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WID’s research portfolio extends into certain social sciences, including projects at the intersection of machine learning, human cognition, and education, research in vision science and visualization, and examination of the psychophysical effects of virtual reality.

As The Seasons Change, So Do Our Color Preferences
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As The Seasons Change, So Do Our Color Preferences

March 3, 2017 August 10, 2020  psychology, visualization

In a paper forthcoming in the journal Cognitive Science, Living Environments Lab professor Karen Schloss and her colleagues investigated whether and why color preferences change according to the season.

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High-tech humor
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High-tech humor

February 9, 2017 August 10, 2020  machine learning, psychology, software

UW program powers New Yorker contest featuring Rob Nowak and NEXT software

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Summer 2016 – Karen Schloss
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Summer 2016 – Karen Schloss

September 21, 2016 August 8, 2018  psychology, visualization

Florida – Madison, WI – Barcelona, Spain

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Learning Like Humans, Machines Extend the Reach of Research
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Learning Like Humans, Machines Extend the Reach of Research

August 18, 2016 August 10, 2020  machine learning, optimization, psychology

WID Optimization researchers have partnered with faculty across campus to work on ways to use computers to make better use of human brain power.

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Tools for Discovery: Karen Schloss
Tools for Discovery

Tools for Discovery: Karen Schloss

August 4, 2016 December 22, 2017  big data, complex biological systems, creativity, psychology, software, visualization

Tools for Discovery is a regular profile series that inspects the computer programs, gadgets and methods behind WID’s ideas and discoveries.

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The Science of Funny: Active Machine Learning & Cartoons
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The Science of Funny: Active Machine Learning & Cartoons

November 24, 2015 September 1, 2021  machine learning, optimization, psychology, software

The New Yorker is using a machine learning system developed by WID Optimization researchers to sort through captions for their weekly cartoon caption contest.

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Tools for Discovery: Frans de Waal
Tools for Discovery

Tools for Discovery: Frans de Waal

February 26, 2015 October 5, 2018  complex biological systems, creativity, psychology

For renowned primatologist Frans de Waal, observation tops the list of skills vital to his work.

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