December 2006 Cognitive Science Events in Princeton

Friday December 1

Noon. Politics Discussion. "Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods for Models with Nonparametric Priors." Jeff Gill. 127 Corwin.

1 PM. Rutgers-Newark Psychology Colloquium. "The Unbearable Accuracy of Stereotypes." Lee Jussim, Rutgers-New Brunswick. 317A Smith Hall, Rutgers, New Brunswick.

Saturday December 2 - Sunday December 3

Classical Philosophical Colloquium.

Monday December 4

12:30 PM. Neuroscience Seminar. "Three Paradoxes of Vocal Learning in Songbirds." Tim Gardner, Fee Laboratory, MIT. 200 Icahn.

1:30 PM. Rutgers Perceptual Science Talk. "Crossmodal Interactions between Corresponding Auditory and Visual Features." Karla Evans, Psychology, Princeton University. 101 Psychology, Busch Campus, Rutgers, New Brunswick.

Tuesday December 5

3:30 PM. Philosophy PHD Final Public Oral. "Idealizing the Mind." Colin Klein, University of Illinois at Chicago. 201 Marx.

Thursday December 7

Noon. RuCCS "What Is Cognitive Science?" Lecture. "Stable Instability in Development." Sara Baker, Psychology and RuCCS, Rutgers. 101 Psychology, Busch Campus, Rutgers-New Brunswick.

4:30 PM. Neuroscience Science. "Coding Vocalizations in the Songbird Auditory System." Sarah Woolley, Psychology, Columbia Unversity. 107 Schultz.

Friday December 8

Noon. Psychology Colloquium. "How Subjective Grouping of Options Influences Judgment, Allocation, and Choice." Craig Fox, UCLA Anderson School of Management. 0-S-6 Green.

1 PM. PACM Neuroscience Talk. "Dexterous manipulation in humans: characterizing a noisy dynamical system." Madhusudhan Venkadesan, Cornell University. 224 Fine.

1 PM. Rutgers-Newark Psychology Colloquium. "Perception of Lightness and Color in Three Dimensional-Scenes." Laurence T. Maloney, Psychology and Neuroscience, NYU. 371A Smith, Rutgers-Newark.

Monday December 11

4:30 p.m. Philosophy/Hempel lecture, first of three. "The Philosophy of Philosophy: Disagreement and Meaning." Timothy Williamson, University of Oxford. 4 McCosh.

Tuesday December 12

4:30 p.m. Philosophy/Hempel lecture, second of three. "The Philosophy of Philosophy: Imagination and Counterfactuals." Timothy Williamson, University of Oxford. 101 McCormick.

Wednesday December 13

4:30 PM. ISS Seminar. "How Do Populations of Neurons Encode Visual Stimuli?" Michael Berry. B205 EQuad.

4:30 PM. Neural Science of Decision Making Talk. "Wandering Minds: The Psychology of Stimulus-Independent Thought." Malia Mason, Harvard Medical School. 1-S-5 Green.

Thursday December 14

4:30 PM. Neuroscience Seminar. "Measuring endogenous preparation in cognitive control: goal representation and updating in brain and behavior." Agatha Lenartowicz. 107 Schultz.

Friday December 15

4 p.m. Philosophy/Hempel lecture, last of three. "The Philosophy of Philosophy: Knowledge and Modality." Timothy Williamson, University of Oxford. 101 McCormick.