What is MTS?
MTS is the department’s Mind, Technology, and Society speaker series. It is hosted by a different faculty member each semester. Founded by a generous gift from Professors Robert Glushko and Pamela Samuelson, MTS brings researchers and industry professionals from across the globe to present a variety of interdisciplinary work in cognitive science. See our UCMerced CogSci youtube channel for videos of past MTS talks!
Who is invited to attend?
CIS graduate students, faculty, and staff, and all who are interested! Members of other departments at UC Merced as well as the general public are encouraged to attend. (Note: current CIS Ph.D. students are required to attend MTS each semester in residence, to fulfill their COGS 250 course requirement).
For more information or to sign up for email announcements, please contact the talk series organizer: cis-mts-lead@lists.ucmerced.edu.
MTS Fall 2025 Schedule
Location: All talks will be held Mondays in COB 116 from 3-4:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
September 8: Jason Samaha, UC Santa Cruz
September 15: Judith Fan, Stanford University
September 22: Erica Cartmill, Indiana University
September 29: Sarah Creel, UC San Diego
October 6: Marco Buongiorno Nardelli, Santa Fe Institute & University of North Texas
October 13: Arjen Stolk, Dartmouth College
October 20: Drew Abney, University of Georgia
October 27: Psyche Loui, Northeastern University
November 3: Michael Hove, Fitchburg State University
November 10: Simon DeDeo, Carnegie Mellon University
November 17: Bill Thompson, UC Berkeley
December 1: Rachel Ryskin, UC Merced
December 8: Ed Hagen, Washington State University Vancouver
Updated August 2025
