Art Markman, PhD

You probably have a complex relationship with new things.   For example, the first time you hear a new song, it is unf...

Police called to the scene of a crime often face a difficult situation.   There may be one or more potential perpetrat...

A recent walk that I took through the streets of Austin was a lesson in the diversity of orientations that people take...

In the movies, creativity often involves moments of insight.   A character struggles with an idea.   There is a montag...

Ownership is an interesting concept.   Unlike many other aspects of objects, ownership depends on ...

We have all experienced boredom.   Sitting in a class where the teacher is droning on about a topic you don’t care abo...

As a cognitive scientist, I like the brain.   Over the years, the field has learned a lot from the study of brain dama...