UC Merced Cognitive & Information Sciences
@ucmcogsci.bsky.social
The Cognitive & Information Sciences Department at UC Merced, offering cutting edge interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate training at the University of California's 10th campus.
Monday! Join us for the next MTS speaker, @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Bill Thompson as he discusses the experimental evolution of structured norms for joint action. Details in the flyer!
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Monday! Join us for the next MTS speaker, @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's Bill Thompson as he discusses the experimental evolution of structured norms for joint action. Details in the flyer!
Michael Hove, Professor of Psychology at Fitchburg State, will join us as our next MTS speaker Monday 11/3! His talk will discuss musical features that drive body movement and repetitive drumming as a tool for inducing trance. Details in the flyer!
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Michael Hove, Professor of Psychology at Fitchburg State, will join us as our next MTS speaker Monday 11/3! His talk will discuss musical features that drive body movement and repetitive drumming as a tool for inducing trance. Details in the flyer!
Our next MTS speaker @psycheloui.bsky.social, Prof. of Creativity and Creative Practice at @northeasternu.bsky.social, joins us Mon 10/27 to discuss her recent work on how/why humans across societies learn to love music in "Strange Scales: How Novel Music Reveals the Secrets of the Predictive Brain"
October 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Our next MTS speaker @psycheloui.bsky.social, Prof. of Creativity and Creative Practice at @northeasternu.bsky.social, joins us Mon 10/27 to discuss her recent work on how/why humans across societies learn to love music in "Strange Scales: How Novel Music Reveals the Secrets of the Predictive Brain"
Drew Abney, Associate Professor of Psychology from the University of Georgia, will join us as our next MTS speaker!
Dive into his talk about developmental phenomena next Monday 10/20. Details in the flyer!
Dive into his talk about developmental phenomena next Monday 10/20. Details in the flyer!
October 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Drew Abney, Associate Professor of Psychology from the University of Georgia, will join us as our next MTS speaker!
Dive into his talk about developmental phenomena next Monday 10/20. Details in the flyer!
Dive into his talk about developmental phenomena next Monday 10/20. Details in the flyer!
Our next MTS Guest Speaker is @stolkarjen.bsky.social, Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth! Join us Monday (10/13) for "Building a Shared Conceptual Space" - examining the extreme flexibility of selecting and interpreting signals. Details in the flyer!
October 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Our next MTS Guest Speaker is @stolkarjen.bsky.social, Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth! Join us Monday (10/13) for "Building a Shared Conceptual Space" - examining the extreme flexibility of selecting and interpreting signals. Details in the flyer!
Our next MTS Guest Speaker is Marco Buongiorno Nardelli (Composition Studies & Physics Professor at University of North Texas)! Join us Monday (10/6) for
"MUSIC" for Martians - a look at the hidden structure of music as a complex data system. Details in the flyer!
"MUSIC" for Martians - a look at the hidden structure of music as a complex data system. Details in the flyer!
October 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Our next MTS Guest Speaker is Marco Buongiorno Nardelli (Composition Studies & Physics Professor at University of North Texas)! Join us Monday (10/6) for
"MUSIC" for Martians - a look at the hidden structure of music as a complex data system. Details in the flyer!
"MUSIC" for Martians - a look at the hidden structure of music as a complex data system. Details in the flyer!
@ucmerced.bsky.social Bobcats! Join us next Monday (9/29) for MTS Guest Speaker Sarah Creel (CogSci Professor at @ucsandiego.bsky.social) presenting on how learners figure out the structure of sound patterns in spoken language across a wide variety of speakers! Details in the flyer!
September 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
@ucmerced.bsky.social Bobcats! Join us next Monday (9/29) for MTS Guest Speaker Sarah Creel (CogSci Professor at @ucsandiego.bsky.social) presenting on how learners figure out the structure of sound patterns in spoken language across a wide variety of speakers! Details in the flyer!
Monday (9/22) we have our next Fall 2025 Mind, Technology, & Society (MTS) speaker: Dr. Erica Cartmill of Indiana University! Come check out her presentation exploring teasing and tool use by great apes for navigating their social and physical environments (details in the flyer)!
September 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Monday (9/22) we have our next Fall 2025 Mind, Technology, & Society (MTS) speaker: Dr. Erica Cartmill of Indiana University! Come check out her presentation exploring teasing and tool use by great apes for navigating their social and physical environments (details in the flyer)!
Next week we kick off our Fall 2025 Mind, Technology, & Society (MTS) Speaker Series with guest speaker Dr. Jason Samaha! Come check out his presentation exploring the connection between alpha oscillations and temporal properties of perception (details in the flyer)!
September 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Next week we kick off our Fall 2025 Mind, Technology, & Society (MTS) Speaker Series with guest speaker Dr. Jason Samaha! Come check out his presentation exploring the connection between alpha oscillations and temporal properties of perception (details in the flyer)!
Next week! Come check out Dr. James Holland Jones' presentation on the development of narrative as a decision-making tool in the face of uncertainty!
April 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Next week! Come check out Dr. James Holland Jones' presentation on the development of narrative as a decision-making tool in the face of uncertainty!
TOMORROW! Come see our Bobcat Day presentation on how Cognitive Science got a Nobel Prize in AI! We will have a reception (with snacks!) after the presentation for a chance to chat with faculty.
WHERE: UC MERCED COB 120
Presentation 11AM-12PM
Reception 12PM-1PM
WHERE: UC MERCED COB 120
Presentation 11AM-12PM
Reception 12PM-1PM
April 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
TOMORROW! Come see our Bobcat Day presentation on how Cognitive Science got a Nobel Prize in AI! We will have a reception (with snacks!) after the presentation for a chance to chat with faculty.
WHERE: UC MERCED COB 120
Presentation 11AM-12PM
Reception 12PM-1PM
WHERE: UC MERCED COB 120
Presentation 11AM-12PM
Reception 12PM-1PM
@ucmerced.bsky.social students! Run, don't walk! 🏃♀️🏃♂️ Don't miss your chance to register for this summer's CogSci courses! Did we mention they're ONLINE!? See you (virtually) this summer!
April 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
@ucmerced.bsky.social students! Run, don't walk! 🏃♀️🏃♂️ Don't miss your chance to register for this summer's CogSci courses! Did we mention they're ONLINE!? See you (virtually) this summer!