Reminder: (Mind the unusual venue, please.) ********************************** Dear All, The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to its next talk by: Olivier Morin (Institut Jean Nicod, ENS, PSL, Paris & Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Jena) Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 17:00 - 18:30 Host: Christophe Heintz Location: CEU Nador street 15, room 103 - note the unusual venue!! Title: "Information in images" Abstract: How do images carry information? This question, usually addressed by semioticians or philosophers, can be answered quantitatively. This talk will present a framework that uses information theory to study and predict how the amount of information that images can carry may evolve. This framework focuses on graphic codes-images conventionally associated with meanings, as found in writing systems, pictographs, coin designs, heraldry, digital communication, etc. It considers three forms of information that a visual symbol may carry: complexity, distinctiveness, and specificity. A symbol's complexity assesses the cognitive costs carried by the act of processing and storing it. Its distinctiveness measures to what degree it stands out relative to other symbols. Its specificity quantifies the degree of precision that it is capable of when pointing at objects outside itself. All three types of information can be tracked using measures derived from information theory. These allow us to bring an evolutionary and quantitative perspective to classical semiotic questions. This framework will be illustrated with a range of naturalistic studies, considering cultural history in a quantitative light. See more at: https://events.ceu.edu/2019-12-04/departmental-colloquium-olivier-morin-max… We look forward to seeing you there! Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/events Györgyné Finta (Réka) Department Coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Central European University Department of Cognitive Science H-1051 Budapest Oktober 6 utca 7. tel: (36-1) 887-5138 fax: (36-1) 887-5010 http://www.ceu.edu http://cognitivescience.ceu.edu ______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-subscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-unsubscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu