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--- On Tue, 10/5/10, Tony Chemero <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Tony Chemero <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Introductions?
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 1:04 AM
> Hello,
>
> The diversity of this group is impressive...
>
> About me:
> Although I'm currently a psychology professor at Franklin
> and Marshall College, I'm not really a psychologist--my
> undergrad was in philosophy (Tufts University) and my PhD
> was in philosophy and cognitive science (Indiana
> University).
>
> Generally, I do research at the intersection of cognitive
> science and philosophy of science. Last year, my book,
> "Radical Embodied Cognitive Science", was published by MIT
> Press. In it, I defend an embodied, ecological,
> extended, nonrepresentational, dynamical understanding of
> perception, action and cognition.
>
> Recently, I've also been focusing on phenomenology, and the
> possibility of gathering empirical evidence for some claims
> made by Heidegger. The first bit of that line of
> research is available here:
> http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0009433
>
> I used to have hobbies, but now I have young children.
>
> cheers, tony
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leila Takayama" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Monday, October 4, 2010 7:35:41 PM GMT -05:00
> US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: Introductions?
>
> Hello! I'm a research scientist at Willow Garage , where I
> study human-robot interaction in the context of open source
> personal robotics. My primary interests are in how
> interfaces can make robots seem invisible-in-use (under
> teleoperation) and how people make sense of agentic
> (non-human) objects.
>
>
> I completed my PhD at Stanford University in Communication
> a couple of years ago, focusing on how throwing people's
> voices away from their bodies (as many loudspeaker systems
> do) influences their interpersonal interactions and task
> outcomes. These mediated interactions are interesting
> because they can influence the ways we perceive and get
> around in the world. I also hold BAs in Cognitive Science
> and Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.
>
>
>
> In grad school, some friends and I met as a reading group
> that focused on issues surrounding ubiquitous computing and
> embodiment, which turned into a paper we wrote on how bodies
> matter for interaction design . Flesh and Machines (Brooks),
> Natural Born Cyborgs (Clark), and Rebuilt (Chorost) are
> among the more popular science books that inspired me.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
> Leila
> http://www.leilatakayama.org
>
> --
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> Tony Chemero, http://edisk.fandm.edu/tony.chemero/
> Scientific and Philosophical Studies of Mind
> Franklin and Marshall College
> Lancaster, PA USA 17604-3003
>
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