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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Experiences MasterpieceVR
Jon Gagné (Cognitive Science graduate of 2008) started a company that allows users to create 3D virtual sculptures in virtual reality. Recently he got to demonstrate the software, Masterpiece VR, to...
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ICS Colloquia Schedule: Summer 2018 : Jun. 4
Date: Jun. 4, 2018: 1:00 pm- 2:00 pm Location: Dunton Tower: Room 2203 Speaker: Dr. Robert Kail Title: When opportunity knocks, open the door Abstract: The talk will be semi-autobiographical and...
View ArticleNSERC Summer Undergraduate Researchers
Three ICS students are completing NSERC summer research scholarships (USRAs) this summer. Read more about their activities here: https://carleton.ca/fass/research/nserc-usras-2018-receipients/
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Minding the Brain podcast working with the Canadian Museum of Nature
The Minding the Brain podcast will release three episodes in concert with the Canadian Museum of Nature’s exhibit Brain: The Inside Story (May 18 to September 3, 2018). The first episode, on...
View ArticleJim Davies & Daredevil Psychology: The Devil you Know
Jim Davies, of Carleton University’s Institute of Cognitive Science, has a chapter in the new book Daredevil Psychology: The Devil You Know about how the blind (and especially the fiction fictional...
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Amanda Bon won University Medal in Cognitive Science
The institute of Cognitive Science is pleased to announce that Amanda Bon has won the University Medal for Cognitive Science at the Spring 2018 Convocation. Amanda describes her experience at Carleton...
View ArticleThe Minding the Brain podcast: Next episode released
The Minding the Brain podcast, hosted by Carleton professors Kim Hellemans and Jim Davies, has released its next episode in concert with the Canadian Museum of Nature’s exhibit Brain: The Inside Story...
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Jo-Anne LeFevre (ICS Director) wins WICS Mentorship Award
Jo-Anne LeFevre was awarded a WICS-Canada (Women in Cognitive Science, Canada) Mentorship Award at the annual CSBBCS conference on July 4 in St. John’s Nfld. The Institute of Cognitive Science at...
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Old Drugs, New Uses – Minding the Brain
Did you know that some drugs that are abused on the street are sometimes used to treat mental illness? Check out the latest episode of Jim Davies‘s podcast with Kim Hellemans, “Minding The Brain,”...
View ArticleBrain: The Inside Story Walkthrough – Minding the Brain
The Minding the Brain podcast, hosted by Carleton professors Kim Hellemans and Jim Davies, has released its next episode in concert with the Canadian Museum of Nature’s exhibit Brain: The Inside Story...
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The Reality Check podcast – Memory Palaces + Donating Used Clothing
Carleton’s Jim Davies appears on The Reality Check podcast, talking about how memory palaces, made famous by the Sherlock television show, can be used to aid in memory....
View ArticleJim Davies in The National Post
Jim Davies, of Carleton University’s Institute of Cognitive Science, has an article in the National Post, originally published in The Conversation, about why religion does not determine people’s...
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United Way dvd/cd/video game Fundraiser Sale Date Confirmed: Nov. 20
Our date is now confirmed for the third annual dvd/cd/video game sale. It will be held in the University Centre Galleria from 8:30am to 6pm on Tuesday, November 20th. Every dollar raised will be...
View ArticleHacking for a More Accessible Future
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View ArticleJim Davies interviews Dr. Gillian Einstein
Carleton University’s Institute of Cognitive Science professor Jim Davies interviews Dr. Gillian Einstein in a new episode of Minding the Brain, on estrogen and its relationship to women’s mental...
View ArticleSecrets of the Human Mind: Throwback 2018 Event
Have you ever considered why a painting or song can make you cry? Perhaps you have wondered about the effects of pervasive social media culture, lasting stress, or the casual use of marijuana? Are you...
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Exercise – Minding the Brain
We all know what exercise is good for your body. But did you know that it’s good for your brain, too? Jim Davies interviews neuroscientist Kim Hellemans on the effects of exercise in the most recent...
View ArticleICS Colloquia – Does Perception Come in Degrees?
Date: Sept. 12, 2018 3pm-4:30pm Location: Dunton Tower: Room 2203 Speaker: Susanna Siegel Title: Does Perception Come in Degrees? Abstract: It’s likely that much of our perceptual processing is...
View ArticleICS Colloquium – Attention Counts for Learning About Numbers
Date: Sept. 19, 2018 3:00pm-4:30pm Location: Dunton Tower: Room 2203 Speaker: Rebecca Merkley Title: Attention counts for learning about numbers Abstract: Learning the meaning of number words is a...
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CU President donates dvds/cds/videogames to United Way fundraiser
Dr. Benoit Bacon dropped by the Institute of Cognitive Science (22nd floor Dunton Tower) on Sept. 19th to personally donate about 3 dozen dvds, cds and video games for our 3rd annual United Way...
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