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[Colloquium] The evolution of the 'funny bone': a neurocomputational theory of mirth and humo
May 4, 2010
- Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010
- Time: 11 am — 12:15 pm
- Place: Mechanical Engineering, Room 218
Daniel Dennett
Center for Cognitive Studies
University Professor
Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy
Tufts University
Bio: Daniel Dennett is currently Miller Fellow at SFI, and University Prof. and Co-Director, Center for Cognitive Studies, at Tufts University. He is the author of CONSCIOUSNESS EXPLAINED (1991), DARWIN’S DANGEROUS IDEA (1995), and various articles on robotics, AI, computers and the mind, technology, etc. His most recent book is BREAKING THE SPELL: RELIGION AS A NATURAL PHENOMENON (2006).