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SLIME 4 (Studies in Language, Information, Meaning and Expression)
September 19 - September 20
September 19-20, 2025
Royce Hall 314
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Please join us for SLIME 4 (Studies in Language, Information, Meaning and Expression), a workshop at UCLA from September 19-20, 2025.
The conference is “pre-view”: recorded talks will be available ahead of time. Discussion is led by a commentator (20 min), followed by replies from the speaker (20 min) and Q+A (60 min). We ask that all attendees view or read the talks prior to the day when they are being discussed.
The most up-to-date schedule and information will be available on the workshop website HERE.
Speakers
- Alan Fiske, UCLA Anthropology
- Allison (Ari) Koslow, UC Irvine Philosophy
- Ellen Lau, University of Maryland Linguistics
- Karen Lewis, Barnard/Columbia Philosophy
- Thi Nguyen, University of Utah Philosophy, & Ethan Nowak, Stanford Philosophy
- Matthew Stone, Rutgers Computer Science
Commentators
- Eric Acton, Eastern Michigan English Language & Literature
- Idan Asher Blank, UCLA Psychology
- Rosa Cao, Stanford Philosophy
- Daniel Harris, Hunter College Philosophy/CUNY Graduate Center
- Rachel Rudolph, UC San Diego Philosophy
- Evan Westra, Purdue Philosophy
Faculty organizers: Joshua Armstrong, Sam Cumming, and Gabriel Greenberg
Events coordinator: Ashna Madni
Workshop Program
Friday, September 19th
10:00 AM – 11:40 AM: Matthew Stone & Una Stojnic, “Meaning in Chatbots: A Critical Approach” / Commentator: Rosa Cao
11:40 AM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:40 PM: Alan Fiske, “Representations of Social Relationships: Modes of Thought, Means of Coordination” / Commentator: Evan Westra
3:00 PM – 4:40 PM: Karen Lewis, “Gamified Language Games” / Commentator: Dan Harris
Saturday, September 20th
10:00 AM – 11:40 AM: Ellen Lau, “New directions for neurobiology of semantics: mental particulars and long-term knowledge” / Commentator: Idan Asher Blank
11:40 AM – 1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:40 PM: Ari Koslow, “What conceptual amelioration is good for” / Commentator: Rachel Rudolph
3:00 PM – 4:40 PM: Thi Nguyen & Ethan Nowak, “Slang is better” / Commentator: Eric Acton
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