Brendan sheds light on the computational mechanisms underlying detached mindfulness by explaining how we develop metacognitive skill.
Brendan speaks at Stanford University to propose adding meta-learning to AI systems to enhance its ability to learn and problem-solve.
Brendan discusses the crucial importance of learning to control your mind, using it to overcome tech addiction, and how to begin a daily practice.
Brendan uncovers the hidden metacognitive narratives in popular movies - and how they influence our thinking.
Brendan Conway-Smith explains why our minds degrade in a sea of entertainment - and how metacognition can help us harness our mental focus.
Brendan reveals how the modern world is sabotaging our abilities — and 5 ways we can take back control. Read his article on the Cognition Crisis here.
Brendan explains the basics of metacognition - how understanding our own mind can unlock its potential.
Brendan gives a lecture on the history and philosophy of cognitive science. Topics include: the cognitive revolution, philosophy of science, intellectual progress of history, the Mexican alien hoax.
Brendan presents his paper at ICCM in Amsterdam - how meditation allows us to better perceive our own mental states, and how to understand this computationally.
Brendan presents his publication introducing the world’s first framework for explaining metacognitive skill and its underlying mechanisms. Published at CogSci 2023.
Brendan explains why his PhD research on metacognition is crucial for understanding and navigating the modern world.
The present culture wars can largely be explained by different thinking styles. Why are some people's thinking guided by feelings, and others by reason? Brendan helps to explain this by answering the unresolved question: "How are meta-reasoning processes shaped by culture?"
Brendan presents his paper published at AAAI "System-1 and System-2 realized in the Common Model of Cognition" (link below).
Brendan Conway-Smith gives an intro lecture on metacognition, and how it can be used beneficially.
Class: ‘Theories in Cognitive Science’ (CGSC 2001B), Department of Cognitive Science, Carleton University.
Brendan Conway-Smith gives an intro lecture on metacognition, and how it can be used beneficially.
Brendan Conway-Smith gives an intro lecture on metacognition, and how it can be used beneficially.
Basic 101 introduction to ACT-R cognitive architecture. Produced by the Cognitive Modeling Lab, 2020. Creator: Brendan Conway-Smith
Video submission for Virtual ICCM 2022.
ABSTRACT There have been increasing challenges to dual-system descriptions of System-1 and System-2, critiquing them as imprecise and fostering misconceptions. We address these issues here by way of Dennett’s appeal to use computational thinking as an analytical tool, specifically we employ the Common Model of Cognition. Results show that the characteristics thought to be distinctive of System-1 and System-2 instead form a spectrum of cognitive properties. By grounding System-1 and System-2 in the Common Model we aim to clarify their underlying mechanisms, persisting misconceptions, and implications for metacognition.
I present an early overview of my research in 1 minute!
I propose that metacognitive skill learning can be explained through a three-stage skill acquisition framework. The following contains an animation of this proposal.
Watch more of Brendan’s lectures: http://cognitivemodelinglab.com/index.php/lecture-videos/
Brendan presents his MA thesis to the Department of Cognitive Science, Carleton, in a dedicated colloquium. Presentation and animations by Brendan Conway-Smith
