The David E. Rumelhart Prize for Contributions to the Theoretical Foundations of Human Cognition was founded in 2001 in honor of the cognitive scientist David Rumelhart to introduce the equivalent of a Nobel prize for cognitive science. It is awarded annually to "an individual or collaborative team making a significant contemporary contribution to the theoretical foundations of human cognition".[1] The annual award is presented at the Cognitive Science Society meeting, where the recipient gives a lecture and receives a check for $100,000. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the next year's award winner is announced. The award is funded by the Robert J. Glushko and Pamela Samuelson Foundation.
The Rumelhart Prize committee is independent of the Cognitive Science Society. However, the society provides a large and interested audience for the awards.
Selection Committee
As of 2022, the selection committee for the prize consisted of:[1]
- Richard Cooper (chair)
- Dedre Gentner
- Robert J. Glushko
- Tania Lombrozo
- Steven T. Piantadosi
- Jesse Snedeker
Recipients
See also
References
- 1 2 "Rumelhart Prize, Cognitive Science Society Official Website". Retrieved July 14, 2022.
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- ↑ Gopnik, Alison; Meltzoff, Andrew (1998). Words, thoughts, and theories. Learning, development, and conceptual change (2. print ed.). Cambridge, Mass. London: MIT. ISBN 978-0-262-07175-8.
- ↑ Buchsbaum, Daphna; Bridgers, Sophie; Skolnick Weisberg, Deena; Gopnik, Alison (August 5, 2012). "The power of possibility: causal learning, counterfactual reasoning, and pretend play". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 367 (1599): 2202–2212. doi:10.1098/rstb.2012.0122. ISSN 0962-8436. PMC 3385687. PMID 22734063.