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Sadly, Daniel Dennett passed away on April 19th, 2024. Check out this page which has a growing list of tributes written by many of his colleagues.
The Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University is a research unit that serves as a locus for the graduate and undergraduate
interdsciplinary programs in cognitive science, and that provides an administrative home for various research projects in cognitive studies undertaken by the Co-directors and their associates.
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The Signed Origin of Language Check out this documentary made by our graduate student alumna, Dr. Rabia Ergin