Course in Cosmocaixa (Barcelona, 2009) Letters make words, words make sentences, sentences make paragraphs, paragraphs make speeches or conversations, conferences and books among others. All this is communication and emotions. In this world, a lot of intricate similar networks can be found in the organisms, ecosystems and human artefacts such as Internet. One of the objectives of this course is studying the language from the point of view of the complex phenomena and in relation to other fields of study. Coordinators:
Wednesday, 11th February Presentation by Jorge Wagensberg, director "Environment and Science of the Foundation "La Caixa" Title: Llengua i llenguatges: del codi al significat. [Language and languages: from the code to the meaning] Speakers: Àngels Massip, Professor of
Catalan Linguistics, UB. Responsible for CUSC’s activities.
Wednesday, 18th February Title: La conversa com a funció emergent. [The conversation as an emerging function] Speaker: Xavier Martorell Professor in the Department of Psychology of Education, UAB.
Monday, 23rd February Title: Mot, informació i coneixement. [Word, Information and Knowledge] Speaker: Òscar Vilarroya Director of the Group of Research in Cognitive Neuroscience in UAB.
Wednesday, 25th February Title: Educació, emoció, complexitat. [Education, Emotion, Complexity] Speaker: Pere Darder Professor Emeritus from UAB President of the School Council in Catalonia
Monday, 2nd March Title: Del paradigma a la formulació: ciència i música. [From the Paradigm to the Formulation: Science and Music] Speaker: Francesc Cortés Professor of History of Music in twentieth century Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya [Higher School of Music of Catalonia]
Wednesday, 4th March Title: Fer front a la complexitat: Predir vs. Adaptar [Deal with Complexity : Predict vs. Adapt] Speaker: Carlos Gershenson Researcher of the Free University of Brussels and the Institute of Complex Systems in New England.
Wednesday, 18th March Round table with Àngels Massip and Xavier Martorell
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