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Imitation and extinction: The Case Against Reality

August 18, 2019

Don Hoffman, cog sci, Los Angeles Review of Books, Aug. 18, 2019

A sleep researcher and napping expert has spent years studying what makes the perfect nap -- this is her exact formula

August 13, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, The Business Insider, Aug. 13, 2019

UCI is No. 1 among Money magazine's 'Best Colleges'

August 12, 2019

University is first public institution to claim top spot in national rankings

Focus boosting drugs not worth the risks, studies warn

August 12, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, Medical News Today, Aug. 12, 2019

'Brain boost' drugs hamper sleep and memory with little upside

August 9, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, in Futurity, Aug. 9, 2019

Nonprescribed psychostimulants may boost short-term focus but impede sleep, mental functions

August 9, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, via News-medical.net, Aug. 9, 2019

Drugs commonly taken to improve cognition only boost short-term focus - at high cost

August 8, 2019

Nonprescribed psychostimulants impair sleep and working memory, UCI-led study finds

Reality check

August 8, 2019

Don Hoffman, cog sci, in Physics World, Aug. 8, 2019 (Book review)

The Case Against Reality by Donald D Hoffman review -- thoughtful and occasionally brilliant

August 5, 2019

Don Hoffman's new book reviewed in The Times [UK], Aug. 5, 2019

Grudges come naturally to kids - gratitude must be taught

August 5, 2019

Nadia Chernyak, cog sci, via Parent 24, Chicago Tribune, and Chron.com Aug. 5, 2019

Grudges come naturally to kids - gratitude must be taught

August 2, 2019

Nadia Chernyak, UCI cognitive scientist, explains in The Conversation

Seeking silence on a California road trip

August 1, 2019

Kourosh Saberi, cog sci, and UCI's Anechoic Chamber featured in National Geographic, Aug. 1, 2019

Opinion: Is reality real? How evolution blinds us to the truth about the world

July 31, 2019

Don Hoffman, cog sci, explains in the New Scientist, July 31, 2019

Environmental racism, the world as it isn't, and a guided tour of the planets: Books in brief

July 31, 2019

Don Hoffman, cog sci, and The Case Against Reality reviewed in Nature, July 31, 2019 (Book review)

The case against reality

July 27, 2019

Don Hoffman, cog sci, in Neuroscience News, July 27, 2019

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