Developing Models of the World 2020
- Rescheduled to 17-21 May 2021 -
16 - 20 March 2020
Venue: Lorentz Center@Oort
If you are invited or already registered for this workshop, you have received login details by email.This workshop has been rescheduled to 17 - 21 May 2021
Description
The workshop “Developing Models of the World” is concerned with fundamental questions of the development of the human mind. The aim of the workshop is to bring together two research traditions; developmental science and predictive processing and explore various quenstions about the building blocks of the mind and its subsequent development, such as: How do the structure and functionality of generative models in infants differ from generative models in adults? What are the necessary conditions for the construction of the generative models to take place? To what extent does structure learning in early childhood depend upon evolution and cultural niche construction?
The link between developmental science and predictive processing is novel and unique. The reason why the collaboration between these two disciplines is highly important is that if, on the one hand, predictive processing is to be a viable learning theory than it needs to address the questions of development (which are currently underrepresented) and developmental science, on the other hand, could benefit from the strong theoretical framework of predictive processing that aims to explain cognition with a small set of basic principle. Together, predictive processing and developmental science are theoretically and methodologically very well suited to tackle the questions on the origins of the human mind.
Pitch Session
There will be a “pitch session” on the first day of the workshop where participants will have 2 minutes to present their research in a nutshell. Therefore, you have the opportunity to make a short poster (printed and a pdf version) on the following questions:
- What is the guiding thread of your research, what are big questions that drive your research?
- Which research questions are you tackling at the moment?
- Which questions are you most passionate about (but have never time to actually explore)?
- What are the biggest questions in your field?
- Which practical skills do you possess? Which skills would you still like to acquire?
Monday 16 March
10:00 - 10:15 Welcome by the Lorentz Center
10:15 - 10:30 Welcome and introduction talk by the organisers : aims, goals and the intro of the programme of the workshop.
10:30 - 11:15 Opening talk
• Alison Gopnik
11:15 - 12:15 Two-minute pitch: researchers present their research in a nutshell.
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch + hanging up posters
13:45 - 14:45 Two-minute pitch: researchers present their research in a nutshell.
14:45 - 16:15 Key-note talks: Developmental predictive processing
• Lauren Emberson
• Elizabeth Bonawitz
16:15 - 16:45 Interactive session (20 min): a moderator connects the talks identifies the most pressing open questions together with the participants.
Sub-group formation (10 min): Last 10 minutes spent on voting for research questions, forming groups and moving to rooms.
16:45 - 17:00 Coffee break
17:00 - 17:45 Discussions in sub-groups: discussing open questions proposed during the interactive session.
17:45 - 18:00 Plenary reporting: one person in each group presents ideas that emerged during the discussions in sub-groups.
18:00 Wine and Cheese party
Tuesday 17 March
09:00 - 10:30 Key-note talks: Developmental science.
• Lars Muckli
• Floris de Lange
• Julian Kiverstein
10:30 - 11:00 Interactive session (20 min): a moderator connects the talks identifies the most pressing open questions together with the participants.
Sub-group formation (10 min): Last 10 minutes spent on voting for research questions, forming groups and moving to rooms.
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 - 12:00 Discussions in sub-groups: discussing open questions proposed during the interactive session.
12:00 - 12:15 Plenary reporting: one person in each group presents ideas that emerged during the discussions in sub-groups.
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45-15:15 Key-note talks: Predictive processing
• Joshua Tenenbaum
• Celeste Kidd
• Elizabeth Spelke
15:15 - 15:45 Interactive session (20 min): a moderator connects the talks identifies the most pressing open questions together with the participants.
Sub-group formation (10 min): Last 10 minutes spent on voting for research questions, forming groups and moving to rooms.
15:45-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-16:45 Discussions in sub-groups: discussing open questions proposed during the interactive session.
16:45-17:00 Plenary reporting: one person in each group presents ideas that emerged during the discussions in sub-groups.
Wednesday 18 March
| 09:00 | 10:00 | Arrival with coffee & tea | |
| 10:00 | 17:00 | Open Space Event | |
| 17:45 | 22:45 | Departure to the boeat to the workshop dinner |
Thursday 19 March
09:00 - 10:00 Work in groups: participants identify research questions they will be working on throughout the day.
10:00 - 12:00 Work in groups: working on theoretical proposals and research designs.
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 17:00 Work in groups: working on theoretical proposals and research designs, creating posters.
Friday 20 March
09:00 - 10:00 Finalising the posters
10:00 - 10:45 Coming up with concrete plans on how to follow-up the research ideas
10:45 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:10 - 13:00 Poster session: research ideas from Thursday are presented.
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 15:15 Concluding talk:
• Karl Friston
15:15 - 15:30 Conclusion: wrap up and concluding remarks.
