Applied Cognitive Science

We live in a world that is changing quickly as resources shrink, new technologies emerge, and markets shift dramatically. In navigating the most important transitions that face us in the 21st century, understanding the human mind is central. In our research group we are primarily interested in “core” features and biases of cognition that are fundamental in shaping human behavior at scale, and seek to understand how these features can be used as levers to improve outcomes that matter to millions.

Our ongoing research covers the following topics:

(Mis)information sharing, marketing, and moral values.

New tools for data collection on the African continent.

Organizational transformation and improved strategic decision making through applied cognitive science.

Measuring and improving individual and collective “Football IQ”: From perception to cognitive reflexes.

Practically, we carry out applied research in these areas through PhD and postdoctoral research, often in collaboration with private partners. Additionally our group hosts the regular “Applied Cognitive Science” webinar series, meant to foster conversations and collaborations between the scientific experts doing state of the art research in cognitive science and non-scientists interested in applying such techniques in their organizations and businesses. You can learn more about the talk series here:

https://lp.um6p.ma/en/applie-cognitive-science-webinar?hs_preview=bubiSDhc-59612607822

Representative Publications

bullet Marie, A., Altay, S., & Strickland, B.(2020)

The cognitive foundations of misinformation on science: What we know and what scientists can do about it.

European Molecular Biology Organization
Reports, 21, doi: embr.202050205.

bullet Fisher, M., Knobe, J., Strickland, B., & Keil, F. (2018)

The tribalism of truth.

Scientific American.

bullet Cova, F., Strickland, B., Abatista, A. et al. (2018)

Estimating the Reproducibility of Experimental Philosophy. Review of Philosophy and Psychology.

bullet Fisher, M., Knobe, J., Strickland, B., & Keil, F. (2017)

The influence of social interaction on epistemic intuitions.

Cognitive Science, 41(4), 1119-1134.

bullet Strickland, B., Fisher, M., Knobe, J., & Keil, F. (2014)

Syntax and intentionality : An automatic link between between language and theory-of-mind.

Cognition, 133(1), 249-261.

bullet Strickland, B., & Mercier, M. (2014)

Bias Neglect: A blindspot in the evaluation of scientific results. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 67(3), 570-580.