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CFP: Visual Science of Art Conference

John Schwenkler March 10, 2017 March 10, 2017 CFPs

5th Visual Science of Art Conference (VSAC) in Berlin, Germany, 25–27 August 2017 Venue: Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Luisenstrasse 56, Berlin https://www.vsac2017.org/ The Visual Science of Art Conference (VSAC) focuses on connecting the communities of visual scientists and artists in order to deepen our understanding of aesthetic phenomena. …

Why the science of consciousness needs philosophy

Alva Noë writes at NPR: To move forward and understand the human mind, or the minds of nonhuman animals […], we need to look outside the brain at the animal’s behavior, that is, at how animals live, what they do, what problems they face, and what the circumstances are in which they …

CFP: The Human Mind Conference

John Schwenkler March 9, 2017 March 9, 2017 Conferences / Philosophy of Mind

The Human Mind Conference is an international, interdisciplinary event bringing together a wide range of experts from across the humanities and the cognitive sciences to discuss key aspects of mental life and experience. The event will provide a major statement of the current state of knowledge in the study of …

CFP: Minds, Brains, and Consciousness

John Schwenkler March 9, 2017 March 9, 2017 CFPs / Consciousness / Neuroscience

Proposals are welcome for the Third International Conference on Philosophy of Mind, which will be held at University of Minho, Braga (Portugal), on October 11-12, 2017. The main theme of the Conference is “Minds, Brains and Consciousness”. Graduate students, junior researchers and senior scholars are welcome to submit their work. Keynote speakers: Prof. Andy …

CFA: Summer Institute on Bounded Rationality

John Schwenkler March 9, 2017 March 9, 2017 CFPs

The deadline for applications to the 2017 Summer Institute on Bounded Rationality is coming Sunday, March 12, 2017.

The Summer Institute takes place on June 6 – 14, 2017 at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin and brings together young scholars for an interdisciplinary dialogue on human decision making. This year’s Summer Institute is directed by Gerd Gigerenzer and Ralph Hertwig. Participation will be free, accommodation provided, and travel expenses partly reimbursed.

Apply here: bit.ly/SI2017_apply and see the website at bit.ly/SI2017_info.

ASCS reformation and save the date

Glenn Carruthers March 5, 2017 March 5, 2017 Academia / Conferences

Friends and Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the reformation of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science (ASCS). The main activity of the society has been the organisation of conferences. The society now aims to run regular conferences every second year with an eye to becoming the peak body for …