#46 Barbara Webb: Embodied Cognition, AI, and the Study of Natural Cognition

Dr. Barbara Webb first studied Psychology at the University of Sydney. She obtained her PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Edinburgh in 1993, where she is now part of the School of Informatics as Professor of Biorobotics.

In this episode, we talk about embodied cognition; the role played by the physical structure of the body; the importance of centralized processing of information in living systems; the interplay between the body and the environment; embodied cognition in the development of AI systems; how AI allows for us to better understand natural cognition; and related topics.

https://youtu.be/8UsW6NlnbeU

Link to podcast version (Anchor): https://tinyurl.com/y3nlnpc6