Publications
Barron, A., Halina, M., Klein, C. 2023. Transitions in cognitive evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 290: 20230671.
Barron, A. & Mourmourakis, F. 2023. The relationship between cognition and brain size or neuron number. Brain, Behaviour, and Evolution 1.
Lehtonen, T., Helanterä, H., Solvi, C., Wong, B.B., Loukola, O.J. 2023. The role of cognition in nesting. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 378.
Klein, C. 2023. Transduction, calibration, and the penetrability of pain. Ergo.
Barron, A. 2022. How animal minds can help reveal the human mind. Nature Reviews Psychology.
Nejad Kourki, A. 2022. The evolution of complex multicellularity in animals. Biology and Philosophy, 37:43.
Harrison, D., Rorot, W., & Laukaityte, U. Forthcoming. Mind the Matter: Active matter, soft robotics, and the making of bio-inspired artificial intelligence. Frontiers in Neurorobotics.
Patel, M. & West, S.A. Under Review. Microbial warfare and the evolution of symbiosis. Biology Letters.
Halina, M. Under Review. Kinds of Intelligence. Cambridge Elements, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Halina, M. 2022. Unlimited associative learning as a null hypothesis. Philosophy of Science, 1-24.
Klein, C. 2022. Explaining neural transitions through resource constraints. Philosophy of Science, 1-15.
Kelly, M. & Barron, A. 2022. The best of both worlds: Dual systems of reasoning in animals and AI. Cognition, volume 225 (2022) 105118.
Halina, M., Harrison, D., & Klein, C. 2022 Evolutionary transition markers and the origins of consciousness. Journal of Consciousness Studies, volume 29: 62-77.
Birch, J., Broom, D., Browning, H., Crump, A., Ginsburg, S., Halina, M., Harrison, D., Jablonka, E., Lee, A., Kammerer, F., Klein, C., Lamme, V., Michel, M., Wemelsfelder, & F., Zacks, O. 2022. How should we study animal consciousness scientifically? Journal of Consciousness Studies, volume 29, Numbers 3-4: 8-28.
MaBouDI, H., Barron, A., Li, S., Honkanen, M., Loukola, O.J., Peng, F., Li, W., Marshall, J.A.R., Cope, A., Vasilaki, E., & Solvi, C. 2021. Non-numerical strategies used by bees to solve numerical cognition tasks. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 288: 20202711. 20202711.
Li, L., Solvi, C., Zhang, F., Zhaoyang, Q., Chittka, L., & Zhao, W. 2021. Gut microbiome drives individual memory variation in bumblebees. Nature Communications, 12:6588.
Conferences & Presentations
Duval, A. July 2023. What is geometry for navigating mammals? Workshop: Navigating Spaces. Bond University, Gold Coast.
Duval, A. July 2023. Hardwired cognitive flexibility in rats and humans. Australian Association of Philosophy.
Klein, C. 2023, July 2023. Computation: indeterminate, invertible, and isomorphic. ANU Workshop on the Foundations of Computation.
Klein, C. 2023, July 2023. Computation: indeterminate, invertible, and isomorphic. Australian Association of Philosophy.
Duval, A. June 2023. A neurobiological argument for the geometric module. Australia/New Zealand Philosophy of Biology Workshop at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Halina, M. January 2023. Folk Psychology and Scientific Understanding. Serious Metaphysics Group, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, UK.
Halina, M. January 2023. Folk Psychology, Pragmatic Understanding, and the Study of Animal Minds. Philosophy of Animal Minds and Behavior Association (PAMBA). American Philosophical Association (APA) Easter Division, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Duval, A. January 2023. Geometry for Rats (And other Non-human Animals). Philosophy of Animal Minds and Behavior Association (PAMBA). American Philosophical Association (APA) Easter Division, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Aaby, B., Beasley, C., Brown, R., Halina, M., & Ramsey, G. 11 November 2022. Revisiting Morgan’s Canon: Gradualism, Anthropomorphism, and Non-Human Cognition (Organised Symposium). Philosophy of Science Association (PSA), Pittsburgh, USA.
Halina, M. November 2022. The Role of Folk Psychology in Scientific Understanding. Philosophy of Science Association (PSA), Pittsburgh, USA.
Halina, M. October 2022. Types of Brains and Kinds of Minds. BiologicalInterest Group. Minnesota Center For Philosophy of Science, University of Minnesota, USA.
Halina, M. September 2022. Major Transitions and the Evolution ofConsciousness. Functions of Consciousness Workshop, London School ofEconomics, UK
Klein, C. September 2022. Transduction, Calibration, and the Cognitive Penetration of Pain. At the Australian Catholic University, Sydney.
Halina, M. August 2022. Explaining Major Transitions in the Evolution of Cognition. Major Transitions in the Evolution of Cognition Workshop, Darwin College, University of Cambridge, UK.
Currie, A., Halina, M., Killin, A., & Meneganzin, A. 2022. Symposium: Comparative Cognitive Archaeology. British Society for the Philosophy of Science, Exeter UK.
Harrison, D. 2022. Mind the matter: The biogenic approach to cognition. British Society for the Philosophy of Science, Exeter UK.
Halina, M. 13 April 2022. "Kinds of Intelligence". Presented at Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Umeå University, Sweden.
Harrison, D., Rorot, W., & Laukaityte, U. March 2022. The Biogenic Approach to Cognition: Insights for Robotics. Presented at Embodied Intelligences, University of Cambridge UK.
Halina, M. 19 February 2022. Associative learning as a null model. Australasian Society for Philosophy and Psychology (ASPP), Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Australia.
Halina, M., Boyle, A., Hernández-Orallo, J. January 2022. Comparing biological & artificial intelligence. Panel for the MSt in AI Ethics and Society for the Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge, UK.
Klein, C. December 2021. Pain as consciousness of a bodily command. Presented at the Asia-Pacific Consciousness Network.
Barron, A., Brown, R., Halina, M., & Klein, C. November 2021. Symposium for Philosophy of Science Association 2021: The Major Transitions in Cognitive Evolution.
Barron, A., Halina, M. & Klein, C. November 2021. The major transitions of intelligence: Templeton world charity foundation diverse intelligences summit.
Public Outreach & Talks
Halina interviewed for Eureka! Getting Under the Skin of Science (25 January 2023). Which are the most intelligent animals? https://stak.london/shows/eureka/.
Halina interviewed for BBC Future. Rosamund, M. (25 July 2022). The mysterious inner life of the octopus. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220720-do-octopuses-feel-pain
Faelan, M. 2022. Macquarie University Science Experience Week: Speaking to high school students about Cognitive Science research at the Bee Lab.
Halina, M. 25 September 2022. A New ‘Periodic Table’? Evolution, human exceptionalism and the complexity of animal intelligence. Alumni Festival, University of Cambridge, UK.