What can we learn from experiencing, reflecting on, and discussing virtual reality? What are the useful applications of, or risks of VR? Why does it “work?” What are the differences between experiencing virtual reality and experiencing reality? Is there anything special about actions or social interactions mediated by VR? Come play with a VR system […]
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Aude Oliva Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences MIT Title TBA Click here for more information.
Tim Mullett Assistant Professor, Behavioural Science University of Warwick Using health and policing data to predict impulsive and harmful behaviours The advent of digital databases and the ever growing accessibility of big data means that it is increasingly possible to take behavioural science out of the laboratory and examine effects in the real […]
Donka Farkas Department of Linguistics UCSC Title & Location – TBA Click here for more information.
Hollie Putnam Department of Biological Sciences University of Rhode Island Avenues of Marine Invertebrate Acclimatization in Response to Rapid Environmental Change The swiftly changing climate presents a challenge to organismal fitness by creating a mismatch between the current environment and phenotypes adapted to historic conditions. Rapid compensatory response to environmental change generated by […]