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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

Have we evolved to construct reality?

July 26, 2019

Don Hoffman, cognitive scientist, explains in Futurity, July 26, 2019

Toddlers may not give a totally honest answer when you ask this kind of question, study finds

July 25, 2019

Emily Sumner, cog sci graduate student, in Romper, July 25, 2019

Toddlers can't truly answer 'this or that' questions

July 25, 2019

Emily Sumner, cognitive sciences, explains on Futurity, July 25, 2019

Are employee naps good for business?

July 23, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, in the Houston Chronicle, July 23, 2019

Toddler not doing what you asked? Here's why

July 22, 2019

Emily Sumner, cog sci, in KidSpot, July 22, 2019

The case against reality

July 22, 2019

In his new book, UCI vision scientist Donald Hoffman says evolution has trained humans to construct reality, rather than see the world as it truly is

Want young children to choose healthier options? Not what you say, but how, study finds

July 21, 2019

Emily Sumner, cog sci, via The Sector, July 21, 2019

Scientists might have found the ideal way to get your toddler to do what you want

July 20, 2019

Emily Sumner, cog sci, via Science Alert, July 20, 2019

The right way to nap to boost performance

July 18, 2019

Sara Mednick, cog sci, via Thrive Global, July 18, 2019

Coming in second might get your kids to eat more vegetables

July 18, 2019

Emily Sumner, cog sci, in Arcamax, July 18, 2019

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