Knocking a longstanding theory of distance perception

Once upon a time, Kepler and Descartes proposed that vergence is the critical absolute distance cue. And that theory lived happily ever after. Until Paul Linton‘s paper. In this podcast, I interview Paul (pictured below) about his work published in the Psychonomic Society journal Attention, Perception & Psychophysics.  Learn about longstanding theories and Linton’s research […]

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L&B Special Issue: Interview with Irene Pepperberg

Professor Irene Pepperberg (pictured below) is the awardee of the Comparative Cognition Society‘s Annual Research Award for 2020 for her body of work. With that, it is a Special Issue in Learning & Behavior in honor of her research contributions. In the interview, she reflects on her career, gives her 20-year self some advice, talks about research with African Grey […]

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How aware are remote operators of autonomous vehicles?

The title of this post is “How are aware remote operators of autonomous vehicles?” According to a new paper by Mutzenich, Durant, Helman, and Dalton (pictured below) published in the Psychonomic Society journal Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, the answer is: we don’t know. One of the points of the paper is to urge researchers to […]

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Interview with new Digital Associate Editor Benjamin Wolfe

What?! Two new Digital Associate Editors in one week?! That’s right. I’m pleased to introduce you to our newest member of the Psychonomic Society’s Digital Content Team, Benjamin Wolfe (pictured below). To do so, I’ll start with a test question. Ben Wolfe ___________________________. a. is married to Anna Kosovicheva b. is the son of Jeremy Wolfe, […]

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Interview with new Digital Associate Editor Anna Kosovicheva

Please allow me to introduce you to our newest Digital Associate Editor, Anna Kosovicheva (pictured below). Anna joined the Psychonomic Society’s Digital Content Team just this year. In this capacity, she will play a role in many of our activities, including covering some of the latest research that fills the pages of the Society’s journals. […]

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Interview with new Digital Associate Editor Michelle Rivers

Michelle Rivers, former Twitternome, is now on the Psychonomic Society’s Digital Content Team as one of the Digital Associate Editors! In a series of interviews leading up to the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting, Kimele Persaud and I interviewed our 2020 Twitternomes. Including Michelle (pictured below; check out that interview). That makes Michelle our most interviewed […]

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Interview with new Digital Associate Editor Christie Chung

I’m pleased to introduce you to the newest Psychonomic Society Digital Associate Editor, Christie Chung (pictured below). Christie is a Professor at Mills College in Oakland, California where she investigates the impact of cultural differences and aging on emotional memory.  As a memory researcher myself, I must say that I wholeheartedly agree with her response to my […]

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Looking ahead to 2021

Last January 2020, I stepped into the position of the Psychonomic Society Digital Content Editor. My very first post in that role was titled “New Year New Cognitive Science,” and with optimism, the post began with, We have much to look forward to in the New Year, including reading and hearing about new cognitive science […]

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#psynom20: Until next year

The Psychonomic Society’s first virtual conference (#psynom20) has come to an end. We go to the Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting to collectively forward our understanding of cognition. There are all sorts of other reasons to attend, including:  to be inspired by the latest research of current and future leaders in our field  to reaffirm collaborations […]

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#psynom20: Interview with Twitternome Kristen Bowman

With less than one week until the 61st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, the excitement continues to build. Be sure that you register before the deadline of November 16, 2020. Also, be sure to follow us @Psychonomic_Soc and use the #psynom20 during the Meeting to get updates on the fly. We are at our seventh and final Twitternome […]

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