Podcasts about Theory of mind

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast we have another gift from the Glocal Citizens community. In this two part conversation we meet Dr. Osei Alleyne. A joint PhD in Anthropology and Africana Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and former inaugural postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Experimental Ethnography at Penn, Dr. Osei also holds an MA in Communications from Temple University. A still active internationally touring professional Canadian Hip hop artist and Spoken word poet of Trinidad & Tobago extract, his field research employs a multi-modal ethnography of Reggae, Rastafari, Afrobeat and Hip-hop performance communities and related social justice movements across the African diaspora, with an emphasis on the black Atlantic nexus between Jamaica and Ghana. We recently met while he was in Ghana working on his forthcoming book, Dancehall Diaspora: Rastafari and Rudeness in the African Postcolony, thanks to consumate connector, Muhammida el Muhajir (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/muhammida-el-muhajir). As Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Production at Temple University, his writing repertoire spans African diasporic art and philosophy movements such as afrofuturism, afropolitanism and afropessimism. In this conversation, Dr. Osei offers an insightful glimpse into the spaces he has navigated in honing this and his other crafts. Where to find Osei? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/osei-alleyne-456406301/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/dreadless_dread/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@oseialleyne7106) What's Osei watching? First Peoples Documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqTMNdJem00) Other topics of interest: About Trinidad and Tobago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago) History about Carnivals in the Black Diaspora (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Caribbean_carnivals_around_the_world) The Book of African Names (https://africaworldpressbooks.com/the-book-of-african-names-as-told-by-chief-osuntoki/#:~:text=Price:,want%20to%20claim%20their%20identity.) On Africana Studies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_studies) About Liberia's Edward Wilmot Blyden (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Wilmot_Blyden) About The Black Star Line (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Star_Line), Garveyism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garveyism), and The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Negro_Improvement_Association_and_African_Communities_League) About Ethiopianism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_movement) Alex Haley's Roots (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_(1977_miniseries)) Association of Black Anthropologists (https://aba.americananthro.org) Zora Neale Hurston, Novelist and Anthropologist (https://whyy.org/segments/novelist-zora-neale-hurston-was-a-cultural-anthropologist-first/) About Cheik Anta Diop (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheikh_Anta_Diop) About what was to be Akon City (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon_City) Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael), Debate 1967 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtDup63f9t4) About Cultural Theorist Stuart Hall (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Hall_(cultural_theorist)) About Author and Scholar, Paul Gilroy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gilroy) Martin Bernal and Black Athena (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94shpS4_xQc) Reggie Rockston (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Rockstone) and HipLife (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiplife) About Shatta Wale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatta_Wale) What is the Theory of Mind (https://www.verywellmind.com/theory-of-mind-4176826) Black Holes and the Macro Universe (https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=108974) Special Guest: Osei Alleyne.

Understanding your audience's psychology is the key to crafting communication that resonates.Persuading others isn't about magic spells or mind-reading tricks. According to Emily Falk, the real secret is simpler: know what your audience finds relevant, and you'll be able to craft a message that resonates.Falk is a professor of communication, psychology, and marketing at the University of Pennsylvania, Vice Dean of the Annenberg School of Communication, and director of the Communication Neuroscience Lab. In her book What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice and Change, she reveals that our brains have what she calls a "social relevance system" — our ability to understand what other people are thinking and feeling. "I use social relevance as this kind of catchall for these thoughts about what other people are thinking and feeling, which also helps us predict what they're gonna do and how we might communicate successfully with them," she explains.In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Falk and host Matt Abrahams explore how to put this insight into practice, from the power of storytelling to leveraging "neural synchrony" to create shared understanding. Whether you're motivating a team or influencing a customer, Falk offers science-backed strategies for tapping into your audience's psychology and communicating with relevance.Episode Reference Links:Emily FalkEmily's Book: What We ValueEp.39 Brains Love Stories: How Leveraging Neuroscience Can Capture People's EmotionsEp.188 Mind Reading 101: To Know What Your Audience Thinks, Just Ask  Connect:Premium Signup >>>> Think Fast Talk Smart PremiumEmail Questions & Feedback >>> hello@fastersmarter.ioEpisode Transcripts >>> Think Fast Talk Smart WebsiteNewsletter Signup + English Language Learning >>> FasterSmarter.ioThink Fast Talk Smart >>> LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTubeMatt Abrahams >>> LinkedInChapters:(00:00) - Introduction (02:47) - Neuroscience & Behavior Prediction (04:05) - Brain Systems in Persuasion (05:28) - Tailoring Messages for Impact (08:06) - Psychological Closeness & Relevance (10:34) - Power of Storytelling (13:48) - Neural Synchrony & Shared Meaning (15:33) - Better Conversations Through Sync (20:11) - Rapid-Fire Q&A with Emily Falk (24:23) - Conclusion  ********This Episode is brought to you by Strawberry.me. Get $50 off coaching today at Strawberry.me/smartBecome a Faster Smarter Supporter by joining TFTS Premium.     

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast we have another gift from the Glocal Citizens community. In this two part conversation we meet Dr. Osei Alleyne. A joint PhD in Anthropology and Africana Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and former inaugural postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Experimental Ethnography at Penn, Dr. Osei also holds an MA in Communications from Temple University. A still active internationally touring professional Canadian Hip hop artist and Spoken word poet of Trinidad & Tobago extract, his field research employs a multi-modal ethnography of Reggae, Rastafari, Afrobeat and Hip-hop performance communities and related social justice movements across the African diaspora, with an emphasis on the black Atlantic nexus between Jamaica and Ghana. We recently met while he was in Ghana working on his forthcoming book, Dancehall Diaspora: Rastafari and Rudeness in the African Postcolony, thanks to consumate connector, Muhammida el Muhajir (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/muhammida-el-muhajir). As Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Production at Temple University, his writing repertoire spans African diasporic art and philosophy movements such as afrofuturism, afropolitanism and afropessimism. In this conversation, Dr. Osei offers an insightful glimpse into the spaces he has navigated in honing this and his other crafts. Where to find Osei? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/osei-alleyne-456406301/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/dreadless_dread/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@oseialleyne7106) What's Osei watching? First Peoples Documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqTMNdJem00) Other topics of interest: About Trinidad and Tobago (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago) History about Carnivals in the Black Diaspora (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Caribbean_carnivals_around_the_world) The Book of African Names (https://africaworldpressbooks.com/the-book-of-african-names-as-told-by-chief-osuntoki/#:~:text=Price:,want%20to%20claim%20their%20identity.) On Africana Studies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_studies) About Liberia's Edward Wilmot Blyden (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Wilmot_Blyden) About The Black Star Line (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Star_Line) Garveyism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garveyism), The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Negro_Improvement_Association_and_African_Communities_League) About Ethiopianism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_movement) Alex Haley's Roots (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_(1977_miniseries)) Association of Black Anthropologists (https://aba.americananthro.org) Zora Neale Hurston, Novelist and Anthropologist (https://whyy.org/segments/novelist-zora-neale-hurston-was-a-cultural-anthropologist-first/) About Cheik Anta Diop (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheikh_Anta_Diop) About what was to be Akon City (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon_City) Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael), Debate 1967 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtDup63f9t4) About Cultural Theorist Stuart Hall (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Hall_(cultural_theorist)) About Author and Scholar, Paul Gilroy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gilroy) Martin Bernal and Black Athena (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94shpS4_xQc) Reggie Rockston (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Rockstone) and HipLife (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiplife) About Shatta Wale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatta_Wale) What is the Theory of Mind (https://www.verywellmind.com/theory-of-mind-4176826) Black Holes and the Macro Universe (https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=108974) Special Guest: Osei Alleyne.

Is reality merely the sum of our primitive parts? Or is there something greater that informs and unifies us? On today’s episode, guest host Pat Flynn continues a conversation with Dr. J.P. Moreland to discuss the implications of competing metaphysical theories of the mind and which theory best accounts for the existence of the soul. In this segment, Moreland and Read More › Source

Mark and Dr. Joe talk about this year's Pan Mass Challenge, the sense of guilt one might feel for enjoying acts of altruism, and the brain science of the Ic Domain! Support Mark's ride at pmc.org!

Have you heard of Theory of Mind? Even if you haven't heard that phrase, you've likely seen it play out in your interactions with early learners. Cindy and Alison discuss Theory of Mind, how it shows up, and the impact on our interactions with young children.

Lesson #8: "Making Friends: How to Promote Social and Self Awareness (Who Cares About Theory of Mind?)" In this episode, Dr. Rick speaks with Jeff, Heather, and Kate; as well as Jill and Liam about their experiences with forming friendships, as well as social and self awareness. Show Notes Winner, Michelle. https://www.socialthinking.com/ – This website has a large number of options for children of all ages to help with social thinking. Carol Gray Social Stories: https://carolgraysocialstories.com/ The Penguin Project—Drama for kids with autism: https://penguinproject.org/ Myles, Brenda, Trautman, Melissa and Schelvan, Ronda. The Hidden Curriculum: Understanding Unstated Rules in Social Situations, 2024 Autism Asperger Publishing Co. McAfee, Jeanette. Navigating the Social World. (2005) Future Horizons Sussman, Fern. TalkAbility: People skills for verbal children on the autism spectrum (2006) A Hanen Centre Publication. – A guide for parents. The Leap Model: https://challengingbehavior.org/webinar/leap-preschool-an-inclusive-model-of-early-autism-intervention/ Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

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322 - Theory of Mind Statutory Regulation in Counselling and Psychotherapy - Dual Relationships in Counselling In Episode 322 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics: Firstly, in ‘Ethical, Sustainable Practice', we discuss the theory of mind and its implications in neurodivergence. Then, […] The post 322 – Theory of Mind appeared first on Counselling Tutor.

Attorney, award winning blogger and AI expert Ralph Losey's curated and vetted podcast features his Anonymous Podcasters as they do a deep dive on Ralph's EDRM blog post on The Theory of Mind (ToM) which appears to have emerged as an unintended by product of LLMs' improving language skills. They discuss Michal Kosinski's article, "Evaluating large language models in theory of mind tasks" (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences "PNAS," 11/04/24). Ralph Losey used this ToM approach in creating the 11 Point Bipartisan Plan to Repair a House Divided discussed in Episode 8, Echoes of AI.

Kiko Loureiro is a Brazilian Grammy award winning heavy metal guitarist, best known as a member of the bands Angra and Megadeth. His new solo album "Theory Of Mind" is a tour de force of strong melodies, incendiary guitar playing, and great arrangements!  Alongside his band Angra, he has released eight studio albums, received two gold records, and is considered one of the most important Brazilian musicians of all time. His solo career started with the album "No Gravity". His second album was "Universo Inverso", recorded in only three days, featuring some of the best jazz musicians in Latin America. Three years later, Kiko released, "Fullblast" , a heavy and progressive piece. In 2008 he also presented his fusion project: Neural Code, in which the band explores rock and jazz, fueled with Brazilian rhythms. "Sounds of Innocence", his fourth solo album, was released in 2012, combining metal, jazz and Brazilian rhythms. The year 2015 came with big news: Kiko was invited to join Megadeth and recorded the guitars for Megadeth's fifteenth studio album "Dystopia" It was in early 2017 that he got the greatest recognition in his career. He became the first Brazilian to receive a Grammy Award by playing in a rock band. Megadeth got the award for "Best Metal Performance" with the album "Dystopia." Open Source released in July 2020 presents new musical ways in Kiko's compositions. "Out of Nothing" is the new single for Kiko's sixth solo album After a career of 25 years, Kiko Loureiro shows that he is a tireless and complete musician who is constantly looking to push his limits and discover something new!  Website www.KikoLoureiro.com  Social Media  https://www.facebook.com/KIKOLOUREIROofficial https://open.spotify.com/artist/5RmLUrjJz5bpP8dF4lYdyK?si=sJW471T6QLqxVjAULSOdYA  https://www.instagram.com/kikoloureiro    Music Matters podcast is hosted by pro musician, producer, and Sports Illustrated photographer Darrell Craig Harris who is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The series has reached over 400,000 streams in 40 countries. MMP receives gear support from Shure Microphones,.Focusrite, and others. Intro and outro voice overs provided by Nigel John Farmer from www.VoiceWrapStudio.com in France. Our thanks to Rodney Hall FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for our intro and outro backing music clip.    Contact us at inquiry@darrellcraigharris.com Social: www.Instagram.com/musicmatterspodcastofficial www.Facebook.com/musicmatterspodcastofficial Website www.MusicMattersPodcast.com             

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Wer immer noch an der Intelligenz der Tiere zweifelt, dem sei diese Episode ans Herz gelegt. Für alle anderen wird es eine schöne Bestätigung sein. Wir sprechen mit Prof. Dr. Ludwig Huber über die verschiedenen Säulen der Intelligenz von Tieren. Dem Werkzeuggebrauch, dem Verständnis von Kausalität, der Fähigkeit gedanklich in die Zukunft und in die Vergangenheit zu reisen und darauf aufbauen planvoll zu handeln, die Eigenschaft das eigene Denken und Wissen zu reflektieren und zu hinterfragen, und nicht zuletzt die Fähigkeit sich in andere Lebewesen hineinzuversetzen und daraus Schlüsse zu ziehen. Kurzum, Ein facettenreiches Gespräch über die gesammelten Erkenntnisse im Buch "Das rationale Tier"

Andreas und Werner sprechen heute zusammen über das Thema „Theory of Mind“. Unter Theory of Mind wird die Fähigkeit verstanden, mentale Zustände als mögliche Ursache eines Verhaltens zu verstehen, um Handlungen erklären und vorhersagen zu können. Dazu ist es notwendig, Gedanken, Gefühle, Absichten, Meinungen, Erwartungen, Beweggründe und Rahmenbedingungen des Verhaltens korrekt zu erkennen und zu verstehen. Dabei muss es nicht nur um Gedanken und Gefühle anderer Menschen gehen: Es geht auch um das Verständnis eigener Gedanken und Gefühle und die Auswirkungen auf das entsprechende Verhalten… Theory of Mind ist ein bedeutendes Konzept im Bereich der Psychologie und der Psychiatrie und spielt eine wichtige Rolle bei vielen Psychotherapieverfahren. Links: Definition https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheoryofMind https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentalisierungsbasierte_Psychotherapie https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentalisierung Methoden zur Erfassung von ToM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hLubgpY2_w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1o4-6HP1HY Podcastfolge über Mentalisierung https://psy-cast.org/de/folge-23-mentalisierung-oder-ich-denke-was-was-du-nicht-denkst/ Studie zu störungsspezifischen ToM-Besonderheiten bei Asperger-Autismus https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7941619TheStrangeStoriestestAreplicationstudyofchildrenandadolescentswithAspergersyndrome

Ross and Carrie explore the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) test, a “metric for counting autistic traits” created by Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen, aka Cousin Borat. They explore the gender implications of the screener, the debate around self-diagnosis, and the recent absorption of Aspergers into the Autism spectrum. Plus, what happens when Ross and Carrie tell each other their scores at the same moment? Get a glass of water and find out.We have social media: X! Facebook!

On this episode of the Adult Autism:  A Spectrum of Uniqueness podcast Kenneth Roberson, a licensed psychologist who specializes in treating autistic adults, discusses theory of mind and other issues pertaining to autistic people.  Find out more about Dr. Roberson here:  https://kennethrobersonphd.com/about-kenneth-roberson-phd/ The Adult Autism:  A Spectrum of Uniqueness podcast series is hosted by Christopher Quarto - a licensed psychologist who conducts Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) evaluations for adults (https://chrisquarto.com).  Issues pertaining to mildly autistic adults (and neurodiverse folks who believe they are on the spectrum) are covered on the podcast including sensory sensitivities, how to make friends, regulating emotions and the role pets play as friends.  Listen and discover why your uniqueness is awesome! * https://chrisquarto.com/ Would you like to watch a video version of this podcast episode?  Check out the Adult Autism:  A Spectrum of Uniqueness YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4IPUmICA-ZlIERsJk3pHyqkSyPKMht9X * Are you thinking that you might be autistic but have never been professionally evaluated?  How about taking a 6-question quiz designed by Dr. Quarto to find out if autism is likely:  “Am I Autistic?” quiz link - https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/64db4bb606278800141be2fd * Are you a Tennessee or Michigan resident who is interested in getting evaluated for autism?  If so, click here to get the ball rolling: https://chrisquarto.com/autism-spectrum-disorder-testing/    

