The Cognitive Science Society, Inc. brings together researchers from many fields who hold a common goal: understanding the nature of the human mind. The Society promotes scientific interchange among researchers in disciplines comprising the field of Cognitive Science, including Artificial Intelligence, Linguistics, Anthropology, Psychology, Neuroscience, Philosophy, and Education.
33rd Annual Cognitive Science Conference
July 20-23, 2011
Boston, Massachusetts USA
Expanding the Space of Cognitive ScienceThe CogSci 2011 Meeting in BostonJuly 21, 2011An introduction to the 33rd Annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. |
Space, Time and Causality: Some Neural ObservationsKeynote, Anjan ChatterjeeJuly 21, 2011Speakers: Anjan Chatterjee, Thomas Shipley Run Time: 1 hours 01 minutes Introduction by Thomas Shipley, Temple University.Anjan Chatterjee is a Professor of Neurology at The Mahoney Institute of Neurological Sciences at... |
Rumelhart Lecture - Judea PearlThe Algorithmization of CounterfactualsJuly 21, 2011Speakers: Judea Pearl, Robert Glushko, Mary Hegarty, James McClelland Run Time: 1 hours 11 minutes Introductions by:Robert Glushko, University of California at Berkeley / Robert J. Glushko and Pamela Samuelson FoundationMary Hegarty, University of... |
Language and Space: Momentary InteractionsKeynote, Barbara LandauJuly 22, 2011Speakers: Barbara Landau Run Time: 1 hours 07 minutes Barbara Landau is the Dick and Lydia Todd Professor and Chair of Cognitive Science, and the Principal Investigator at the Language and Cognition Lab... |
On Counterfactuals and Cognitive ScienceRumelhart Prize Symposium in Honor of Judea PearlJuly 22, 2011Speakers: Steve Sloman, Nick Chater, Lance Rips, Jim Joyce, Stefan Kaufmann, Judea Pearl Run Time: 1 hours 29 minutes Steve Sloman is a Professor in the Department of Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences at Brown University.Nick Chater is an Associate Dean and... |
Governing Board Symposium with Noam ChomskyThe Biology of Language in the 21st CenturyJuly 22, 2011Speakers: Noam Chomsky Run Time: 1 hours 19 minutes Avram Noam Chomsky is a legendary American linguist, computer scientist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and activist. He is an Institute Professor... |
Governing Board Symposium with Elissa NewportThe Biology of Language in the 21st CenturyJuly 22, 2011Speakers: Elissa Newport Run Time: 16 minutes Elissa Newport is the George Eastman Professor in the Brain & Cognitive Sciences and Linguistics department at the University of Rochester. Her... |
Governing Board Symposium with David PoeppelThe Biology of Language in the 21st CenturyJuly 22, 2011Speakers: David Poeppel Run Time: 26 minutes David Poeppel is a Professor of Psychology and Neural Science and Director of the David Poeppel Lab at New York University. His lab’s research... |
Governing Board Symposium Q&AThe Biology of Language in the 21st Century with Noam Chomsky, David Poeppel, and Elissa NewportJuly 22, 2011Speakers: Noam Chomsky, David Poeppel, Elissa Newport Run Time: 18 minutes Avram Noam Chomsky is a legendary American linguist, computer scientist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and activist. He is an Institute Professor... |
How Spoken and Signed Language Structure Space DifferentlyKeynote, Leonard TalmyJuly 23, 2011Speakers: Leonard Talmy, Christoph Hoelscher Run Time: 1 hours 05 minutes Introduced by Christoph Hoelscher.Leonard Talmy is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York,... |
Building a brainChris EliasmithJuly 21, 2011Speakers: Chris Eliasmith Run Time: 43 minutes Chris Eliasmith is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo in... |
Ray JackendoffTufts UniversityJuly 21, 2011Speakers: Ray Jackendoff Run Time: 58 minutes Ray Jackendoff is professor of philosophy, Seth Merrin Chair in the Humanities and, Co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts... |
Steve SlomanBrown UniversityJuly 21, 2011Speakers: Steve Sloman Run Time: 36 minutes Steve Sloman is a Professor in the Department of Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences at Brown University. He is a computationally oriented cognitive... |
Arthur MarkmanUniversity of TexasJuly 22, 2011Speakers: Arthur Markman Run Time: 56 minutes Arthur Markman is director of the Similarity and Cognition Lab at the University of Texas. He studies how people learn, how people perform under... |
Robots and the Illusion of Free WillConversation with Judea Pearl, Rumelhart Prize WinnerJuly 22, 2011Speakers: Judea Pearl Run Time: 48 minutes Judea Pearl is a professor of computer science and the director of the Cognitive Systems Laboratory at UCLA. He is known internationally for his... |
Nicholas SheaUniversity of OxfordJuly 22, 2011Speakers: Nicholas Shea Run Time: 29 minutes Nicholas Shea is a Senior Research Fellow and Faculty member of Philosophy at Somerville College, University of Oxford. Shea works on conceptual... |
Panel 12011 Robert J. Glushko Prize Winners Eric Mandelbaum, Michael Frank, and Edward VulJuly 22, 2011Speakers: Eric Mandelbaum, Michael Frank, Edward Vul Run Time: 30 minutes Eric Mandelbaum is a Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at Yale University. His interests include the philosophy of... |
Rochel GelmanRutgers UniversityJuly 23, 2011Speakers: Rochel Gelman Run Time: 47 minutes Rochel Gelman is a professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science and the Director of the Cognitive Development and Learning Lab at Rutgers... |
Robert GlushkoUniversity of California at Berkeley, Robert J. Glushko and Pamela Samuelson FoundationJuly 23, 2011Speakers: Robert Glushko Run Time: 09 minutes Robert Glushko is an Adjunct Full Professor in the School of Information, one of the founding members of the Information Service Design program and... |
Susan Goldin-MeadowUniversity of ChicagoJuly 23, 2011Speakers: Susan Goldin-Meadow Run Time: 33 minutes Susan Goldin-Meadow is the Bearsdley Ruml Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Psychology and Committee on Human Development and... |
Barbara LandauJohns Hopkins University, Governing Board - Cognitive Science SocietyJuly 23, 2011Speakers: Barbara Landau Run Time: 39 minutes Barbara Landau is the Dick and Lydia Todd Professor and Chair of Cognitive Science, vice provost of faculty affairs, and the Principal Investigator... |
Elissa NewportUniversity of RochesterJuly 23, 2011Speakers: Elissa Newport Run Time: 26 minutes Elissa Newport is the George Eastman Professor in the Brain & Cognitive Sciences and Linguistics department at the University of Rochester. Her... |
David PoeppelNew York UniversityJuly 23, 2011Speakers: David Poeppel David Poeppel is a Professor of Psychology and Neural Science and Director of the David Poeppel Lab at New York University. His lab’s... |
Michael TomaselloMax Planck Institute, Leipzig, Germany - Heineken Prize WinnerJuly 23, 2011Speakers: Michael Tomasello Run Time: 34 minutes Michael Tomasello, an internationally renowned developmental psychologist, is the Co-Director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary... |
Panel 2with Madeleine Keehner, Neil Burgess, and Mary HegartyJuly 23, 2011Speakers: Madeleine Keehner, Neil Burgess, Mary Hegarty Run Time: 39 minutes Madeleine Keehner is a faculty member at the University of Dundee, Scotland, UK and the Director of the Spatial Cognition Lab. Her research interests... |
Each year, the Cognitive Science Society hosts an annual meeting which The Science Network has attended for the past two years, filming some of the lectures and having conversations with participants.