Art Markman, PhD

When you wander around college campuses, you see the effects of strong gender differences in preferences for majors.  ...

Stories are a central way that we pass information to people.   The beauty of stories is that they embed real cultural...

When people get nostalgic, they are living in the past.   In those moments, the past seems rosy, and often as more pos...

The ability to classify objects is crucial to thinking. When you place an object into a category, you are able to pred...

We tend to think of children as selfish creatures.   Parents talk about the importance of teaching their kids to share...

Life is full of frustrating people and situations.   Driving in a car, you may get cut off by a driver on a cell phone...

I grew up in Central New Jersey.   When I was about 10, the state legalized casino gambling in Atlantic City, making i...