1:30 PM. Rutgers Perceptual Science Talk. "Curve-Skeletons: Applications & Algorithms." Deborah Silver, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers. 101 Psychology, Busch Campus, Rutgers.
1 PM. RuCCS Colloquium. "Constructing Human Concepts: what (I-) meanings are good for." Paul Pietroski, Linguistics and Philosophy, University of Maryland. 101 Psychology, Bush Campus, Rutgers.
4:30 p.m. Anthropology/Public Lectures Series/Geertz lecture. "Towards a Monist Anthropology." Philippe Descola, College de France. McCosh 10.
4:30 PM. DeCamp Bioethics Seminar. "Ethics in Neuroscience: Lessons from Lobotomy." Mariko Nakano, National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico.
10 AM. Rutgers Computer Science Distinguished Lecture. "On the Fragility of Adversary Definitions in Cryptographic Protocols." Virgil Gligor, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Carnegie Mellon University and CyLab. CoRE Auditorium (Room 101), Busch Campus, Rutgers University.
Noon. Rutgers "What Is Cognitive Science?" Lecture. "Two Theories of Counterfactual Conditions." Lance Rips, Psychology, Northwestern University. 101 Psychology, Busch Campus, Rutgers.
4:30 PM. Rutgers Philosophy Colloquium. Mark Lang, UNC Chapel HIll. 128-129 Davison Hall, Rutgers, New Brunswick.
4:30 PM. ISS Seminar. "Recursions of the LT Decoders." Ghid Maatouk, Erole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne. B205 EQuad.
4:30 PM. Neuroscience Seminar. "New Songs, New Cells." Fernando Nottebohm, Laboratory of Animal Behavior, Rockefeller University. 107 Schultz.
4:30 PM. Political Philosophy Colloquium. "The Moral Semantics of Legal Discourse." Jules Coleman, Yale University. 127 Corwin. Read Paper Ahead of Time.
5:30 PM. Rutgers Initiative on Climate and Social Policy Talk. "The Psychology of Economic Decisions About Energy Consumption." Dan Ariely, Behavioral Economics, Duke University. Eagleton Institute of Politics, 191 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick.
Noon. Psychology Colloquium. "Thin Slices of Behavior: Accuracy and Boundaries." Nalini Ambady, Tufts University. 0-S-6 Green.
1:00 PM. Rutgers-Newark Psychology Colloquium. TBA. Erica Graser and Michelle Gibel, Rutgers University. 371 Smith Hall. Rutgers-Newark.
1:30 PM. Rutgers Perceptual Science Talk. "Two Contrast-Adaptation Processes -- One Old and One New." Norma Graham, Psychology, Columbia University. 101 Psychology, Busch Campus, Rutgers University.
1 PM. RuCCS Colloquium Talk. "Curiouser and Curiouser: Children's Exploration of Ambiguous Evidence." Laura Schulz, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT. 101 Psychology, Busch Campus, Rutgers University.
4:30 PM. Linguistics, Psychology, Anthropology Talk. "Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle." Daniel Everett, Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Illinois State University. 101 McCormick.
4:30 PM. Neuroscience and Social Decision-Making Discussion. "Visual Body and Face Processing in the Fusiform Gyrus." Marius Peelen. 1-S-5 Green.
4:30 PM. Tanner Lectures on Human Values. "Seeds of Humanity" (first of two). Mark Hauser, Psychology etc., Harvard University. 50 McCosh.
4:30 PM. Tanner Lectures on Human Values. "Seeds of Humanity" (second of two). Mark Hauser, Psychology etc., Harvard University. 50 McCosh.
**POSTPONED Noon. Psychology Colloquium. "The Social Neuroscience of Face Perception." Ralph Adolphs, University of Iowa. 0-S-6 Green. POSTPONED to January 23**
1 PM. Rutgers-Newark Psychology Colloquium. "Once Sentenced, Twice Punished: Public Policies and a Felony Conviction." Keesha Middlemass, Rutgers University. 371 Smith Hall. Rutgers-Newark.
1 PM to 6 PM. Moral Psychology Miniconference. 006 Friend.
4:15 PM. Swarthmore College Philosophy Talk. "Conceptual Analysis and Experimental Philosophy." Frank Jackson, Philosophy, Princeton University, LaTrobe University, Australian National University. 228 Kohlberg, Swarthmore College.
12:30 PM. PICASso Talk. "Learning Predictive Structures from Data using Supervised Dimensionality Reduction and Sparse Graphical Models." Irina Rish, IBM. 302 Computer Science
3:30 PM. Computer Engineering Seminar. "Race Analysis for SystemC using Model Checking." Nicolas Blanc, Roman Verification Group, ETH Zurich. J401 EQuad.
4:30 PM. Center for Information Technology Policy Seminar. "Modern Day Affirmative Action: Computing Race and Gender Conscious Admissions in the 21st Century." Juan E. Gilbert, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Center for Governmental Services, Auburn University. 306 Sherrerd.
4:30 PM. DeCamp Bioethics Seminar. "Existence: Who Needs It?" Rivka Weinberg, Scripps, The Women's College. Claremont, California. Melinda Roberts (Philosophy, College of New Jersey) will respond. 2 Robertson.
7:30 PM. Alumni association lecture. Last of seven on "The Brain: A User's Guide." "The Shattered Mind." Barry Jacobs. 219 Burr.
8 PM. Public Lectures Series/Edge lecture. "Einstein, Franklin and the Role of Creativity in Today's World." Walter Isaacson, biographer. McCosh 50.
Noon. Rutgers "What Is Cognitive Science Talk?" "What Can Experimental Economists Learn from Cognitive Science?" Barry Sopher, Economics, Rutgers. 101 Psychology, Busch Campus, Rutgers University.
4:30 PM. Neuroscience Seminar. "Dendritic Computation." Michael Häusser, Ph.D., Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London. 107 Schultz.
4:30 PM. ISS Seminar. "Cooperative Communications and Coding." Gerhard Kramer, Bell Labs. B205 EQuad.
4:30 PM. Computer Science Colloquium. "What Should the FCC Do About Net Neutrality?" Paul Weiser, Law and Telecommunications, University Colorado. 101 Sherrerd.
4:30 PM. Moffett Lecture in Ethics. "Word and Image in the Philosophy of Hobbes." Quenton Skinner, University of London. 219 Aaron Burr.
4:30 PM. Rider University Philosophy Forum. "Nietzsche and the Beatitudes." Robert Good, Philosophy, Rider. Fireside Lounge, 3rd Floor, Bart Luedeke Center, Rider University.
1 PM. Rutgers-Newark Psychology Colloquium. "Cortical-Subcortical Interactions Underlying Behavioral Flexibility." Stan Floresco, University of British Columbia. 371 Smith Hall. Rutgers-Newark.
3 PM. Rutgers Linguistics Colloquium. "Decomposition to the Root: MEG Studies of Morphologically Complex Words." Alex Marantz, Linguistics and Psychology, NYU. 108 Linguistics, 18 Seminary Place, New Brunswick.
4 PM. Philosophy Talk. "Spinoza on Narrative and Morality." Susan James, Birkbeck College, U. of London. 2 Robertson. ** Corrected location. **
12:30 PM. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. "What Is a Statistical Model and When Do I Need One?" Bill Press, University of Texas. 302 Computer Science.
1:30 PM. Rutgers Perceptual Science Talk. "Computing Time from Space in Primate Posterior Parietal Cortex." Elizabeth Torres, Psychology, Rutgers. 101 Psychology, Busch Campus, Rutgers University.
4:30 PM. Operations research and financial engineering lecture. "Use of Asymmetric Loss Function and the Concept of Sequential Sampling in a Multiple Linear Regression Setup." Raghu Sengupta, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. 101 Sherrerd.
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