Object concepts are critical for nearly all aspects of human cognition, from perception tasks
like object recognition, to understanding and producing language, to making meaningful …

For much of their history, the relationship between anthropology and psychology has been
well captured by Robert Frost's poem,“Mending Wall,” which ends with the ironic line,“good …

Analysis and case studies show that including different orientations toward the natural world
makes for more effective scientific practice and science education. The answers to scientific …

Although there has been considerable focus on the underrepresentation of minorities in
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and the need for …

Although power and privilege are embedded in all learning environments, the learning
sciences is dominated by individual cognitive theories of learning that cannot expose the …

Home computer systems are insecure because they are administered by untrained users.
The rise of botnets has amplified this problem; attackers compromise these computers …

Tasks with a complex, dynamic visual component require not only the acquisition of
conceptual/procedural but also of perceptual/attentional skills. This study examined …

Understanding complex systems is fundamental to understanding science. The complexity
of such systems makes them very difficult to understand because they are composed of …

The application of evolutionary theory to understanding the origins of our species' capacities
for social learning has generated key insights into cultural evolution. By focusing on how our …

Abstract What Science Offers the Humanities examines some of the deep problems facing
the study of culture. It focuses on the excesses of postmodernism, but also acknowledges …