Philosopher Jason Stanley (Yale) and neurologist John Krakauer (John Hopkins) offer their take on the relationship between philosophy and cognitive neuroscience, focusing on the case of HM:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/is-the-dumb-jock-really-a-nerd/?_r=0
An interesting documentary series about the South London and Maudlsey NHS Foundation Trust, starts Thursday 31-Oct at 9pm on Channel 4 with “Anxiety”.
Is computation observer-relative?
AISB-50, Goldsmiths, London, 1-4 April 2014
As part of the AISB-50 Annual Convention 2014 to be held at Goldsmiths, University of London
http://www.aisb.org.uk/events/aisb14
The convention is organised by the Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (AISB)
Dr. John Preston (CCR, Philosophy) is the Symposium Chair for this event, while Prof. Slawomir J Nasuto (CCR, Systems Engineering) is a Symposium OC member. There is a Call for Papers out, deadline 3rd January. Submissions must be full papers and should be sent via EasyChair:
