The Fifth Summer School in Cognitive Sciences : Web Science and the Mind Organized by the UQAM Cognitive Science Institute in Montréal (Canada), from July 7th to 18th Theme of the Summer Institute: Web Science and the Mind This summer school will present a comprehensive overview of the interactions between …
Sam Barker at the Institute for Art and Ideas asked me to share some information about a very cool looking philosophy festival that will be held this summer in the UK. He writes: HowTheLightGetsIn is the world’s largest philosophy festival taking place Hay-on-Wye in the UK this summer from 22nd May – 1st …
… at Aesthetics for Birds, with lots of really excellent content this month.
The following articles by Brains contributors were added to PhilPapers in March. Please let me know of any errors or omissions. – JS J. Robert Thompson (2014). Signature Limits in Mindreading Systems. Cognitive Science 38 (2). Kristina Musholt & Eileen Munro (forthcoming). Neuroscience and the Risks of Maltreatment. Children and Youth Services Review. E. Machery (forthcoming). Review of Words and Thoughts: …
See the following video from the Emerson-Wier Liberal Arts Symposium on the topic of interdisciplinarity at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. Spaulding’s remarks begin at 25 minutes, and Kandel’s response begins at 1:33. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Y0KXh1bTqqM There has been a fair amount of discussion recently on Facebook concerning how to frame …
I wanted to let you all know about a new exciting project going on at Duke University: Neuro.Tv, a monthly online discussion between psychologists, neuroscientists and philosophers talking about minds, brains and behaviors. Take a look! The link is: neuro.tv.
On artificial intelligence and downloading our minds into computers, in the NY Times’ The Stone.
