Cognitive science in popular film: the Cognitive Science Movie Index.
HAL 9000. Morpheus. Skynet. These household names demonstrate the strong cultural impact of films depicting themes in cognitive science and the potential power of popular cinema for outreach and education. Considering their wide influence, there is value to aggregating these movies and reflecting on their renderings of our field. The Cognitive Science Movie Index (CSMI) serves these purposes, leveraging popular film for the advancement of the discipline.
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Cognitive Science Program, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. Electronic address: bmotz@indiana.edu.
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