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Psychology, Computational Linguistics and the Evolution of Word Meaning

Barbara Malt and her collaborators examine how we talk about objects across multiple languages—and how that reflects human thought processes.

Lehigh Hosts Workshop on the Convergence of Materials Research and Multi-Sensory Data Science

The three-day NSF workshop invited participants from multiple disciplines to explore real-world challenges. 

The Evolution of Word Sense

Researchers examine 1,000 years of English development and identify algorithms that human minds have used to create word senses with implications for artificial intelligence.

Mapping a Millennium of Metaphorical Changes

Researchers shed light on the evolution of terms like “shedding light.”

Civilizing Blame

New psychology research finds that society can civilize punishment by learning a perpetrator's unfortunate history.

Psychology department receives GAANN grant

The U.S. Department of Education grant will support three Ph.D. students.  

New perspectives on the emergence of meaning

Cognitive Science Society’s annual conference includes a workshop here.

‘On Race and Time’

New research led by Gordon Moskowitz illustrates that race affects time perception.