Catalyzing interdisciplinary discussion across science, artificial intelligence and economics

**Due to uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic, the Curiosity, Creativity and Complexity Conference on May 18-19, 2020 is being postponed. We are currently seeking to reschedule for the 2020-2021 academic year. All registrants will be notified of the new date when it is finalized. If you are not registered but would like to receive future notifications, please sign up here. 

All registration costs will be fully reimbursed. If you registered but haven’t heard from us by the end of April, please be in touch at programs@zi.columbia.edu. 

We thank you for your patience and understanding during this particularly trying time in global history.**

 

How does the brain cope with Complexity? How do we make decisions when confronted with practically infinite streams of information? On May 18-19, 2020, Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute is hosting a two-day conference dedicated to the idea that Curiosity and Creativity play key roles in this process.

The conference showcases cutting edge research on these questions in Neuroscience and Psychology (neural mechanisms of cognitive control, exploration, decision-making, information demand, memory and creativity), Computer Science (artificial intelligence of curiosity and intrinsic motivation) and Economics (decision making and information demand). Alongside formal presentations, the conference will encourage ample interactions among faculty, students and postdocs through informal discussions and poster presentations.

 

 

Registration

Upon request, Columbia University will provide letters to certify one's participation in this conference, which can be used to apply for visas. These visa support letters will be issued once registration payment is confirmed.

 

 

Poster Abstract Submission

Graduate students and postdocs are welcome to submit abstracts for the poster session. Posters will be accepted from a diversity of disciplines in reflection of the overall conference.

 

List of Speakers

 

Jessica Andrews-Hanna, PhD University of Arizona	Bruno Averbeck, PhD National Institute of Mental Health
Kalina Christoff, PhD University of British Columbia	Floris de Lange, PhD Donders Institute
Joy Geng, PhD UC Davis	Russell Golman, PhD Carnegie Mellon University
Todd Gureckis, PhD New York University	Catherine Hartley, PhD New York University
Benjamin Hayden, PhD University of Minnesota	Ming Hsu, PhD UC Berkeley
Ifat Levy, PhD Yale University	Yusufcan Masatlioglu, PhD University of Maryland
Ilya Monosov, PhD Washington University	Pietro Ortoleva, PhD Princeton University
Ian Osband, PhD Google Deep Mind, London	Michaela Pagel, PhD Columbia University
Daniel Polani, PhD University of Hertfordshire	Daniel Schacter, PhD Harvard University
Tali Sharot, PhD University College London	Kinneret Teodorescu, PhD Technion, Israel
Jochen Triesch, PhD Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies	Angela Yu, PhD UC San Diego

 

Livestream

The conference will be livestreamed. A link will be forthcoming. 

 

Steering Committee

Jacqueline Gottlieb, PhD, Chair, Columbia's Zuckerman Institute
Pierre Yves Oudeyer, PhD, INRIA, France
Robert Wilson, PhD, University of Arizona
Amitai Shenhav, PhD, Brown University
Elliot Ludvig, PhD, University of Warwick
Mark Dean, PhD, Columbia University

The Steering Committee gratefully acknowledges the many people who are helping plan, organize and run the conference.