Convergent Science Network Podcast

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Welcome to the Convergent Science Network Podcast! 

During the BCBT Summerschools (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) hosting professors Paul Verschure and Tony Prescott interviewed several speakers after their lectures. Interviews are also conducted on other occasions with various scientist in converging fields.

About the hostsPaul Verschure is ICREA Professor at SPECS, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona; Tony Prescott is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Sheffield.

The Convergent Science Network of biomimetic and biohybrid systems (CSN, www.csnetwork.eu) is a coordination action for the development of future real-world technologies. CSN is supported through the Future and Emerging Technology programs (FET) of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) work programme of Framework Programme 7 of the European Commission.

Audio (post-)production: Sytse Wierenga. Podcast site: Alberto Betella.

Thoughts, discussions, and achievements in neurobiology, biomimetic and biohybrid systems

We can learn a lot from brains and bodies when making machines and robots. But reversely, building complex machine systems can also give ideas about how brains and bodies have implemented their functioning over the evolution of ages. This podcast discusses various themes and aspects in-between robotics, neuroscience, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, biology, and technology.

Autonomous systems

Interview with Christine Aicardi

11-09-2018

New developments at the intersection of neuroscience and information technology have the potential to be socially and ethically disruptive. We discuss with Christine ideas of social responsibility in science.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 27.23MB - Duration: 38:57 m (98 kbps 44100 Hz)




Interview with Elena Galea

10-09-2018

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 56.57MB - Duration: 1:22:16 m (96 kbps 44100 Hz)




Interview with Marco Diana

05-09-2018

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 39.36MB - Duration: 1:07:24 m (82 kbps 44100 Hz)




Interview with Yoram Vodovotz

04-09-2018

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 57.86MB - Duration: 1:17:38 m (104 kbps 44100 Hz)




Interview with Joscha Bach

04-09-2018

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 76.62MB - Duration: 1:43:34 m (103 kbps 44100 Hz)




Interview with Etienne Koechlin

05-04-2018

Etienne Koechlin (Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris) discusses with Paul Verschure the functional organization of the human prefrontal-cortex function underpinning reasoning, learning and exploration in the service of decision-making and adaptive behavior.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 94.57MB - Duration: 1:43:17 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)




Interview with Tim Pierce

05-04-2018

Tim Pierce (University of Leicester), discusses with Paul Verschure the topic of animal olfaction and the its neural substrate in order to develop computational approaches able to validate empirical findings and to lead to a tangible technological outcome

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 91.4MB - Duration: 1:39:50 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)




Interview with Cyriel Pennartz

05-04-2018

Cyriel Pennartz (University of Amsterdam), interviewed by Paul Verschure, focuses on the role of pre-frontal cortex in associative learning and reward prediction coding and its possible interactions with other brain areas like hippocampus and striatum.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 82.48MB - Duration: 1:12:04 m (160 kbps 44100 Hz)




Interview with Paul Verschure

05-04-2018

Paul Verschure (Pompeu Fabra University), interviewed by Tony Prescott and Tim Pierce, presents his theory of consciousness and its evolution, suggesting how it could be computationally explained within a biologically grounded cognitive architecture.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 72.33MB - Duration: 52:40 m (192 kbps 44100 Hz)




Interview with Alex Kacelnik

05-04-2018

Alex Kacelnik (Oxford University) together with Paul Verschure and Tony Prescott elaborates on animal cognition addressing tool use habits of birds from an evolutionary perspective and discussing topics like learning and problem solving.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 90.37MB - Duration: 1:18:58 m (160 kbps 44100 Hz)




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