Joshua Tenenbaum, Cognitive Scientist | 2019 MacArthur Fellow

Joshua Tenenbaum, Cognitive Scientist | 2019 MacArthur Fellow

Date Posted:  September 25, 2019
Date Recorded:  September 25, 2019
CBMM Speaker(s):  Joshua Tenenbaum
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Joshua Tenenbaum is a cognitive scientist. He is combining computational models with behavioral experiments to shed light on human learning, reasoning, and perception, and exploring how to bring artificial intelligence closer to the capabilities of human thinking.

The MacArthur Fellowship is a $625,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more. Explore their stories on social media with the hashtag #MacFellow, and check out all of the 2019 MacArthur Fellows, 26 creative people who inspire us all: www.macfound.org/macfellow.

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