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Journal of Cognitive Science – Call for Papers

Gualtiero Piccinini February 26, 2010 November 25, 2022 Academia / Mindcraft

Call for Papers
Journal of Cognitive Science
http://cogsci.snu.ac.kr/jcs.
This is an interdisciplinary, international, peer reviewed journal, published by the Institute for Cognitive Science at Seoul National University. The editor, Chungmin Lee, is in the process of revamping the journal, gaining distribution as part of the Springer network and listing in various databases. I recently agreed to serve as their philosophy editor, so philosophy papers are definitely welcome! More information below the fold.

Graduate Workshop on Pain

Lisa Bortolotti February 13, 2010 July 13, 2016 Graduate Conference

On 11 June 2010 the Philosophy Department at the University of Birmingham (UK) will host a Graduate Workshop on Pain, sponsored by the British Society for the Philosophy of Science and supported by the Royal Institute of Philosophy. Keynote speakers will be: Dr David Bain, Lecturer in Philosophy, University of …

Should Graduate Students Publish Outside Philosophy Journals?

Gualtiero Piccinini December 29, 2009 November 25, 2022 Academia / Mindcraft

In response to the earlier thread on publishing while in graduate school, a student at a PGR top 40 department wrote me as follows: I’m likely to go on the job market in two years, and as such, I was particularly interested (and helped!) by your advice on publishing while …

On Publishing While in Graduate School

Gualtiero Piccinini December 6, 2009 November 25, 2022 Academia / Mindcraft

A grad student at a top five philosophy program wrote me as follows: What do you think of someone like me (i.e. zero publications) submitting things to very new journals, like “Review of Philosophy and Psychology” or “Philosophy & Theory in Biology”? It seems probably better to go for journals …

Boot Camp Without Pushups or Drill Sergeants

John Schwenkler October 30, 2009 July 21, 2016 Academia / Neuroscience

By Jim Virtel The University of Pennsylvania is holding its second Neuroethics Boot Camp from August 1 – 11, 2010. All interested graduate students, professional students, university faculty, and working professionals are encouraged to apply regardless of science background. Applications are due February 1, 2010. Here’s more information from …

The National Football League: More Dangerous Than Your Average Critic

John Schwenkler October 19, 2009 July 21, 2016 Academia / Neuroscience

By Jim Virtel GQ published an article describing the NFL’s reluctance to acknowledge Dr. Bennet Omalu’s discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in former NFL players who were originally diagnosed with dementia pugilistica. After Omalu published his results multiple times, the NFL refused to accept his work because Omalu knew …

Positive-outcome bias?

Kenneth Aizawa October 14, 2009 July 13, 2016 Academia

Here’s an intriguing contrast. In philosophy journals, reviewers tend to think that papers with “positive” results are somehow superior to critical work with “negative” results. On the whole, the profession seems to think this right and proper. In medical journals, reviewers tend to think that an experiment that …