SCIoI+MoA’s joint project “Wenn Materie lebendig wird” funded by the BUA
Joint Project of The Clusters of Excellence »Matters of Activity« And »Science of Intelligence«: Wenn Materie lebendig wird New Funding For Experimental Laboratories of Science Communication from The Berlin University Alliance One of the core objectives of the Berlin University Alliance (BUA) lies in strengthening the multidirectional exchange of knowledge between universities and other important figures and stakeholders.
SCIoI joins the BCCN/M&B in the organization of the Winter School “Ethics of Neuroscience and AI”
Starting this year, SCIoI will be joining the Berlin Center for Computational Neuroscience and the Berlin School of Mind and Brain in the organization of the Winter School "Ethics of Neuroscience and AI" (8–12 March 2021) For more than a decade, the Winter School Ethics and Neuroscience, organized jointly by Berlin's Bernstein Centre for Computational Neuroscience (BCCN)
Dimitri Coelho Mollo speaks at TEDxHUBerlin
There's one more reason not to miss this year's edition of TEDxHUBerlin on 17 April 2021: it features our member Dimitri Coelho Mollo! The event, called "AI: A Tough Love" explores the connection between the calculating machine and the human being, and attempts to understand in what ways do the worlds of humans, nature, and technology collide. Throughout
Application Round, Fall 2020
Apply now for 7 PhD and 4 Postdoc positions for SCIoI's cohort 3! We offer cross-disciplinary research in artificial intelligence, machine learning, control, robotics, computer vision, behavioral biology, cognitive science, psychology, educational science, neuroscience, and philosophy. Click here for details and single job ads. Starting dates: Summer / Fall 2021 Duration: 3 years Salary level: TV-L 13, 100% Application deadline:
6 o’clock with SCIoI at the Berlin Science Week
With its 10 days of exciting conferences and talks, the Berlin Science Week is quickly approaching on 1–10 November. This year, SCIoI will participate with a series of five Zoom talks called "6 o’clock with SCIoI". In the first talk on 4 November, our PI Alex Kacelnik (University of Oxford) will take us on a fascinating
Distinguished Speaker Series Fall 2020
Register now for our Distinguished Speaker Series lectures! All lectures take place on Zoom.
Robofish helps unravel the collective patterns of animal groups
(Press release) You want to be a leader? You've got to be fast! The spectacular and complex visual patterns created by animal groups moving together have fascinated humans since the beginning of time. Think of the highly synchronized movements of a flock of starlings, or the circular motion of a school of barracudas. Using state-of-the-art robotics, a research
The SCIoI Scientific Networking Days
SCIoI's Scientific Networking Days are coming up – and will take place online this year. Establishing scientific connections with other researchers is an important aspect of scientific research, and this year our summer retreat will be a chance for all SCIoI members not only to present their projects to the rest of the cluster, but also to