Biography

Nate Wright is a PhD student jointly supervised by Nicky Clayton (Professor Nicola Clayton FRS) and Neil Lawrence. His research combines machine learning with the comparative science of magic, to study how embodiment shapes cognition and decision-making. He is a member of the Comparative Cognition Lab in the Department of Psychology and holds a Vice Chancellor Award under the Cambridge Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (BBSRC).

Publications

Is Embodiment Necessary for Consciousness?

Nathaniel R. Farndale Wright, Neil D. Lawrence, Nicola S. Clayton

Perspectives on Machine Consciousness, Chapman & Hall: