Best Roxana Girju Podcasts (2024)

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Ecological Psychology and Artificial Intelligence 53:08

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This is episode #31 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 27th of April, 2023. My invited guest this month is Tony Chemero, a Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Cincinnati (UC), and a primary member of both the Center for Cognition, Action, and Perception and the Strange Tools Research Lab. In his res…

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Objective Measures, Subjective Experience, and Metacognition 1:07:42

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This is episode #30 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 23rd of March, 2023. A couple of month ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Stephen Fleming, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Royal Society at the Department of Experimental Psychology, University College London, where he leads the Metacognition Group. He is also a Group Leader…

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Representing Reality: Implications for Artificial Intelligence 1:30:52

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This is episode #29 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 16th of February, 2023. A couple of month ago, I had the pleasure to interview Dr. Bernardo Kastrup, a scientist with a Ph.D. in philosophy (ontology, philosophy of mind) and another Ph.D. in computer engineering (reconfigurable computing, artificial intelligence). Bernardo is particularly k…

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On Experience, Socio-Cultural Practices, and Technology 55:51

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This is episode #28 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 26th of December, 2022. My invited speaker is Dr. Erik Myin, professor of philosophy at the University of Antwerp. He has published extensively on philosophy of mind and cognition, sometimes alone, sometimes with scientists or other philosophers. With Dan Hutto he wrote "Radicalizing Enactiv…

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Embodied Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence 56:03

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This is episode #27 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 17th of November, 2022. My invited speaker today is Dr. Mark James, a philosopher and theoretical cognitive scientist who adopts an embodied approach to questions about the development of habits in both individuals and collectives. Specifically, he is interested in how the designed world sha…

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Charity fundraising: Storytelling, Engagement, and Immersive Technologies 45:24

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This is episode #26 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 29th of September, 2022. Today I sat down with Dr. Andrea Macrae, a researcher in the fields of cognitive narratology and stylistics at Oxford Brookes University, in Oxford, England. She works on literature and on non-literary discourse - most recently the discourse of charity fundraising. I…

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On Intersubjectivity, Lived Experience, and AI 58:50

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This is episode #25 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 22nd of September, 2022. My invited speaker today is Dr. Aleš Oblak, who identifies himself as a cognitive scientist more than any other field relating to the sciences of the mind. He likes to describe himself as someone who holds somewhat incompatible views about the nature of the human min…

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Diagnostic Agents and Sensory Knowledge: Views from Ethnography and Immersive Technologies 59:46

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This is episode #24 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 25th of August, 2022. My invited speaker today is Dr. Anna Harris, an anthropologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Society Studies at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Previously, she worked as a doctor in Australia and the UK. For the past 10 years she has been doing …

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Toward a Science of Experience: Excursions in Phenomenology and Immersive Technologies 47:34

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This is episode #23 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 11th of August, 2022. Today, I talked with Dr. Camila Valenzuela-Moguillansky. She graduated with a PhD in cognitive sciences from the Université Pièrre et Marie Curie (Paris), a Master in cognitive sciences from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (Paris) and a degree in biolog…

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Digital Sensory-enabling Technologies: A Marketing Perspective 55:33

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This is episode #22 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 28th of July, 2022. My guest today is Dr. Carlos Velasco, associate professor in the Department of Marketing, BI Norwegian Business School (Norway), and the co-founded of the Centre for Multisensory Marketing. Carlos received his D.Phil. in Experimental Psychology from Oxford University, aft…

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Subjective Experience, Consciousness, and Artificial Intelligence 1:07:31

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This is episode #21 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 7th of July, 2022. My guest today is Dr. Matthias Michel, a philosopher working at the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness at the New York University. Although most of his research focuses on the scientific study of consciousness, he is also interested in non-human / animal consciousne…

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Wearable Fitness-Trackers and Data Sensing: Learning from Endurance Athletes 50:06

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This is episode #20 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 23rd of June, 2022. Today I sat down, virtually, of course, with Dr. Michael Mopas, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. He is cross-appointed to the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of …

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The Felt Experience of Reading: From Realist Fiction to Immersive Technologies (Part II) 33:45

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This is episode #19 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 9th of June, 2022. I interviewed Dr. Elaine Auyoung, Donald V. Hawkins Professor and Associate Professor of English at the University of Minnesota, and Affiliate Faculty of the Center for Cognitive Sciences. She is the author of “When Fiction Feels Real: Representation and the Reading Mind”,…

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The Felt Experience of Reading: From Realist Fiction to Immersive Technologies (Part I) 36:22

