Noa M. Pinter-Wollman: The University of California, San DiegoThe behavior of biological systems emerges from the self-organization of multiple agents that interact with one another and follow simple local rules. […]
Steven J. Heine: University of British ColumbiaA core psychological motivation for people is to view themselves positively, yet for decades the vast majority of evidence for this motivation came from […]
Frances Chen: University of FreiburgSocial relationships are a source of support and comfort in our lives, as well as a source of stress and conflict. Thus, the ability to regulate […]
Rafael Nunez: The University of California, San DiegoTime, a fundamental aspect of human experience, is elusive and abstract. We cannot perceive time directly through the senses in the way we […]
Christina Palmer: The University of California, Los AngelesPrenatal/obstetric complications are implicated in schizophrenia susceptibility. Some complications may arise from maternal-fetal genotype incompatibility, a term used to describe maternal-fetal genotype combinations […]
Georg Striedter: The University of California, Irvine. Human brains are much larger than one would expect for primates of our body size. They also feature more neurons and a proportionately […]
Scott A. Reid: University of California, Santa BarbaraThere is evidence that humans have adaptations to avoid outgroup members who potentially harbor novel pathogens. However, intergroup contact can produce fitness costs […]
Aaron Lukaszewski: Loyola Marymount UniversityTwo basic questions in the study of personality origins are (1) Why do people vary in their personality trait levels? and (2) Why do distinct trait […]
James W. Pennebaker: University of Texas at AustinThe smallest and most frequently used words in English are function words -- pronouns, prepositions, articles, auxiliary verbs, etc. These overlooked words are […]
Mark Handcock: University of California, Los AngelesIn this talk we give an overview of social network analysis from the perspective of a statistician. The networks field is, and has been, […]
