Category Archives: 2009 Archives

How Humans Understand Space

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Stella Lourenco and Leslie Taylor CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO PODCAST On October 29th, Stella Lourenco (Psychology) and Leslie Taylor (Theater Studies) led a fascinating discussion on the topic of how humans understand space. The speakers … Continue reading

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The Origins of Human Sociality

Monday, October 19, 2009 Philippe Rochat and Bradd Shore CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO PODCAST On Thursday, October 8th, Philippe Rochat (Psychology) and Bradd Shore(Anthropology) kicked off this year’s CMBC Lunch Discussion series, offering an engaging presentation concerning the psychological and cultural origins … Continue reading

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Language in Context

Saturday, February 28, 2009 Lynne Nygaard and Debra Spitulnik Lynne Nygaard (Psychology) and Debra Spitulnik (Anthropology) spoke in the last lunch of the spring 2009 semester about language in context. Debra contextualized the meeting by identifying the various disciplines in … Continue reading

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Music and the Brain: Neuroscientific and Musical Perspectives

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Paul Lennard and Steve Everett Paul Lennard (Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology) and Steve Everett (Music) opened the lunch meeting about music and the brain with four questions: (1) What is music? (2) Is music a language? … Continue reading

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Conceptual Blending Theory and Shakespeare’s Henry V

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 Amy Cook Amy Cook (Theater and Literature, Indiana University) spoke in today’s CMBC lunch. While typically we get an interdisciplinary flavor in these lunches by having two speakers from different disciplines, this time Amy was alone, … Continue reading

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