Events

MindCORE is offering a series of programming tutorials via Zoom for all Penn affiliates, including students, faculty, and staff.   This course is for anyone seeking to learn or sharpen their knowledge of computer programming. We cover important concepts often missed or poorly understood, to develop an intuitive understanding for why programming is the way […]

SCEW Seminar: Kevin Hong

October 15, 2021
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Kevin Hong Department of Human Evolutionary Biology Harvard University   via Zoom   The Cognitive and Cultural Foundation of Ineffective Technologies in Human Societies   Why do humans engage in ineffective technological practices such as magic and divination? In this talk, I lay out a research program for understanding the persistence of such practices from […]