CogSci student Kenda Parsons awarded NSERC Summer Internship
Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) are meant to stimulate interest in research in the natural sciences and engineering. This year’s NSERC Summer Internship was awarded to two students in the...
View Article6 New F/W 2021-22 Contract Instructor positions available
Cognitive Science announces that six new Contract Instructor positions are available to apply to for the 2021/22 Fall/Winter terms. Note the deadline of May 21, 2021. To see the courses and to obtain...
View ArticleJim Davies wrote a funny dialogue on how the brain works
Jim Davies published a humorous dialogue where different parts of someone’s brain argue about how to walk a dog. In Nautilus Magazine....
View ArticleGRADflix: Your Research in 60 Seconds
Cognitive Science Graduate Student Brendan Conway-Smith participated in “GRADflix: Your Research in 60 Seconds”. He prepared a video that describes his research “Modeling Metacognition” in one minute....
View ArticleColloquium: High-Dimensional Vector Spaces As the Architecture of Cognition
Date: Wednesday, Oct 20 2021 @03:30PM -04:30PM Location: Online Title: High-Dimensional Vector Spaces As the Architecture of Cognition Speaker: M. Alex Kelly Abstract: We demonstrate that the key...
View Article5 ways sorting Halloween candy can help children develop mathematics skills
Dr. Heather Douglas, adjunct research professor in Cognitive Science, and her colleagues have an article in the Conversation about using Halloween candy to support children’s math learning....
View ArticleHow metacognition — thinking about thinking — can improve the mental-health...
Cognitive Science PhD student Brendan Conway-Smith writes in “The Conversation” about how metacognition — thinking about thinking — can improve the mental-health crisis. How metacognition — thinking...
View ArticleColloquium: Bey, Bay, or Bae: Cultural Considerations for Cognitive Science...
Date: Wednesday 17 Nov 2021 – 3:00pm-4:30pm Title: Bey, Bay, or Bae: Cultural Considerations for Cognitive Science Research Methods Location: Online Speaker: Rihana S. Mason, Ph.D. – Urban Child...
View ArticleJim Davies on why time seems to pass differently now
Jim Davies is interviewed by the CBC about why time seems to pass differently during the pandemic. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/where-did-time-go-blame-pandemic-1.6260238
View ArticleColloquium: Visual Perspectives in Memories for Events
Date: Wednesday 1 December 2021 – 3:00pm-4:30pm Title: Visual Perspectives in Memories for Events Location: Online Speaker: Peggy L. St. Jacques, PhD Abstract: Memories for events, including...
View Article2022 Spring/Summer Cog Sci Contract Instructor Positions Available
Four Spring/Summer 2022 positions are available. To view the specific courses, job descriptions and application forms please click here. Note that all applications (complete with your CV) are due on...
View ArticleJim Davies on TV about New Year’s Resolutions
Jim Davies appears on CTV about how to keep your new year’s resolutions. https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2351884
View ArticleColloquium: Student Emotions in Productive Failure
Date: Wednesday, January 19 2022 @3:30PM -04:30PM Title: Student Emotions in Productive Failure Location: Online Speaker: Zach Savelson Abstract: Productive failure (PF) is a learning paradigm that...
View ArticleJim Davies on an AI that can make ethical judgments
Jim Davies writes in Nautilus magazine about a new AItrained to make ethical decisions. https://nautil.us/ai-is-already-making-moral-choices-for-us-now-what-13740/
View ArticleJim Davies on the science of happiness
Jim Davies appears on the CRAM podcast, talking about the science of having a happier life. (25m) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6843-Pgbnrk
View ArticleColloquium: Developing a cognitive approach to the study of human crowd...
Date: Wednesday, February 2 2022 @3:30PM -04:30PM Title: Developing a cognitive approach to the study of human crowd dynamics from interdisciplinary perspectives Location: Online Speaker: Tarampi,...
View ArticleJim Davies on how AI lags behind the Brain’s computational power
Jim Davies writes about how current AI lags far behind the brain’s computational power in Nautilus Magazine. Published October 27, 2021....
View ArticleColloquium: An instance model of associative inference
Date : Wednesday, March 2 2022 – 3:00pm-4:30pm Title: An instance model of associative inference Location: Online Speaker: : Dr. Randall K. Jamieson Abstract: People make intuitive inferences all the...
View ArticleColloquium: Novelty rejection in episodic memory
Colloquium: Novelty rejection in episodic memory – Department of Cognitive Science (carleton.ca) Date: Wednesday, 16th Mar 2022 – 3:00pm-4:30pm Title: Novelty rejection in episodic memory Location:...
View ArticleTuition should be free says Professor Raj Singh
Cognitive Science’s Professor Raj Singh has an op-ed published in today’s Toronto Star. In the piece, he argues for increased public investment in higher education, and in particular for free tuition.
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