Podcasts, Lectures, and Colloquia Related to Cognitive Science With the advent of podcasting, there is now a wealth of multimedia on the internet covering all aspects of cognitive science. Whether they be in the form of a lecture, colloquia, talk, or classroom discussion, podcasts are an excellent way to present a variety of information about research and education in cognitive science. Below you will find a large assortment of links to podcasts from different cognitive science websites. iCogSci does not wish to take credit for the creation or content of these presentations and we honor the copyright privileges of the originating websites. Cognitive Science Society Virtual Colloquium Series The Cognitive Science Society presents a virtual colloquium series. There are generally five talks per academic year presented via the internet. The talks from the first three years of the series were generously sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. Current sponsors include Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc, and Elluminate. Talks are Copyright 2006, Cognitive Science Society, Inc, all rights reserved.  These talks are also available on the Virtual Colloquium Website Selmer Bringsjord - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Title: Can Cognitive Science Survive Hypercomputation? May 21, 2004 Andy Clark - Edinburgh University (Formally of Indiana University) Title: Embodiment and Ecological Control April 9, 2004 Dedre Gentner - Northwestern University Title: Analogical Learning March 5, 2004 John Anderson et al. - Carnegie Mellon University Title: Use of a Cognitive Architecture and fMRI to Mutually inform Each Other or A Tale of Three Buffers February 28, 2003 Jay McClelland - Carnegie Mellon University Title: Semantic Cognition: A Parallel Distributed Processing Approach October 28, 2002 Science & the City - Webzine of the New York Academy of Sciences Science & the City delivers a podcast featuring interviews, conversations, and lectures by noted scientists and authors, including some of the brightest and best minds in cognitive science. Talks are Copyright 2006, the New York Academy of Sciences, all rights reserved. These talks can also be found on the Science & the City Webpage. Mind Versus Soul: A Philoctetes Center Roundtable Six scholars of psychology, neuroscience, and religion discuss the relationship between the brain, the mind, emotional consciousness, and the possibility of a higher functioning that might be called soul. In Search of Memory: Eric Kandel An interview with Nobel-prize winning neurobiologist Eric Kandel about his research, his career, and his new memoir. For more information on Dr. Kandel and his new memoir, visit Readers & Writers: In Search of Memory V.S. Ramachandran: Synesthesia and the Universal Principles of Art V.S. Ramachandran discusses the neurological underpinnings of why we enjoy creating and looking at art, and the phenomenon of synesthesia, a blending of the senses that he believes might result from a sort of neurological cross-wiring between sections of the brain. National Public Radio (NPR) Science & Technology News Reports Magnetic Pulse Seen as Boon for Brain Research "January 25, 2007 · Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is more than just a new way to treat mental disorders. It also allows scientists to probe tiny areas of the human brain to find out what they do (continues)" Magnetic Pulse Treatment Treats Depression "January 25, 2007 · Transcranial magnetic stimulation, under investigation as a potential treatment for depression, sends a magnetic pulse to stimulate the brain. Keith Seinfeld of member station KPLU in Seattle reports on the experiences of a woman named Georgia, who is among hundreds who have agreed to try the device." Radio National's All in the Mind - Australian Broadcasting Company Hosted by the Australian Broadcasting Company, All in the Mind is Radio National's weekly foray into all things mental – a program about the mind, brain and behaviour. From dreaming to depression, addiction to artificial intelligence, consciousness to coma, psychoanalysis to psychopathy, free will to forgetting – All in the Mind explores the human condition through the mind's eye. All talks are Copyright, 2006 by Australian Broadcasting Company, Radio National. An archive of talks and show transcripts can be found on the All in the Mind Website. The Mind-Body Problem Down Under Guests: Jack Smart (Australian National University); David M. Armstrong (University of Sydney); David Chalmers (Australian National University); Gerard O'Brien (University of Adelaide) The Nature of Belief: Australian Science Festival Debate August 19, 2006 Cognitive Science Courses at in the Cognitive Science Program at Indiana University The Cognitive Science Program has recently published podcasts from their undergraduate and graduate cognitive science courses. These podcasts provide an opportunity to see what a cognitive science course is like and what sorts of discussions often arise. These podcasts can also be found on the Indiana University Cognitive Science Program Website. COGS Q240 Foundations of Cognitive Science Spring 2006 - Professor: Colin Allen COGS Q520 Mathematics & Logic for Cognitive Science Spring 2006 - Professor: Lawrence Moss Other Cognitive Science-Related Podcasts Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Now and the Future An Interview with Doug Fisher, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering at Vanderbilt University. More Information. Cognitive Neuroscience Arena - Psychology Press Podcasts