Learning, Thought & Perception

Serving up good news about food

In a much publicized study, psychology professor Traci Mann and four University of Minnesota colleagues have found a sly way to get kids to eat more vegetables. And that work has led to another study of overcoming picky eating—how to get astronauts to eat more while they're in space. Learn more.

Breaking into thought

Science advances by way of approximations, errors and biases—not despite them. This is one of William Wimsatt's iconoclastic opinions. Learn more...
Where Phi Met Sci

Mixing scientific and liberal arts thinking lets scientists and philosophers ask the big questions that lead to path-breaking science—and philosophy. Learn more…

The Visible Benefits of Invisible Social Support

Psychology professor Jeff Simpson explains that often, the most effective acts of support are those that are not so obvious. Learn more…
Defining Happiness

Valerie Tiberius is all about happiness. A philosophy professor, she's spent years describing happiness and exploring the circumstances that produce it.
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