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The guys talk about Theory of Mind

Welcome to The All About Kids Podcast brought to you by All About Kids, the leading provider of children's therapeutic and educational services in New York. This time I sit down with Kathy Obrien. Kathy is a speech-language pathologist with a background in psychology, Special Education, communication sciences, and ABA. On this episode, Kathy discusses how she got involved in working with children with autism, what “theory of mind is” and what makes it so important, the concept of joint attention, how role-playing plays a role in language development, the interplay of emotions and perception, exercises to help children with autism develop better social skills and more. We were extremely lucky to have Kathy on the podcast, she is so good at what she does and such a knowledgeable source on communication and working with children with autism. Without further ado, please enjoy this deep-diving, wide-ranging conversation with Kathy Obrien.  ALL ABOUT KIDS LINKSApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-about-kids-podcast/id1522359220Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3I6qWwwdeJnlJg8Mx94He9?si=A7ieoF8yQJeqi_JnS6tXrg&dl_branch=1Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1522359220/all-about-kids-podcastWebsite: https://aakcares.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aakcaresTwitter: https://twitter.com/aakcaresLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/all-about-kids  

Join Dan Holmes (husband of Dr. Stephanie Holmes) and Just the Guys with a group of men on the spectrum and they talk about theory of mind. Just the Guys get together and talk about topics from the spectrum point of view.

Xi Jia chats with Dr. Michal Kosinski, an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. Michal's research interests recently encompass both human and artificial cognition. Currently, his work centers on examining the psychological processes in Large Language Models (LLMs), and leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Big Data, and computational techniques to model and predict human behavior. In this episode, they chat about Michal's recent works: "Theory of Mind Might Have Spontaneously Emerged in Large Language Models" and "Human-like intuitive behavior and reasoning biases emerged in large language models but disappeared in ChatGPT". Michal also shared his scientific journey and some personal suggestions for PhD students.If you found this episode interesting at all, subscribe on our Substack and consider leaving us a good rating! It just takes a second but will allow us to reach more people and make them excited about psychology.Michal's paper on Theory of Mind in LLMs: https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.02083Michal's paper on reasoning bias in LLMs: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43588-023-00527-xMichal's personal website: https://www.michalkosinski.com/Xi Jia's profile: https://profiles.stanford.edu/xijia-zhouXi Jia's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LauraXijiaZhouPodcast Twitter @StanfordPsyPodPodcast Substack https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/Let us know what you thought of this episode, or of the podcast! :) stanfordpsychpodcast@gmail.com

Photo: Keith Stein Anita Rogers Gallery is pleased to present Superunknown, an exhibition of new work by Henry Mandell.  Superunknown, Mandell's debut solo exhibition at Anita Rogers Gallery, features paintings and drawings from several bodies of work the artist began during the pandemic.  Mandell's studio practice is focused on the exploration of experimental artistic practices, the human condition, scientific principles and their merging effect on our lives, pioneering unique approaches to creating abstract artworks. All of the paintings in Superunknown began as stories, poems, or written data.  Using digital tools, Mandell transforms line by line, letter by letter, the characters of selected source text into visually compelling abstract imagery. The first step in transforming what is known into the unknown, experimenting and painting without the use of iterative code.  All creative decisions remain with the artist's hand and mind, establishing Mandell's wide visual vocabulary with digital painting. The Superunknown series of paintings depict multilayered objects composed of fine colored lines of transformed text about dark matter and current theories about what comprises the fabric of the universe. Each colored line is a separate letter. Like fabric, the overall form is knit up from thousands of separate fine colored line elements like a tapestry from another dimension.  The source theories bound up into the artwork represent the limits of our knowing, as 80% of everything everywhere is invisible dark matter / dark energy and is beyond our understanding. The Satoshi's Garden paintings depict looping vortexes of chimerical limbs and primeval roots; strange forms that seem to overrun the thresholds of cognition and formation. A growing living network inspired by mycelium. The paintings are composed from the text of the Bitcoin White Paper. No one knows who Satoshi Nakamoto is. He, She, It or They authored the Bitcoin White Paper. The paper solved the problems of establishing an internet-based platform for conducting financial transactions without banks via a ‘blockchain' of growing code that lives on thousands of networked computers worldwide mimicking the Wood Wide Web of living plants. Within the Wood Wide Web, actual living root systems are connected by mycelium fungi. They are completely mysterious, and how they work to nourish every living plant in the wild is beyond our understanding. The Plumb paintings shimmer with thousands of thin vertical lines converging into a veil of color.  A plumb line is traditionally used to level and center one's self on the surface of the Earth.  It is an ancient tool still in use today, with a hanging weight at the end of a single string that always points to the center of the Earth due to gravity.  In the paintings, the lines are the transformed text of poetry by Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. The Theory Of Mind paintings form expressively sinuous interwoven patterns of colored lines within an inverted triangle.  Composed from altered text about theory of mind, an important social-cognitive milestone that involves the ability to think about mental states, both your own and those of others and their emotions, desires, beliefs, and knowledge.  Foundational to the development of empathy in children. Also, triangles seem to suggest ‘otherness', as in it is an unfamiliar form in everyday experience and can serve as an invitation to relate to an ‘other'. The theme for Superunknown is described by the artist in this way: “I am inspired by the words of the great artist Ann Hamilton in her essay Making Not Knowing: One doesn't arrive — in words or in art — by necessarily knowing where one is going. In every work of art something appears that does not previously exist, and so, by default, you work from what you know to what you don't know. You may set out for New York but you may find yourself as I did in Ohio. You may set out to make a sculpture and find that time...

