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Tag Archives: cognitive science
Gödel, Escher, Bach
Douglas Hofstadter, Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science at Indiana University in Bloomington, will talk about “Gödel, Escher, Bach: 36 years later” at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, in the UC’s Summers Auditorium. He’ll discuss his perception of how things … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial intelligence, authors, books, cognitive science, consciousness, human mind, lectures, mind, physics, self-awareness, thought
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Steven Pinker, The Stuff of Thought
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature Monday, November 2, 2009 Young Auditorium, 7 pm Evolutional psychologist Steven Pinker is one of the world’s leading cognitive scientists. The Times (London) calls him “academia’s rock star,” with … Continue reading
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Tagged brain research, cognitive science, psychology
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