cognitive science
noun
: an interdisciplinary science that draws on many fields (such as psychology, artificial intelligence, linguistics, and philosophy) in developing theories about human perception, thinking, and learning
cognitive scientist
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Stuart Russell is distinguished professor of computer science, University of California, Berkeley, and Smith-Zadeh professor in engineering; professor of cognitive science; professor of computational precision health, UCSF; and honorary fellow of Wadham College, Oxford.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The Science Behind Three-Pipe Thinking and Better Decisions Research from cognitive science and leadership theory reinforces the value of intentional reflection.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The key to this framework is a theory that’s risen to dominate cognitive science in the past decade or so: predictive processing.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
Researchers like Simon Baron-Cohen and Alan Leslie have advanced the understanding of theory of mind in cognitive science, which informs the development of these agents in AI.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The Science Behind Three-Pipe Thinking and Better Decisions Research from cognitive science and leadership theory reinforces the value of intentional reflection.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The key to this framework is a theory that’s risen to dominate cognitive science in the past decade or so: predictive processing.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
Researchers like Simon Baron-Cohen and Alan Leslie have advanced the understanding of theory of mind in cognitive science, which informs the development of these agents in AI.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Cognitive science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cognitive%20science. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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