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Bio/Research

Davies is the director of the Science of Imagination Laboratory, he explores computational modeling and artificial intelligence applied to human visual imagination. His work has shown how people use visual thinking to solve problems, and how they visualize imagined situations and worlds.



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Bio/Research

Davies is the director of the Science of Imagination Laboratory, he explores computational modeling and artificial intelligence applied to human visual imagination. His work has shown how people use visual thinking to solve problems, and how they visualize imagined situations and worlds.

He is a frequent contributor to Nautilus magazine and is author of Riveted: The Science of How Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies Make Us Cry, and Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe and Imagination: The Science of Your Mind’s Greatest Power.

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Media Appearances

Davies writes about how we shouldn’t make conscious software—until we should, Scientific American, May 18, 2022 Davies speaks about understanding imagination, TVO, April 8, 2020 Davies discusses the psychological issues involved with the television show WandaVision, Comic Con-Fusion, April 15, 2021 Davies discusses how to balance staying informed and your mental health, Talkspace, July 7, 2020 Davies asks what if you could describe your dreams while dreaming? The Nautilus, March 10, 2021 Davies discusses the key to achieving 2021 New Year’s resolutions, CTV, January 1, 2021 Davies writes about how self-driving cars will make our cities more charming, The Conversation, December 10, 2019 Davies writes about why we like watching the Olympics, The Conversation, February 15, 2022 Davies writes about how the coronavirus crisis is affecting our mental health, Psychology Today, May 3, 2020 Davies discusses how the pandemic has messed with our perception of time, CBC, December 30, 2021 Davies discusses how to find happiness, Rogers TV, March 23, 2020 Davies discuss how imagination can make you happier or more miserable, Minding the Brain, August 5, 2020 Davies speaks about how pandemic-caused sports bans costs fans their shared experiences, National Post, April 18, 2020 Davies discusses how to motivate yourself to exercise during the pandemic, CBC, January 12, 2022 Davies discusses how the monotony of lockdown robbed us of unique experiences we need to make memories, CBC, November 27, 2021 Davies discusses why we like a scary Halloween, Quinte News, October 30, 2021 Davies discusses how we are forming new work habits because of the lockdown, National Post, May 20, 2020 Davies discusses the future of the handshake, Ottawa Citizen, October 22, 2021 Davies writes about why dreams are weird, The Nautilus, October 13, 2021 Davies discusses how to use mindfulness to stop touching your face during the COVID-19 crisis, CFRA, March 22, 2020 Davies discusses how people behave in times of upheaval, CBC, September 26, 2020 Davies writes about how during turbulent times, people go from “me” thinking to “we” thinking, The Nautilus, April 29, 2020

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