**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.
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.
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.
Jessica Andrews-Hanna, PhD |
Bruno Averbeck, PhD |
Kalina Christoff, PhD |
Floris de Lange, PhD |
Joy Geng, PhD |
Russell Golman, PhD |
Todd Gureckis, PhD |
Catherine Hartley, PhD |
Benjamin Hayden, PhD |
Ming Hsu, PhD |
Ifat Levy, PhD |
Yusufcan Masatlioglu, PhD |
Ilya Monosov, PhD |
Pietro Ortoleva, PhD |
Ian Osband, PhD |
Michaela Pagel, PhD |
Daniel Polani, PhD |
Daniel Schacter, PhD |
Tali Sharot, PhD |
Kinneret Teodorescu, PhD |
Jochen Triesch, PhD |
Angela Yu, PhD |
The conference will be livestreamed. A link will be forthcoming.
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.
Support and assistance during your time at the conference.
A guide to policies and codes of conduct for conference attendees.
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2018, Philadelphia
Neurocuriosity 2016, London
Neurocuriosity 2014, Bordeaux