NYUConcats

NYUConcats is one of the longest running scientific discussion groups in the Psychology Department at NYU. Founded in Fall 2008 it originally focused on the topic of concepts and categorization. However, it has over time expanded into one of the key forums for discussions at the core of cognitive science at NYU. Speakers are drawn from many intellectual backgrounds including developmental psychology, computer science, artificial intelligence, marketing, cognitive psychology, perception science, judgment and decision sciences, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy, linguistics, and anthropology. Maybe today the right meaning of concats is no longer "concepts and categories" and is instead to "concatenate" cognitive science disciplines.
Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend. From time to time we have outside speakers as well as work-in-progress presentations by students and faculty. Currently, we meet on Fridays at 4:00-5:15pm in Meyer 575 w/ remote option. Individuals interested in presenting (or attending) should email Logan Walls (logan.walls@nyu.edu). Also, email Logan if you would like to be added to our mailing list.

Fall 2026 Schedule

DateSpeaker
Sep. 11, 2026No meeting, Welcome Back Event
Sep. 18, 2026Tom McCoy (Yale)
Sep. 25, 2026No meeting, Miniconvention
Oct. 2, 2026No meeting, Miniconvention
Oct. 9, 2026Elizabeth Mieczkowski (Princeton)
Oct. 16, 2026Wilka Carvalho (Harvard)
Oct. 23, 2026Simon Schug (Princeton)
Oct. 30, 2026Will Koller (Princeton)
Nov. 6, 2026Eren Gunseli (Sabanci University)
Nov. 13, 2026Mayank Agrawal (Proof of Human (Industry))
Nov. 20, 2026Ria Das (MIT)
Nov. 27, 2026No meeting, Black Friday / Thanksgiving
Dec. 4, 2026Ben Prystawski (Princeton)
Dec. 11, 2026Ham Huang (Princeton)

Past Semesters

To give some sense of the illustrious career of the NYUConcats series, browse our past speakers.