Workshop on Intelligence and Abilities
Intelligence is typically thought to refer to certain kinds of abilities that people have, such as language comprehension, abstract reasoning, and complex problem-solving. However, the exact relations between intelligence and abilities still remain unclear. Is intelligence itself a kind of ability? Or the manifestation of one? What are abilities? And which kinds of abilities, if any,
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
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
ERC Consolidator Grant for Martin Rolfs
SCIoI faculty member and PI Martin Rolfs (HU Berlin) is among the 301 outstanding researchers across Europe who were awarded one of the distinguished grants. Today, the European Research Council (ERC) published the names of the winners of the 2019 Consolidator Grants. In total, these grants are worth 600 million euro. The ERC grants are among the highest endowed
Podcast interview with Prof. Oliver Brock
This week, SCIoI cluster speaker Professor Oliver Brock guested the Soft Robotics Podcast The podcast invites guests from academia and industry who discuss their latest research and the challenges that face soft robotics in the academic and industrial worlds. Host Marwa ElDiwiny spoke to SCIoI cluster speaker Professor Oliver Brock about the hype of using AI in robotics research to reproducibility problems
Safer side by side
When in danger, fish orient themselves by the reaction of the swarm. International study on swarm intelligence By: Boris Nitzsche In the event of danger, fish schools react at lightning speed and move closer together. While the behavior of individuals under changing environmental influences has already been well researched, the reactions of schools still pose a puzzle. A recent study
Our Mission
Understanding intelligence is one of the great scientific challenges of our time. Yet in spite of extensive research efforts spanning many scientific disciplines, our understanding of intelligence remains fragmented and incomplete. The Cluster of Excellence Science of Intelligence (SCIoI) aims to identify the principles of intelligence to fundamentally advance our understanding of intelligence as a whole