Art Markman, PhD

As we approach the holidays many of us are doing a lot of shopping.   We buy gifts for family and friends, and we also pick up a few thin...

Fairness matters a lot to us.   From a young age, children complain about inequalities with the chant, “That’s not fair.”   Debates about...

Some choices are made when all of the options are right there in front of you.   For example, if you go to the supermarket, you see the w...

It is summertime, and the movie studios trot out their summer blockbusters and comedies.   That’s what summer is all about.   In Texas, w...

People have two very different responses to streaks.   For example, when watching a basketball game, we see a player hit two three-point ...

If you take even a quick look at the newspaper, you can see that there are massive public policy efforts aimed to curb smoking.   States ...