Nieves Montes, a Ph.D. student at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute in Barcelona, Spain, joins us. Her PhD research revolves around value-based reasoning in relation to norms. She shares her latest study, Combining theory of mind and abductive reasoning in agent‑oriented programming.

This episode examines the idea of Theory of Mind and whether it applies to autistics and non-autistics alike. Listen and decide for yourself whether Theory of Mind is real and if it can ever be accurate.__________*I really do have a red Swingline stapler.__________SPOILER ALERT (THE ENDING OF THE MOVIE):How it ends: Not all of the facts are discussed in this episode and the movie has more than one story line. As to Milton, he finally gets fed up and angry that his boss and co-workers fail to take him seriously.  Having been denied his red stapler and stepped on too often Milton burns down the building where he worked resulting in the demise of the company. The movie “Office Space” has become a cult classic well worth watching.__________Empirical Failures of the Claim That Autistic People Lack a Theory of Mind  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6959478/Support the show Share this podcast with your friends and family. Let's help people understand what it's like to be autistic. Twitter: @anautisticwomanEmail: info@theautisticwoman.comWebsite: theautisticwoman.comKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/theautisticwoman (one time donation or monthly)Linktree: https://linktr.ee/theautisticwomanPayPal: info@theautisticwoman.comThis is a great autism resource - Rated in the top 1% globally in 2023! ©TheAutisticWoman 2021-2023Now you can get $5 off your purchase of Govee lights! Colorful, fun, with lots of great choices. Go to this link and scroll down to the Govee post for brief instructions. No donation required but appreciated! https://ko-fi.com/theautisticwomanCheck out my friends' 5-star rated, fun podcast about neurodivergence and more: Atypical the Podcast: http://atypicalthepodcast.buzzsprout.com

An assistant professor of Psychology at Harvard University, Tomer Ullman, joins us. Tomer discussed the theory of mind and whether machines can indeed pass it. Using variations of the Sally-Anne test and the Smarties tube test, he explained how LLMs could fail the theory of mind test.

Theory of mind, the ability to understand others by ascribing mental states to them, has historically been considered a uniquely human characteristic. But are we really the only animals to possess this level of social intelligence? In this episode of OxPods, Alex Rodway, a biology master's student at Jesus College, interviews Dr Natasha Gillies, a Stipendiary Lecturer at Merton College, who has studied animal behaviour and population ecology throughout her academic career, about the existence of ‘theory of mind' in non-human animals.

Support us! https://www.patreon.com/mlst MLST Discord: https://discord.gg/aNPkGUQtc5 Dr. Raphaël Millière is the 2020 Robert A. Burt Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience in the Center for Science and Society, and a Lecturer in the Philosophy Department at Columbia University. His research draws from his expertise in philosophy and cognitive science to explore the implications of recent progress in deep learning for models of human cognition, as well as various issues in ethics and aesthetics. He is also investigating what underlies the capacity to represent oneself as oneself at a fundamental level, in humans and non-human animals; as well as the role that self-representation plays in perception, action, and memory. In a world where technology is rapidly advancing, Dr. Millière is striving to gain a better understanding of how artificial neural networks work, and to establish fair and meaningful comparisons between humans and machines in various domains in order to shed light on the implications of artificial intelligence for our lives. https://www.raphaelmilliere.com/ https://twitter.com/raphaelmilliere Here is a version with hesitation sounds like "um" removed if you prefer (I didn't notice them personally): https://share.descript.com/view/aGelyTl2xpN YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhn6ZtD6XeE TOC: Intro to Raphael [00:00:00] Intro: Moving Beyond Mimicry in Artificial Intelligence (Raphael Millière) [00:01:18] Show Kick off [00:07:10] LLMs [00:08:37] Semantic Competence/Understanding [00:18:28] Forming Analogies/JPG Compression Article [00:30:17] Compositional Generalisation [00:37:28] Systematicity [00:47:08] Language of Thought [00:51:28] Bigbench (Conceptual Combinations) [00:57:37] Symbol Grounding [01:11:13] World Models [01:26:43] Theory of Mind [01:30:57] Refs (this is truncated, full list on YT video description): Moving Beyond Mimicry in Artificial Intelligence (Raphael Millière) https://nautil.us/moving-beyond-mimicry-in-artificial-intelligence-238504/ On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big?

Joshed Raw (Josh) defines theory of mind and shares the research about its origins and its purpose in human evolution. He discusses its primary purposes and how it led to religious thought, which subsequently led to multitudes of religions and deities around the world. He also discusses how theory of mind is different among men and women in different regions of the brain. Josh ends the episode by explaining how indoctrination works on children and encourages listeners to educate others about how religious institutions exploit others by manipulating them with brain science. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/godsoftomorrow/support

Welcome to The Adoption & Foster Care Journey—a podcast to encourage, educate and equip you to care for children in crisis through adoption, foster care and kinship care.   We are thrilled to bring you a series of bonus episodes featuring special guest. Dr. Jerrod Brown PhD. In each of these bonus episodes, Dr. Brown will share what every  adoptive and foster parent needs to know regarding FASD, trauma, and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).    On this week's bonus episode, the 18th in our series, Dr. Brown and host, Sandra Flach discuss Theory of Mind—the understanding of the feelings and perspectives of others which develops during childhood. Early trauma and prenatal exposure to alcohol and other drugs impacts Theory of Mind.    Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share it on your social media.   Links mentioned in this episode: justicefororphansny.org jerrod01234brown@live.com

Pat and Jim talk AI, the computational theory of mind, and questions from listeners. 

Dr. Sean Hirt earned his master's and Doctoral degrees in clinical psychology fromGeorgia School of Professional Psychology. He completed his pre-doctoral internship atCasa Pacifica Center for Children and Families in Camarillo, CA. He completed post-doctoral training at West Georgia Psychological Services in Douglasville, GA. Over theyears, he has practiced in a variety of clinical settings, including residential treatmentcenters, school settings, and private practice. His areas of specialties include assistingpeople in addressing the following: anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorder,overly dependent adult children, low self-esteem, behavioral and life transition issues,substance abuse, and trauma-related disorders. Dr. Hirt went on to establish his ownpsychotherapy private practice, Hirt Psychology, in 2019. There, his focus is on workingwith individuals, families, and couples to address mental health issues. In addition totherapy, he also provides diagnostic and treatment consultations to assist people infinding the appropriate treatment track and interventions. A big part of his work is at HirtPsychology includes working with individuals on the autism spectrum to help themreach personal life goals related to work, relationships, emotion regulation, school, andoverall well-being. In therapy, Dr. Hirt uses empirically driven modalities to addressclients' needs. He works closely with all clients to develop an integrative yet client-centered approach to treatment in order to achieve satisfaction and successfultreatment outcomes. His practice provides individual, family, and couples therapy forchildren, teens, and adults and facilitates therapeutic groups. Recent groups haveincluded ‘Dating on the Spectrum' and ‘Wise Minds- a DBT Group for DistressTolerance'.Dr. Hirt is active in the mental health community in Atlanta and across Georgia. He hasdedicated time to a variety of causes in conjunction with the Atlanta Autism Consortium,Georgia Psychological Association, and American Psychological Association. He givespresentations and talks on a variety of mental health topics, including neurodivergence.https://www.hirtpsychology.com/

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We don't always know what people are thinking or feeling - we're not mind-readers - but we can bolster our understanding. Today we're diving into the Theory of Mind, which refers to our capacity to understand others. It is important for understanding how to approach our children's developmental stage. We start with a wonderful grounding meditation. To learn more about theory of mind, DM me on Instagram at @raisinggoodhumans  Produced by Dear Media This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode.

In this Jacob speak speaks with Psychologist Martin Doherty. They speak on his work on childcare and their relation to Theory of Mind. In short this is the ability to infer others' thoughts and feelings.    Where to find Dr. Doherty: Here  

Might have bitten off more than we could chew this week

Welcome to FASD Family Life the podcast for families by families where we get real about raising children and youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. I'm your host, Robbie Seale, FASD Educator, advocate and mom of five children - three have been diagnosed with FASD.  I know the struggle is real, but so is success. I hope that sharing my experiences can help you feel that you are not alone and that there is hope for you and your child with FASD.I welcome you to join me with a hot cup of coffee and your notebook as we settle in and listen to Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., MA, MS, MS, MS  talk about Theory of Mind. Theory of mind is related to perspective taking, understanding social norms, interpreting verbal and non verbal language, and is related to Alexithymia, which we discussed in a previous episode.Jerrod Brown is a regular guest on the FASD Family Life podcast. Jerrod is an assistant Professor for Concordia Univerity, St. Paul, Minnesota and has extensive expereience teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Jerrod has also been employed with Pathways Counselling Centre in St. Paul for the past 17 years. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS) and the Editor-in-Chief of Forensic Scholars Today (FST).  To learn more about Jerrod's work, or to contact him click the link below.HTTPS://www.aiafs.com/Jerrod-Brown-aspDo you have a question you would like me to address on the show or a topic suggestion? Email your comments, questions and topic suggestions to FASDfamilylife@gmail.com.What to show me some love? Click the link below to Buy Me A Coffee for $5.00Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/fasdfamilylifepodcast)Join the FASD Family Life Community today!Message me on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robbie.seale.1/EPISODE RESOURCES:Jerrod Brown, Ph.D.HTTPS://www.aiafs.com/Jerrod-Brown-aspHear more from Jerrod Brown on these other podcasts:FASD Hope with Natalie Vecchionehttps://www.fasdhope.comSpotlight on FASD with Clare Devaney-Glynn & Jessica Rutherfordhttps://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/spotlight-on-fasd/id1536192816Support the show

This week we welcome Dr. Jerrod Brown back to the podcast to talk with us about autism and Theory of Mind. Theory of mind is a person's ability to understand that other people's thoughts and emotions are different from their own. We are going to break down what parents should know to better understand their child on the spectrum. Jerrod's a professor, trainer and private consultant with extensive experience working with individuals on the spectrum. Listen to the episode to learn more! Contact Jerrod Directly: jerrod01234brown@live.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Autism weekly is now found on all of the major listening apps including apple podcasts, google podcasts, stitcher, Spotify, amazon music, and more. Subscribe to be notified when we post a new podcast. Autism weekly is produced by ABS Kids. ABS Kids is proud to provide diagnostic assessments and ABA therapy to children with developmental delays like Autism Spectrum Disorder. You can learn more about ABS and the Autism Weekly podcast by visiting abskids.com.