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This is episode #18 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 26th of May, 2022. Today, I interviewed Dr. Elaine Auyoung, Donald V. Hawkins Professor and Associate Professor of English at the University of Minnesota, and Affiliate Faculty of the Center for Cognitive Sciences. She is the author of “When Fiction Feels Real: Representation and the Reading…

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Storytelling and Relational Identity: Lived Experiences in Medical Education (Part II) 35:19

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This is episode #17th of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 12th of May, 2022. I sat down with Dr. Sally Warmington, a retired medical doctor and narrative researcher from Melbourne, Australia with a deep interest in the encounter between health professionals and those seeking care. Her experiences as a doctor, student, teacher and patient inform h…

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Storytelling and Relational Identity: Lived Experiences in Medical Education (Part I) 41:55

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This is episode #16 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 28th of April, 2022. Today, I sat down with Dr. Sally Warmington, a retired medical doctor and narrative researcher from Melbourne, Australia with a deep interest in the encounter between health professionals and those seeking care. Her experiences as a doctor, student, teacher and patient i…

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Nostalgia and Nostalgic Experience: Connecting the Past, the Present, and the Future 48:14

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This is episode #15 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 14th of April, 2022. My invited speaker today is Dr. Clay Routledge, an existential psychologist and the Arden and Donna Hetland Distinguished Professor of Business at North Dakota State University, the director of the Psychology of Progress Project, a faculty scholar at the Sheila and Rober…

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Enhancing Multisensory Experiences: Perspectives from the Food & Beverage, and Flavor & Fragrance Industries 54:31

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This is episode #14 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 24th of March, 2022. My guest today is professor Charles Spence, a world-famous experimental psychologist with a specialization in neuroscience-inspired multisensory design. He has worked with many of the world’s largest companies across the globe since establishing the Crossmodal Research L…

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Indigenous Perspectives in Planetary Health and the Preservation of Traditional Medicines 48:27

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This is episode #13 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 10th of March, 2022. My invited speaker today is Dr. Nicole Redvers, a member of the Deninu K’ue (“Deneh-noo-kweh”) First Nation in Denendeh. She has worked with Indigenous patients, scholars, and communities around the globe her entire career. Dr. Redvers is an assistant professor in the De…

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On Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts: What Can AI Do for Us? 56:28

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This is episode #12 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 24th of February, 2022. My guest today is Dr. Jay Friedenberg, Professor of Psychology at Manhattan College where he founded and directs the Cognitive Science Program, and where he had served as Department Chairperson for over a decade. Dr. Friedenberg is a vision researcher and has publishe…

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Thinking Styles, Kinds of Knowledge, and the Senses: Learning from Scientists and Fiction-writers 56:26

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This is episode #11 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 10th of February, 2022. It was my pleasure to talk today with Dr. Laura Otis who comes from a background in biochemistry, neuroscience, and laboratory research, but she is now an English Professor at Emory University. She is the author of multiple academic (but readable) books on the relatio…

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What Can Darwin (Still) Teach Us about Emotions 58:46

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This is episode #10 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 27th of January, 2022. My invited speaker today is Dr. Daniel M. Gross, Professor of English and Affiliated Faculty in the Critical Theory Emphasis at UC Irvine, where he is also Campus Writing & Communication Coordinator. Daniel has been working on emotions-in-the-world for over two decades…

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The Felt Sense of the Other: Phenomenology and Immersive Technologies 53:11

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This is episode #9 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 13th of January, 2022. Happy New Year, everyone! In today’s show, I am talking to Dr. Allan Køster, a philosopher focussing on applied Phenomenology in investigations of human suffering. He has worked broadly in the field of phenomenological psychopathology, but most recently has done researc…

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On the History of Emotions and Artificial Intelligence: Reshaping Practices of Emotion Research 46:56

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This is episode #8 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 23rd of December 2021. In today’s show, I am talking to Dr. Rob Boddice, Senior Research Fellow at the Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence in the History of Experiences, Tampere University, Finland, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Social Studies of Medicine, McGill University, …

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The Sense of Smell in Language and Society, and the Hope for a Multi-sensorial Future of Technology 58:26

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This is episode #7 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 9th of December 2021. In today’s show, I am talking to Mr. Sayantan Ghosh, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women, affiliated with West Bengal State University. He is currently involved in research in the Department of Sociology at Jadavpur Univers…

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Embodied Learning: A Paradigm for Education, and Hopefully, for Immersive Education Technologies 50:49

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This is episode #6 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 25th of November 2021. In today’s show, I am talking to Dr. Mitchell J. Nathan, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Learning Sciences in the Educational Psychology Department, Director of the MAGIC Lab, and a Fellow of the Teaching Academy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He s…

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What Can Sensory History Teach Us about the Senses and Immersive Experience 56:57

