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Fall 2014
Wednesdays 12:00 to 1:00
Elliott S204
September 10, 17 & 24
"Against Method" — Paul Feyerabend
Chapters 1-10
“Since it was first published in 1975, Against Method has followed Popper’s The Logic of Scientific Discovery and Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions into becoming a classic text in the debate about scientific methodology and scientific reasoning.” — The Philosopher
October 1, 8, 15 & 22 - Fall Institute 2014 topics
October 1
Christie, S., & Gentner, D. (2014). Language helps children succeed on a classic analogy task. Cognitive Science, 38(2), 383–97. doi:10.1111/cogs.12099
October 8
Patel, A. D., Iversen, J. R., Bregman, M. R., & Schulz, I. (2009). Experimental evidence for synchronization to a musical beat in a nonhuman animal. Current Biology: CB, 19(10), 827–30. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2009.03.038
Merchant, H., & Honing, H. (2013). Are non-human primates capable of rhythmic entrainment? Evidence for the gradual audiomotor evolution hypothesis. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 7, 274. doi:10.3389/fnins.2013.00274
October 15
Pesaran, B., Nelson, M. J., & Andersen, R. a. (2008). Free choice activates a decision circuit between frontal and parietal cortex. Nature, 453(7193), 406-9. doi:10.1038/nature06849
October 22
Hermer-vazquez, L., Spelke, E. S., & Katsnelson, A. S. (1999). Sources of Flexibility in Human Cognition : Dual-Task Studies of Space and Language, Cognitive Psychology 39, 3-36.
Hermer L, Spelke ES (1994) A geometric process for spatial reorientation in young children. Nature 370 57:59
October 29
Fall institute 2014
November 5
Ratliff KR, Newcombe NS (2008) Is language necessary for human spatial reorientation? Reconsidering evidence from dual task paradigms. Cogn Psychol. B (2):142-63
November 12 - December 3
Storr W (2014) The Unpersuadables: Adventures with the enemies of science. Overlook Press