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SUMMARY:Convergent Minds: The Evolution of Cognitive Complexity
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LOCATION:8 St. Mary's Street\, Boston\, United States\, 02215
DESCRIPTION:<p>Is the evolution of&nbsp\;mind&nbsp\;a historical accident\, unlikely to emerge again if&nbsp\;the tape of life on Earth were replayed?Or is&nbsp\;mind&nbsp\;likely to be an&nbsp\;important feature of any living world Research in animal cognition&nbsp\;suggests that complex forms of cognition\, and perhaps even consciousness\,&nbsp\;have evolved multiple times in the history of life.&nbsp\; This conference will&nbsp\;bring together a diverse group of pioneering scholars to tackle these big&nbsp\;questions\, and to illuminate the importance of historicity and necessity in&nbsp\;the evolution of this\, and perhaps any\, living thinking world.<br><br></p>\n<p><strong>Convergent Minds: The Evolution of Cognitive Complexity</strong></p>\n<p>Hosted by Boston University Center for the Philosophy and History of Science together with Washington University-St. Louis\, Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Program&nbsp\;(Sponsored by The John Templeton Foundation\, and the Boston University Center for Humanities)&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Saturday\, October 24th\, 2015<br>Photonics Colloquium Room (906)<br>9th&nbsp\;Floor\, Photonics Center<br>8 St. Mary&rsquo\;s Street</p>\n<p>9:00am &ndash\;1:00pm</p>\n<p><strong>The Evolution of Problem Solving Abilities in Mammalian Carnivores</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;Kay Holekamp&nbsp\;Zoology\, Michigan State University</p>\n<p><strong>Cetaceans and Primates: Convergent Themes in Cognition</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Lori Marino&nbsp\;Executive Director of The Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy (Kanab\, Utah)</p>\n<p><strong>Convergent Abstractions: Why Comparative Cognition Isn&rsquo\;t Mechanistic (Enough)</strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Colin Allen&nbsp\;HPSC and Cognitive Science\, Indiana University</p>\n<p><strong>&lsquo\;Raven Politics&rsquo\;: Understanding and Use of Third-party Relations</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Thomas Bugnyar&nbsp\;Cognitive Ethology\, University of Vienna</p>\n<p><strong>Why Might Minds Converge? The Case of the Octopus</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Jennifer Mather&nbsp\;Psychology\, University of Lethbridge</p>\n<p><strong>Convergence on What: Rationality\, Reason\, or Passion?</strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Dan McShea&nbsp\;Biology\, Duke University</p>\n<p>2:30pm &ndash\; 5:30pm</p>\n<p><strong>Smart Moves: Is Behavioral Flexibility Evidence of Cognitive Complexity?</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Irina Mikhalevich&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;Philosophy\, Washington U.-St. Louis<strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>What Can Insect Brains Tell Us About How Difficult it is to Evolve Intelligence?</strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Lars Chittka&nbsp\;Sensory and Behavioral Ecology\, Queen Mary University of London</p>\n<p><strong>The Spoon Lecture ~ Relativity and Anchors in Time</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Nicola S. Clayton&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;Clive A. P. Wilkins&nbsp\;Psychology\, University of Cambridge\, Artist</p>\n<p><strong>Synthetic Commentary</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Matt Cartmill&nbsp\;Anthropology\, Boston University&nbsp\;</p>
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