British Conference & University Presentations
(Please see the section on published papers for proceedings references, where available.)
- Evolution of Consciousness Conference (Invited Speaker)
Institute of Psychiatry
London, England November 1999
'Consciousness Evolved--But Why?'
(Abstract)
- Department of Cybernetics, University of Reading (Invited Speaker)
Reading, England Autumn 1999
'Information Theory, Fitness Landscapes and Evolutionary Adaptation'
(Abstract)
- McDonnell-Pew Seminar Series in Cognitive Neuroscience (Invited Speaker)
Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Oxford
Oxford, England March 1999
'Conscious Experience, Physical States and Information--And Something About a Dead Cat'
(Abstract)
- School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham (Invited Speaker)
Birmingham, England September 1998
'Puzzles of Representation and Function: Using Algorithmic Information Theory'
(Abstract)
- IEE Workshop on Quantum Computation (Invited Speaker)
London, England July 1997
'Quantum Theories of Mind and Decoherence'
(Abstract)
- British Telecom Laboratories (Invited Speaker)
Martlesham Heath, England July 1996
'Computation and Cognition in Real Life'
- Gifford Research Lectures (Invited Speaker)
Glasgow, Scotland May 1995
3-part public series 'Mind Stalker: Searching for Consciousness in the Material World'
- Department of Philosophy, University of Glasgow (Invited Speaker)
Glasgow, Scotland October 1994
'Exorcising the Ghost of Mechanics Past'
- JCI Summer School in Cognitive Science and Human Computer Interaction
Edinburgh, Scotland September 1993
'Cognitive Transitions and the Strange Attractor: A Reply to Peter Smith'
- Department of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh (Invited Speaker)
Edinburgh, Scotland April 1993
'Materialism and the "Problem" of Quantum Measurement'
- Scottish Philosophical Forum Meeting (Invited Speaker)
Edinburgh, Scotland December 1992
'What is it Like to be Nagel?'
- Department of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh (Invited Speaker)
Edinburgh, Scotland November 1992
'Computability in Neural Networks'--early version
- Department of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh (Invited Speaker)
Edinburgh, Scotland November 1992
'Computability in Neural Networks'--early version
- Oxford Centre for the Environment, Ethics, and Society seminar
Mansfield College, Oxford, England October 1992
short presentation on chaos theory and dual aspect monism
- British Society for the Philosophy of Science meeting
Durham, England September 1992
short paper 'Computability in Neural Networks'--early version
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