This episode of the podcast is a little different and is a co-production between Connectomics, and Stephen Estelle's Estelle Ingenuity podcast. This time Stephen sits in the interviewer's chair and Mark is the interviewee.Stephen wanted to ta

Learning to Care - Trailer

Jun 21st, 2023 2m 12s

In this trailer, Mark and Monica introduce themselves and the new podcast series and offer a little taste of what to expect over the coming episodes.

#9 - Andrea Hiott on cognition as navigation or way-making

Apr 26th, 2023 1h 50m

In episode #9 of the Connectomics podcast, Mark sits down with neuroscientist and philosopher Andrea Hiott.They talk about Andrea's work in providing a new metaphor for understanding cognition: cognition as navigation or way-making.As well as

#8 - Dr. Abeba Birhane on the limits and liabilities of artificial intelligence

Feb 8th, 2023 1h 17m

In episode #8 of the Connectomics podcast, Mark sits down with cognitive scientist and ethical AI researcher, Dr. Abeba Birhane.In this episode, they talk about Abeba's work auditing large image datasets, how they have discovered racial biases

#7 - From art to artificial life with Professor Takashi Ikegami

Dec 16th, 2022 1h 43m

In episode #7 of the Connectomics podcast, Mark speaks with physicist, roboticist, cognitive scientist and artist, Prof Takashi Ikegami. On the 17th and 18th of November, 2022, Takashi will exhibit the art-science installation Shell of Time, i

#6 - Dr. Mog Stapleton on the enactive approach, empirical science, and the role of ritual in eduction and transformation

Jun 27th, 2022 1h 22m

In episode #6 of the Connectomics podcast, Mark speaks with philosopher of embodied cognitive science, Dr. Mog Stapleton. Mog is presently a visiting researcher at OIST, and is working on understanding the relationship between cognition and th

#5 - Dr. Roope Kaaronen on embodiment, sustainability and strategic design interventions

May 27th, 2022 1h 55m

In episode #5 of the Connectomics podcast, Mark speaks with sustainability researcher Roope Kaaronen. Roope is a postdoc at the University of Helsinki, Finland. In this episode, they talked about Roope's fortuitous introduction to ecological

#4 - Dr. Marek McGann on agency, mediation and the psychology of place

Apr 12th, 2022 1h 46m

In episode #4 of the Connectomics podcast, Mark speaks with theoretical cognitive scientist Marek McGann. Marek is a lecturer in the psychology department in Mary Immaculate College in Limerick, Ireland.In this episode they talked about Marek

#3 - Philosopher Laura Mojica on enaction, normativity and a critical cognitive science

Mar 7th, 2022 1h 4m

In episode #3 of the Connectomics podcast, Mark speaks with philosopher Laura Mojica. At the time or recording Laura was also working in the Embodied Cognitive Science Unit at OIST. Laura works on the notion of normativity from an enactive sta

#2 - Dr. Fred Cummins on embodiment as a frame for the sciences.

Feb 8th, 2022 1h 43m

In episode #2 of the Connectomics podcast, Mark speaks with Dr. Fred Cummin, head of the Cognitive Science program at University College Dublin. Fred is a linguist and the originator of the field of study that is joint speech: where two or mor

#1 - Dr. Tom Froese on embodied cognitive science and its implications

Jan 11th, 2022 1h 48m

In episode #1 of the Connectomics podcast, Mark speaks with Dr. Tom Froese, head of the Embodied Cognitive Science Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. The conversation touches on the central themes of embodied cognitive sc

Trailer

Connectomics - Introduction

Jan 11th, 2022 13m 42s

Featuring guests interviews with thinkers and doers from all over the globe, the Connectomics podcast explores the intersection between embodied cognitive science, philosophy, culture, technology and design.In this introductory episode, host,

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