Mind Sharing
December 21, 2025
Mind reading might sound like the stuff of science fiction. But in philosophy and psychology,…
Cognitive Science Tagged Episodes
Can A.I. Help Us Understand Babies?
November 23, 2025
Artificial intelligence is everywhere in our day-to-day lives and our interactions with the world. And…
Making and Breaking Habits
October 12, 2025
We often hear that “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” The idea seems…
The Phenomenology of Lived Experience
April 23, 2017
Phenomenology is the philosophical study of experience and consciousness, performed by philosophers ranging from Sartre…
Whodunit: The Language of Responsibility
June 30, 2013
Who is responsible for the broken vase in the foyer? How harshly should criminals be…
The Extended Mind
May 12, 2013
The question of gay rights has become a hot button issue, with opposition taking on…
The Power of Thought
September 23, 2012
Human thought is an amazing thing. It has given us not only science, literature, and…
Connectionism
January 31, 2010
Does the human mind work like a computer? If so, what kind of computer? A…
Artificial Intelligence
June 28, 2009
At least some versions of artificial intelligence are attempts not merely to model human intelligence,…
Mental Imagery
December 28, 2008
In the Early Modern period many philosophers took ideas to be mental images of the…
Politics and Cognitive Science
April 13, 2008
Can cognitive science explain the difference between liberals and conservatives? Do we elect our presidents…
The Future of Philosophy
March 23, 2008
Ken and John discuss the future of philosophy with three rising stars in American philosophy:…
Language in Action
August 22, 2006
How do we communicate ideas with language? Where does the literal meaning of a word…
Consciousness
April 6, 2004
Is the conscious mind just the brain or something more? Can science explain consciousness? How…
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