[bioundgrd] Upcoming CPHS Event (Sat. Oct 24th): "Convergent Minds: The Evolution of Cognitive Complexity"

[Joyce Roberge]

Please join us for the upcoming session of the 56th Annual Program of the Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science:


Convergent Minds: The Evolution of Cognitive Complexity

Hosted by Boston University Center for the Philosophy and History of Science together with Washington University-St. Louis, Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Program (Sponsored by The John Templeton Foundation, and the Boston University Center for Humanities)



Saturday, October 24th, 2015
Photonics Colloquium Room (906)
9th Floor, Photonics Center
8 St. Mary’s Street



9:00am –1:00pm

The Evolution of Problem Solving Abilities in Mammalian Carnivores

            Kay Holekamp Zoology, Michigan State University

Cetaceans and Primates: Convergent Themes in Cognition

            Lori Marino Executive Director of The Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy (Kanab, Utah)

Convergent Abstractions: Why Comparative Cognition Isn’t Mechanistic (Enough)
            Colin Allen HPSC and Cognitive Science, Indiana University

‘Raven Politics’: Understanding and Use of Third-party Relations

            Thomas Bugnyar Cognitive Ethology, University of Vienna

Why Might Minds Converge? The Case of the Octopus

            Jennifer Mather Psychology, University of Lethbridge

Convergence on What: Rationality, Reason, or Passion?
            Daniel McShea Biology, Duke University



2:30pm – 5:30pm

Smart Moves: Is Behavioral Flexibility Evidence of Cognitive Complexity?

            Irina Mikhalevich  Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and Philosophy, Washington University-St. Louis

What Can Insect Brains Tell Us About How Difficult it is to Evolve Intelligence?
            Lars Chittka Sensory and Behavioral Ecology, Queen Mary University of London

The Spoon Lecture ~ Relativity and Anchors in Time

            Nicola S. Clayton and Clive A. P. Wilkins Psychology, University of Cambridge, Artist

Synthetic Commentary

            Matt Cartmill Anthropology, Boston University


--
Elizabeth Ramirez
Administrative Assistant
Center for Philosophy and History of Science
Boston University
745 Commonwealth Ave, Rm 506
Boston, MA 02215
617-353-2604
www.bu.edu/cphs<http://www.bu.edu/cphs>

Joyce Roberge
Undergraduate Program
Biology Education Office 68-120
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
31 Ames Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-4718
fax: 617-258-9329
email: roberge at mit.edu<mailto:roberge at mit.edu>



-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/bioundgrd/attachments/20151019/86e3d2ae/attachment-0001.html
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Convergent Minds Poster.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 1427199 bytes
Desc: Convergent Minds Poster.pdf
Url : http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/bioundgrd/attachments/20151019/86e3d2ae/attachment-0001.pdf