A new episode of the Minding the Brain podcast is out. In this month's episode Kim and Jim talk about brain fog. mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2026/08/01/b...

@mindingthebrain.bsky.social A new episode of podcast is out. This month's episode is about the brain cancer Glioblastoma with Dr. Kyle Malone, interviewed by @drkimhellemans.bsky.social . mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2026/06/01/g... @carletonu.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social

@drjimdavies.bsky.social and Sara Abou-Alwan, Gabriel M. Brown, and Faith Chambers paper looking at the contents of imagination. How many objects are depicted? Is there motion? Are they in colour? This is an open-access article. jimdavies.org/research/pub... @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social

@drjimdavies.bsky.social is interviewed on the podcast Cognitive Corner about computational modeling of imagination. Season 2, Episode 4 (20 minutes). Listen on Spotify at open.spotify.com/episode/1oSN... @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @mindingthebrain.bsky.social

S2E04: Computational Modeling of Imagination with Dr. Jim Davies

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@kidkoala.bsky.social 's The Storyville Mosquito is the best theater show I've ever seen at the NAC. Whimsical, touching, gorgeous, and brilliantly executed, this is a must-see show. nac-cna.ca/en/event/383...

Kid Koala's The Storyville Mosquito | Dec 3 - 13, 2025 | Babs Asper Theatre

Produced by Nufonia Live Inc. and Envision Management & Production  What if a young mosquito left his small town to pursue his musical dreams in the big city? Montreal’s scratch DJ, graphic novelist...

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@mindingthebrain.bsky.social episode: @drjimdavies.bsky.social interviews @johnzelenski.bsky.social and Dan Rubinstein about the psychological benefits of being out in nature. mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/10/01/e... @carleton.ca @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @mindingthebrain.bsky.social

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In @nautil.us @drjimdavies.bsky.social reports on a huge study: People are motivated more by helping others than self-oriented motivations like reputation. Implications for how we try to encourage goodness .https://nautil.us/people-really-want-to-be-good-1227879/ @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social

@drjimdavies.bsky.social with musician Jesse Stewart and poet Jamaal Amir Akbari. Davies with calligraphy, Stewart with percussion, and Akbari with poetry. Paper has linked vids: www.criticalimprov.com/index.php/cs... @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social

Social media good for mental health? @drjimdavies.bsky.social interviews @drkimhellemans.bsky.social and Andrea Howard. P1: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/06/01/s... P2: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/07/01/s... @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @mindingthebrain.bsky.social

May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth. This long weekend, take time to rest, recharge, and tune into Minding the Brain, a great podcast by @drkimhellemans.bsky.social and @drjimdavies.bsky.social at @carleton.ca exploring how our minds work. spti.fi/n5Q89oU #MentalHealth #Neuroscience #CdnResearch

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Podcast · Jim Davies & Kim Hellemans · Cognitive & brain science episodes from Jim Davies & Kim Hellemans

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An open access journal article with Zoe Roy-Stang and @drjimdavies.bsky.social looks at how thinking biases might influence people's perception of dangers of AI. Remedies suggested, too! jimdavies.org/research/pub... @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @mindingthebrain.bsky.social

At @mindingthebrain.bsky.social podcast @drjimdavies.bsky.social interviews Dr. Ian Gold. What are delusions? mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/05/01/d... @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social @drkimhellemans.bsky.social

Minding the Brain was ranked number 8 in the best cognitive science podcasts by Feedspot! podcast.feedspot.com/cognitive_sc... @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social @drkimhellemans.bsky.social @mindingthebrain.bsky.social

20 Best Cognitive Science Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025

Best Cognitive Science Podcasts to Listen to ⋅ 1. The Psychology Podcast ⋅ 2. Brain Inspired ⋅ 3. Many Minds ⋅ 4. Consciousness Live ⋅ 5. Brain Science with Ginger Campbell

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A new episode of the @mindingthebrain.bsky.social is a Q&A, tackling lucid dreaming, brain implants, and more. audio at: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/04/15/n... video at youtu.be/BgU7vBbmNBo @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social @drkimhellemans.bsky.social

@drjimdavies.bsky.social appears on The Goods with Dahlia Kurtz, on CFRA 580am. This June 16, 2019 episode is about whether people have a type of person that they date. 18 m. soundcloud.com/scjimmyd/201... @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @mindingthebrain.bsky.social

