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When and why you should take a nap

November 5, 2018

Sara Mednick, cog sci, via Fox5, Nov. 5, 2018 (Video)

How quantum mechanics lets us see, smell and touch

October 24, 2018

Don Hoffman, cog sci, via Discover Magazine, Oct. 24, 2018

Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality?

October 2, 2018

Podcast with Don Hoffman, cog sci, courtesy of Ars Technica

Making Artificial Intelligence smarter

September 25, 2018

UCI cognitive scientists Krichmar and Neftci part of team working on breakthrough machine-learning architecture that lets autonomous systems learn without human intervention

Movers and shakers

September 19, 2018

Zygmunt Pizlo, cog sci, in Nature, Sep. 19, 2018

New faculty feature: Sara C. Mednick

September 15, 2018

Associate Professor, Cognitive Sciences | Ph.D., Harvard University

New faculty feature: Nadia Chernyak

September 15, 2018

Assistant Professor, Cognitive Sciences | Ph.D., Cornell University

Young children value kindness over winning in a conflict

September 12, 2018

Barbara Sarnecka, cog sci, explains in Psychology Today

How toddlers use social cues to avoid bullies

September 12, 2018

Research by Ashley Thomas and Barbara Sarnecka, cog sci, via the Independent Online, Sep. 12, 2018

UCI ranked highest-ever 7th among public universities by U.S. News and World Report

September 11, 2018

Campus also jumps nine spots to record 33rd overall in annual evaluation

Toddlers prefer those who win fairly but are averse to those who win by force

September 11, 2018

Research by Ashley Thomas and Barbara Sarnecka, cog sci, in Science Trends, Sep. 11, 2018

Toddlers prefer winners, but not when they win by force

September 7, 2018

UCI study featured in Nature Human Behavior

A career helping others

September 4, 2018

Psychology alumna, author, and radio show host Jennifer Hill '02 has made a career out of finding others their dream jobs

Toddlers like winners, but how they win matters (Audio)

August 27, 2018

Ashley Thomas, cog sci Ph.D. '18, in NPR, Aug. 27, 2018

UC Irvine is #3 in Money's Best Colleges Report 2018

August 22, 2018

Rankings courtesy of Money, August 2018

When and why you should take a nap

How quantum mechanics lets us see, smell and touch

Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality?

Making Artificial Intelligence smarter

Movers and shakers

New faculty feature: Sara C. Mednick

New faculty feature: Nadia Chernyak

Young children value kindness over winning in a conflict

How toddlers use social cues to avoid bullies

UCI ranked highest-ever 7th among public universities by U.S. News and World Report

Toddlers prefer those who win fairly but are averse to those who win by force

Toddlers prefer winners, but not when they win by force

A career helping others

Toddlers like winners, but how they win matters (Audio)

UC Irvine is #3 in Money's Best Colleges Report 2018

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