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This is episode #5 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 11th of November 2021. In today’s show, I am talking to Dr. Mark M. Smith, Carolina Distinguished Professor of History and Director of the Institute for Southern Studies at the University of South Carolina. Mark is the author of numerous books on history and the history of the senses - and in…

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Exploring Storytelling in the Future Modern Metaverse, as an Embodied Multi-modal and Multi-sensory Virtual Space 49:58

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This is episode #4 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 28th of October 2021. In today’s show I am talking to Professor Rabindra (Robby) Ratan about the Metaverse and the Web 3.0. In addition to basic definitions and the etymology of the concepts, we explore various important aspects such as how is this virtual space governed, how are its contents…

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Connecting People: Creating a Culture of High-Risk Exploratory Collaborative Partnerships 31:34

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Hello creatives! This is episode #3 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 14th of October 2021. In today’s show I am talking to Professor Tim Cole about radical inter-disciplinarity: bringing in academics and researchers from across the Arts and Humanities - STEM divide as well as people with different expertise from beyond the university. Tim shar…

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The Growing Connection between Technology and the Arts 34:12

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Hello creatives! This is episode #2 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 23rd of September 2021. I am Roxana Girju, your podcast host. In today’s show I am talking to Jax Deluca about bridging the digital divide between Arts and Technology. Jax is the Media Arts Director of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). She brings in twelve years of e…

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Exploring the Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education 28:27

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Hello creatives! This is episode #1 of the podcast and it’s Thursday, the 9th of September, 2021. I am Roxana Girju, your podcast host. In today’s show, I’m talking to Dr. Ashley Bear about a National Academy of Sciences study on the importance of "The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Educati…

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Podcast Trailer 0:58

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Introducing Creative Language Technologies The podcast explores the multifaceted aspects of this emerging field, at the intersection of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine (STEMM) with the broader sector of Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts and Culture (HSSAC). We aim to revitalize technological imagination and promote creative and …

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Ecological Psychology and Artificial Intelligence 53:08

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Objective Measures, Subjective Experience, and Metacognition 1:07:42

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Representing Reality: Implications for Artificial Intelligence 1:30:52

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On Experience, Socio-Cultural Practices, and Technology 55:51

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Embodied Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence 56:03

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Charity fundraising: Storytelling, Engagement, and Immersive Technologies 45:24

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On Intersubjectivity, Lived Experience, and AI 58:50

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Diagnostic Agents and Sensory Knowledge: Views from Ethnography and Immersive Technologies 59:46

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Toward a Science of Experience: Excursions in Phenomenology and Immersive Technologies 47:34

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Digital Sensory-enabling Technologies: A Marketing Perspective 55:33

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Subjective Experience, Consciousness, and Artificial Intelligence 1:07:31

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Wearable Fitness-Trackers and Data Sensing: Learning from Endurance Athletes 50:06

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The Felt Experience of Reading: From Realist Fiction to Immersive Technologies (Part II) 33:45

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The Felt Experience of Reading: From Realist Fiction to Immersive Technologies (Part I) 36:22

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Storytelling and Relational Identity: Lived Experiences in Medical Education (Part II) 35:19

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Storytelling and Relational Identity: Lived Experiences in Medical Education (Part I) 41:55

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Nostalgia and Nostalgic Experience: Connecting the Past, the Present, and the Future 48:14

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Enhancing Multisensory Experiences: Perspectives from the Food & Beverage, and Flavor & Fragrance Industries 54:31

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Indigenous Perspectives in Planetary Health and the Preservation of Traditional Medicines 48:27

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On Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts: What Can AI Do for Us? 56:28

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Thinking Styles, Kinds of Knowledge, and the Senses: Learning from Scientists and Fiction-writers 56:26

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What Can Darwin (Still) Teach Us about Emotions 58:46

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The Felt Sense of the Other: Phenomenology and Immersive Technologies 53:11

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On the History of Emotions and Artificial Intelligence: Reshaping Practices of Emotion Research 46:56

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The Sense of Smell in Language and Society, and the Hope for a Multi-sensorial Future of Technology 58:26

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Embodied Learning: A Paradigm for Education, and Hopefully, for Immersive Education Technologies 50:49

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What Can Sensory History Teach Us about the Senses and Immersive Experience 56:57

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Exploring Storytelling in the Future Modern Metaverse, as an Embodied Multi-modal and Multi-sensory Virtual Space 49:58

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Connecting People: Creating a Culture of High-Risk Exploratory Collaborative Partnerships 31:34

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The Growing Connection between Technology and the Arts 34:12

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Exploring the Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education 28:27

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Podcast Trailer 0:58

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