucidating the nature of motor representations, i.e., the psychological states that serve as the primary bridge between an agent’s immediate intention and their subsequent... More

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

FASS Fair on February 10th!

Arts and Social Sciences Fair brings students - current and future - and professors together at our downtown Arts, Performance and Learning Centre, the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, to celebrate what makes the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences a great place to study. Attendees can pick-and-choose from panels, interactives, and... More

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Minding the Brain on AI and Existential Risk

A new episode of the Minding the Brain podcast is out. This month's episode features Jim Davies interviewing Darren McKee about his new book and the possible threat of advanced artificial intelligence to human civilization.... More

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Chatbots improving political discourse

Talking politics in a polarized society can get heated fast. Chatbots could help us keep our cool. Check out the new Jim Davies article in Nautilus. ... More

Monday, December 4, 2023

Bloomberg News interviewed Dr. Raj Singh 

Bloomberg News interviewed Dr. Raj Singh about the digital intelligent assistants his lab has created in partnership with PaymentEvolution, a fintech company based out of Toronto. The assistants help small businesses in Canada comply with employment standards legislation. Many DCS students worked on the project. Congratulations to the team for... More

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