1. February 2011 21:06
ESF at AAAS 2011
At the AAAS annual meeting 2011 in Washington DC, ESF is organising two sessions:
- Thinking About Thinking: How Do We Know What We Know?
Sunday 20 February, 3.00pm – 4.30pm - Reaching a Global Standard in Research Integrity
Monday 21 February, 9.45am – 12.45pm
See www.esf.org/AAAS2011 to download session synopses, presentation summaries, speaker biographies and images
Thinking About Thinking: How Do We Know What We Know?
We’re all familiar with the feeling of something being on the tip of the tongue. This ability to feel doubt and certainty about your own thinking is an example of metacognition. Long thought as unique to humans – like language and tool use – research has revealed metacognition in some animals. What could animal metacognition mean for philosophers’ debates on the theory of mind? And how could testing metacognition in animals help us gauge cognitive development in young children?
Moderator: Eva Hoogland, European Science Foundation
Speakers:
John David Smith, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Josef Perner, University of Salzburg, Austria
Joëlle Proust, Institut Jean-Nicod, Paris, France
Reaching a Global Standard in Research Integrity
Fraud, fabricating results and plagiarism: research integrity has become a critical issue in the wake of high profile scandals. Hear first hand examples from Europe, the US and Asia that show the challenges in establishing a worldwide consensus about research integrity and how different institutions and governments are working to enhance its delivery.
Moderator: Marja Makarow, European Science Foundation
Speakers:
Ovid Tzeng, University System of Taiwan
Laura Marin, European Science Foundation, France
John Galland, Office of Research Integrity, USA
Ragnvald Kalleberg, National Commission for the Investigation of Scientific Misconduct, Norway
Ulrike Beisiegel, University of Gottingen, Germany
To arrange interviews please contact Chloe Kembery, Press Officer, European Science Foundation:
Tel: +33 388 76 21 58 Mobile +33 643 17 23 82
Media contact:
- Ms. Chloe KemberyE-Mail
