Leads the Proofs and Reasons project, a three-year John Templeton Foundation-funded initiative into mathematical cognition. Researchers from his lab have been awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Hertz Graduate Fellowship, and Rhodes Scholarship. Publications can be found on Google Scholar.
Research Experience
Currently a Professor in Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University and External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. Formerly affiliated with CNetS and the Cognitive Science Program as faculty at Indiana University, and an Omidyar Fellow at SFI.
Education
Educational background not detailed.
Background
Research interests include mathematical cognition, large-scale social phenomena, and long-term timescales of cultural evolution. Specializes in social and decision sciences.
Miscellany
Interested in deepening our understanding of culture and social phenomena to improve thinking, reasoning, and societal participation.