Bella chats with Dr. Henrike (Henny) Moll.Henny is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Southern California, where she directs the Minds in Development lab. Henny's primary research focus lies in children's understanding of perspectives and their ability to engage in joint attention. She studies how infants and young children come to understand the world and the role that others play in introducing them to the world. Her studies are informed by insights from philosophy of mind, education, and anthropology.In this episode, we discussed Henny's research on theory of mind, young children's perspective taking, especially when other people's beliefs clash with their own beliefs or with reality, and how the concept of experiential record plays an important role in children's ability to understand other people's beliefs. Henny also shared the lab's future directions and some exciting upcoming projects. Henny's website: https://dornsife.usc.edu/labs/mid-la/*We are currently conducting a survey to get to know our listeners better and to collect any feedback and suggestions so we can improve our podcast. If you have 1 minute, please click the link here to submit your anonymous response: https://forms.gle/dzHqnWTptW8pSVwMA. Thank you for your time and support!

This is an exciting topic.In today's episode, we're going to talk about “Developing Your Reticular Activating System.” some super effective strategies that you can start implementing immediately to help boost your memory.

Round2: Karl Friston "Theory of Mind" by Marwa ElDiwiny

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In today's episode, Dr. Mark Sabbagh joins us to discuss the Theory of Mind. He breaks down the Theory of Mind for parents and how we can see it develop within younger children. Dr. Sabbagh explains false beliefs and how our children's minds develop an understanding of others' beliefs and feelings. We also discuss dopamine levels, executive functioning, and neurodiversity. Dr. Sabbagh reviews some practical games including pretend play to understand and develop your child's own Theory of Mind.Take your Curious Neuron notebooks out, this episode is filled with fresh information for many of our listeners.Follow Curious Neuron on Instagram @curious_neuronJoin Dr. Sabbagh's studies:https://www.earlyexperiencelab.caThank you to the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute at The Neuro for supporting the Curious Neuron podcast. 

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: How an alien theory of mind might be unlearnable, published by Stuart Armstrong on January 3, 2022 on The AI Alignment Forum. I suggested that an alien "theory of mind" might be unlearnable; Rohin Shah challenged this conclusion, asking whether a theory of mind was truly unlearnable, even for a very intelligent Alice. Let's dig into this concept for a bit. There is, of course, a weak and a strong version of the unlearnability hypothesis. The strong version is that Alice, even with infinite time and total rationality, couldn't learn an alien theory of mind. The weaker version is that a smart and motivated Alice with a lot of resources and data, couldn't learn an alien theory of mind in reasonable time. You can nuance both of those by wondering how much of the theory of mind is unlearnable. It doesn't really matter if a few less important bits are unlearnable. So the real question is, how hard is it to learn enough alien theory of mind, with enough data and effort? We might also ask whether the learning process is interactive or non-interactive: does Alice merely observe the alien natives, or is there a conversation going where the aliens try and correct her interpretations? aAlice learns the ways of humans Unfortunately, we don't have a convenient alien civilization on hand to test this (and, even if we did, we might be unsure whether we'd really understood their theory of mind, or just thought that we did). So instead, let's imagine an alien Alice - aAlice - who is trying to learn the human theory of mind, and see how she might go astray. It won't take long for aAlice to realise that there is a difference between what humans say publicly, and what we say privately. Also, there is a difference between what we say under the impact of strong emotion, and what we say when calm and relaxed. She concludes, naturally (as this is close to how her species behaves), that our authentic statements are those given in public, when we are under the sway of strong emotions. She will find quite a lot of evidence for her position. For example, some people will calmly write about the "authenticity" of strong emotion; aAlice interprets this as: "See? Even in their irrational mode, they sometimes let slip a bit of genuine information." She can point to other reasons for the correctness of her interpretation. For example, humans often publicly praise powerful people, while mocking them behind their back. These humans also go out of their way to be servile to the powerful humans. aAlice concludes, from the "revealed preference" perspective, that our public praise is the correct interpretation, as that is what is compatible with our behaviour. The private mocking must be some hypocritical "speech act", maybe used for social bonding. Of course, there is a lot of variety in human public-emotional speech, and a lot of wild contradictions. If you point this out to aAlice, she would respond "yes, I know; aren't humans a fascinating species? I have several theories that I'm developing, to explain their complex preference." She might also point out that private-calm speech is also varied and contradictory; according to her theories - meticulously developed through observation and experimentation - the variations and contradictions in private-calm speech are much more of a problem than those in public-emotional speech. Can we convince her she's wrong? Could we convince aAlice that she's wrong; that private-calm speech is much closer to our true preferences than public-emotional speech is? The true picture is much more nuanced than that, of course, but if we can't communicate the basic facts, we can forget about transmitting the nuances. How would we transmit that information? Our first instinct would be to calmly explain this to her, preferably without too many different people around listening in ...

