Shimon Edelman

Professor of Psychology, Cornell University

Shimon Edelman BSEE MSc PhD holds degrees in electrical engineering
and in computer science and is interested in all aspects of mind,
brain, and behavior. He has taught in Israel, England, and South Korea
and is presently Professor of Psychology at Cornell University in
Ithaca, NY, where he works on behavioral, neural, evolutionary, and
computational aspects of vision, language, consciousness, and
happiness. He is the author of several books, including “Computing the
Mind”, “The Happiness of Pursuit”, and, most recently, “Beginnings”, a
psychological-philosophical science fiction (psy-phi sci-fi)
anabasis.

Participant In:

Happiness

Saturday, September 24, 2016
2:30-4:30 pm

Past Event

Call no man happy until he is dead.  – Solon of Athens (c. 640 – c. 560 BCE) “Happiness” may be understood in prosaic and philosophic senses: as referring to a moment of experience or the entirety of a life; as referring to a psychological state of mind, relating to pleasurable emotions, as well as… read more »