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Know Thyself: How Mindfulness Can Improve Self-Knowledge

Mindfulness -- paying attention to one’s current experience in a non-judgmental way -- might help us to learn more about our own personalities. ... More>


International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (ICCM)

The International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (ICCM) will be held11-14 July 2013 in Ottawa, Canada at Carleton Universitat. Papers due: 5 April 2013 The International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (ICCM) ... More>


Summoning the Past: Why This and Not That?

My memory baffles me. There is no rhyme or reason to what I recall and what I forget, whether it’s today’s to-do list or recollections of childhood. Important information vanishes, ... More>


What a Mess: Chaos and Creativity

One of the most influential ideas about crime prevention to come out in recent years is something called the “broken windows theory.” According to this theory, small acts of deviance—littering, ... More>