"Theory of mind" is a clunky term from psychology that basically means that we unconsciously (and inevitably) project the content and structure of our own consciousness into the minds of others. This is because assuming others are like us facilitates cooperation is essential to the survival of a social organism like man. However, this also means that whether we're surrounded by enemies or potential allies is largely a function of our own mind. I'll discuss more in this episode.

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Lana breaks down Theory of Mind, why it has gained so much popularity in the world, and what purpose it serves for us. According to the American Psychology Association, Theory of Mind is the understanding that others have intentions, desires, beliefs, perceptions, and emotions different from one's own and that such intentions, desires, and so forth affect people's actions and behaviors. This is essentially the theory of understanding why people do what they do. How does this place into nature vs nurture? How are our minds developed in our early years of life? What is the right & wrong way to apply Theory of Mind?Podcast Instagram: instagram.com/whiskeyandlemonpodcastPodcast Website: whiskeyandlemon.comLana's Instagram: instagram.com/heylanamercedezLana's Website: lanamercedez.com

This past week, I have had 2 positive customer service experiences. No one likes having to call customer service, and I imagine no one LIKES being the person that GETS called when customers need service. When people are calling to speak to customer service, there's a 99% chance they're already irritated before they even speak to a customer service agent. This past summer I had a job that wasn't customer service, but ended up feeling like it. I was the first line of defense for my organization and therefore got a lot of the brunt of people's frustration. I think I've always had empathy for customer service agents, but after that it was x1000000. So when I had 2 excellent agents assisting me, you bet I (1) filled out surveys commending my assister and (2) sent a - way too detailed and long - note to the customer service emails lauding said assister. Why did I do that? Because I was procrastinating writing this? NO!!! (maybe) Because I know that being the first line of defense is hard and if every other person that day was rude to them, at least they received some chizuk (encouragement) for a job well done! I am really not patting myself on the back because I don't exhibit this kind of empathy in all areas of my life (though I do work on that), but this idea of having context for others' lives is something that pops up a lot in the second parsha of this week's double portion. In my humble opinion, the #1 character trait that objectively “good” people share is theory of mind. Theory of mind meaning possessing the understanding that other people's thoughts and feelings may be different from your own. You can call this lack-of-self-centeredness, you can call this empathy — whatever it is, at its core, this trait is the ability to put yourself in someone else's shoes. But does good = holy? If we give words moral value, I guess something that's good is holy and vice versa. But why do I bring up holiness? Because our second parsha is all about holiness — Parshat Kedoshim. Kedoshim opens with: “And G-d spoke to Moshe saying, 'Speak to the whole Israelite community and say to them: You shall be holy for I, the L-rd your G-d, am holy.'" “You shall be holy because I the L-rd your G-d, am holy” — קְדֹשִׁ֣ים תִּהְי֑וּ כִּ֣י קָד֔וֹשׁ אֲנִ֖י ה' אֱלֹקיכֶֽם Well that's a big ask!!! How does one “be” holy??? This word for “to be” - תִּהְי֑וּ refers to a state of being… just existing in holiness?? Well lucky for us, the rest of the parsha essentially answers our question. We have 51 mitzvot essentially straight listed. (This is not the highest number of mitzvot per parsha, but it IS the most mitzvot DENSE parsha. As in mitzvot per pasuk - line.) Our first mitzvah that makes us think about others is the first one we're given - revere your mother and your father. That one is simple - your parents ALWAYS had a harder day than you did. It's a scientific fact. Then later, we're given tons of mitzvot back to back that are specific instructions of how to give to the poor. Leave the edges of your field for the poor, leave the veggies / fruits that you dropped while harvesting, leave part of your vineyard for the poor, leave fallen grapes SPECIFICALLY for the poor. Giving to the poor is totally theory of mind! That's saying, “Hmm… If I didn't have money to buy food, wouldn't it be great if this field / vineyard I'm walking past would have some perfectly good food for me to glean?” Cont'd… For full text, email me at shirajkaplan@gmail.com or join my email list here. opening theme: reCreation by airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shira-kaplan/support

Everyone has probably wondered to themselves: "Why did I just do that?" or even, "Why did my partner actually behave like that?" The ability to relate and interpret one's own actions and behavior, and that of another person, to mental states is called the ability to mentalize. In some people it is well developed, while in others it is rather fragile, as is often the case, for example, with so-called "borderline personality disorders". This episode deals with how we develop the ability to mentalize and what the consequences are when we fail to mentalize. Visit our website: www.psy-cast.org Support us on Patreon and get the scripts to the episodes: www.patreon.com/lives

Empathy in sales has become a popular topic in recent years.   Yes, it's good to understand the emotional state-of-mind your prospect is coming from. It's also useful to realize how their situation and challenges are affecting their decision-making.    However, empathy may not always be the most effective route to take.   In the latest episode of the B2B Revenue Executive Experience, I sat down with Nicolas Vandenberghe, co-founder and CEO of Chili Piper.   He shares his thoughts on:   Neuroeconomics and how the theory of mind can actually be more beneficial in B2B sales than empathy His interaction with Steve Jobs in the early days Adjusting the prospect's points of reference in sales Increasing his sales teams conversion rates from 5% to 30%   This blog post includes highlights of our podcast interview with Nicolas Vandenberghe, co-founder and CEO of Chili Piper.   For the entire interview, you can listen to The B2B Revenue Executive Experience. If you don't use Apple Podcasts, we suggest this link.