Tag: psychology
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
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.
Learning Like Humans, Machines Extend the Reach of Research
WID Optimization researchers have partnered with faculty across campus to work on ways to use computers to make better use of human brain power.
Tools for Discovery: Karen Schloss
Tools for Discovery is a regular profile series that inspects the computer programs, gadgets and methods behind WID’s ideas and discoveries.
The Science of Funny: Active Machine Learning & Cartoons
The New Yorker is using a machine learning system developed by WID Optimization researchers to sort through captions for their weekly cartoon caption contest.
Tools for Discovery: Frans de Waal
For renowned primatologist Frans de Waal, observation tops the list of skills vital to his work.