Events

Event Description

Presidential Scholars Paul Linton and Nedah Nemati will discuss their cross-disciplinary research and findings. Their faculty mentors will provide brief responses. 

Event Speakers

Talk Title: New Approach to 3D Vision

Paul Linton, NOMIS Fellow of the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America and Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience, Columbia University

• Nikolaus Kriegeskorte, Professor of Psychology, Columbia University
• Christopher Peacocke, Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University

Talk Title: What’s Natural about Naturalistic Neuroscience

Nedah Nemati, Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience, Columbia University

• Darcy Kelley, Harold Weintraub Professor of Biological Sciences, Columbia University
• John Morrison, Professor of Philosophy, Barnard College
• Maria Antonietta Tosches, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Columbia University

Moderated by Pamela Smith, Professor of History and Chair of the Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience program, Columbia University. 

Event Information

Free and open to the public. Registration required. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

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