2019-06-16 - CFRA - Dating your Type

Jim Davies appears on the radio show “The Goods” with Dahlia Kurtz, on CFRA 580am. This June 16, 2019 episode explores the science behind whether or not people have a “type” when they choose romantic

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new @mindingthebrain.bsky.social Q&A with @drjimdavies.bsky.social and @drkimhellemans.bsky.social Should we "cure" ADHD? audio: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/02/17/t... video: youtu.be/LWLv3GOJnIQ?... @carleton.ca @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social

Jim Davies talks about why we love April Fool's day on CFRA. Time 59:00 to 1:06. Aired April 1, 2025. www.iheart.com/podcast/962-... @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social

Ottawa At Work with Patricia Boal - April 1, 2025 - Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal - Sound Bites | iHeart

<p>Patricia Boal talks to&nbsp;CTV&rsquo;s Colton Praill, tech journalist Carmi Levy, Nepean High School music teacher and Juno Award winner Jeannie Hunter, Carleton University professor Jim Davies, a...

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In the new @mindingthebrain.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social interviews @drkimhellemans.bsky.social about Cultural Effects on the Brain Podcast: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/04/01/c... YouTube: youtu.be/fL4jDkFm39U @carleton.ca @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social

@mindingthebrain.bsky.social podcast episode about the evolution of females, with @catbohannon.bsky.social and her book Eve. Listen: mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/03/01/t... video: youtu.be/NOlGQUwfnHI @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social

A TikTok reviewer gives a brief overview of Jim Davies's tabletop role-playing game Things that Go Squeak in the Night at 60 RPG reviews, Chapter 70. www.tiktok.com/@fergusharpe...

60 Second RPG Reviews, Chapter 70: Things that Go Squeak in the Night. #60secondrpgreview #rpg #rpgtok #rpgtiktok #ttrpg #ttrpgtok #ttrpgtiktok #beggartok #gallantknightgames

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New @mindingthebrain.bsky.social episode: Question and Answer, about ape brains, evo psych's rep... Listen! mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/03/15/a... or watch at youtu.be/o_AugoVFs80 @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social @drkimhellemans.bsky.social

Jim Davies interviewed on CBC Ottawa Morning about the promises and dangers of generative artificial intelligence into school curricula. 10m. Listen at: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social @mindingthebrain.bsky.social

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In the September episode of @mindingthebrain.bsky.social, @drkimhellemans.bsky.social interviews Jodi Pawluski about mommy brain and the mental load of motherhood. mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2024/09/01/m... @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @drjimdavies.bsky.social

In a new Minding the Brain episode @drjimdavies.bsky.social and @drkimhellemans.bsky.social answer audience questions! mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/01/21/q... @nautil.us.bsky.social @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social @mindingthebrain.bsky.social

@drjimdavies.bsky.social Davies talks about the ethics of artificial intelligence, human bias, and threats of superintelligent AI in this article and podcast episode of AI Purity. Released August 2, 2024. www.ai-purity.com/podcast/cogn... @carletonu.bsky.social @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social

Cognitive Scientist Dr. Jim Davies | AI Purity

cognitive scientist Dr. Jim Davies discusses the potential for superintelligent AI to pose existential threats and how to mitigate them.

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False memories can be attenuated by telling people that they are false, Jim Davies reports in Nautilus Magazine. Published September 2, 2024. nautil.us/what-makes-a... @nautil.us @carletonu @carleton-cogsci

What Makes a Memory Real?

Changing the narrative on false memories might be surprisingly simple.

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Jim Davies is interviewed in the Ottawa Citizen about why people like to be scared and watch horror movies. Published October 27, 2024. ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...

The horror paradox: Why things that scare us can make us happy

Why do things that make us shriek in horror also make us come back for more? It is a question worth asking during the haunted season.

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Jim Davies writes in Nautilus about the work of Matthew Coleman, who finds that people care less about the pain people will feel in the future. nautil.us/yes-we-can-c... @nautil.us @carletonu.bsky.social

Yes, We Can Care About People Who Don’t Exist Yet

How to jumpstart our empathy for future generations.

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A new episode of the Minding the Brain podcast is out. In this month's episode Jim Davies interviews Dr. Rebecca Merkley about whether or not babies can understand math. mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/01/01/d...

Why do some people look like their dogs? See the article by Jim Davies in @nautil.us magazine. nautil.us/why-do-some-... #dogs #science @carletonu.bsky.social

Why Do Some People Look Like Their Dogs?

The resemblance isn’t just a comical coincidence

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