From Individual-Level Cognition to Collective Dynamics - Ralf Kurvers
Explore collective dynamics in social systems through evidence accumulation models, evolutionary algorithms, and real-world applications in resource finding, predictions, and robotics.
Daniel Casasanto: The Ad Hoc Construction of Meaning
Explore how meaning is constructed on-the-fly, challenging traditional views of fixed word meanings and examining the role of bodily experiences in language comprehension.
Yoshua Bengio- System 2 GFlowNets- Induction Biases Towards Machines that Understand and Think
Explore Yoshua Bengio's insights on System 2 GFlowNets, examining induction biases for AI that understands and thinks. Delve into deep learning, cognitive theories, and innovative approaches to machine intelligence.
Guy Dove- Language Is a Neuroenhancement
Explore how language enhances cognitive abilities, examining embodied cognition, abstract concepts, and the elastic mind. Gain insights into human intelligence and its implications for AI development.
The Evolution of Robustness and Integrating the Disciplines
Exploring robustness in evolution, cryptic variation, and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding complex systems. Discusses canalization, neurodiversity, and the interplay between biology, culture, and cognition.
Imitation vs Innovation: Large Language and Image Models as Cultural Technologies
Explore the impact of large language and image models as cultural technologies, examining the balance between imitation and innovation in AI development.
Language, Perception and Action Shape the Human Conceptual System
Explore how language, perception, and action influence human conceptual systems with Louise Connell, a leading researcher in complex cognition and embodied intelligence.
Embodiment Without Situatedness - An Embodied Perspective on Neural Architecture Search
Explore embodied perspectives on neural architecture search with Nick Cheney, examining the intersection of neurorobotics and complex systems in AI development and intelligence research.
Language Comprehension Requires Affordances
Explore how language comprehension is grounded in physical interactions with the world, challenging traditional views of cognition and offering insights into embodied intelligence.
Why Intelligent Reasoning Must Be Embodied
Explore the philosophical perspective on embodied intelligence and its implications for AI, presented by Lisa Miracchi from the University of Pennsylvania's GRASP Lab and MindCORE.
The Physics of Brain Network Architecture, Function, and Control
Explore brain network architecture and dynamics using advanced imaging and computational tools. Discover control points, activity trajectories, and network evolution from childhood to adulthood.
The Peculiar Logic of Human Values
Explore the conceptualization of human value systems, including types, subjectivity vs. objectivity, and their impact on behavior and social interactions.
The Rise of the Speaking Machine - Human Language Evolution
Explore the fascinating journey of human language evolution, from its origins to modern complexities, with insights into cognitive development and cultural impacts.
Appealing to Intuitions - The Necessity and Limitations in Mathematics and Ethics
Explore the role of intuitions in reasoning and decision-making, from mathematics to ethics. Discover why we can't eliminate intuitions despite their limitations and paradoxes.
The Most Human Human - What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive
Explore the intriguing intersection of AI and human nature, examining what our interactions with machines reveal about our own humanity and consciousness.
How Interaction of Mind and Environment Shapes Social Judgments
Explore how the interplay between cognitive processes and environmental factors influences our social perceptions and decision-making in this insightful lecture.
Is Free Will an Illusion? What Can Cognitive Science Tell Us?
Explore the philosophical debate on free will, determinism, and moral responsibility with Daniel Dennett. Examine cognitive science insights and their implications for our understanding of human agency and ethics.
The Minds of Children - Understanding Infant Intelligence and Consciousness
Explore how children's prolonged dependency fosters unique human consciousness, learning abilities, and moral understanding, challenging traditional views on infant cognition and development.
Caught in the Pulpit: From Religion to Reason - A Play and Discussion
Exploring clergy's journey from belief to atheism through a play based on interviews, followed by a discussion on brain-mind mechanisms in religious belief and societal implications.
Consciousness in Biological and Artificial Brains
Exploration of consciousness in biological and artificial brains, discussing Integrated Information Theory and why digital systems may never truly experience consciousness like humans do.
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace - The Future of Biological Intelligence
Explore the future of biological intelligence in a world of distributed machine intelligence and potential cultural mechanisms surpassing human analytical capabilities.