Scholar
Ben Prystawski
Google Scholar ID: Ns8jBNsAAAAJ
PhD Student, Stanford University
Citations & Impact
Citations
242
H-index
6
i10-index
4
Publications
20
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0
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Resume (English only)
Research Experience
- His current research focuses on understanding the nature of human reasoning ability and how it can be enhanced through step-by-step thinking. He has also proposed a framework for modeling cumulative culture on a limited communication channel.
Education
- Before starting his PhD, he was an undergraduate at the University of Toronto, where he studied computer science and cognitive science. His PhD advisor is Professor Noah Goodman.
Background
- A PhD student in the Department of Psychology at Stanford University, advised by Professor Noah Goodman. Interested in the relationship between the human mind and culture, particularly how communication and social learning capacities shape what we learn over generations. Fascinated by the invention and cultural transmission of tools for thought, such as writing and mathematics. Uses a combination of computational modeling and behavioral experiments in his research.
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