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Psychological and Brain Sciences

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How people judge collective action, such as this peaceful march, depends on their allegiances, values and beliefs, according to research at UCSB

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June 21, 2023

Researchers at the 2023 Mellichamp Mind & Machine Intelligence Summit contemplate and discuss the state of artificial intelligence

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June 14, 2023

University names winners of Thomas More Storke Award and other major prizes for 2023 graduates

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Left to right: Tanya Atwater, Leda Cosmides and Nelson Lichtenstein

May 1, 2023

Joining one of the world’s premier honorary societies, three professors are named to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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Photo illustration by Matt Perko. Original image by David Matos on Unsplash.

April 7, 2023

Researchers use artificial intelligence to hunt for human intelligence

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Clockwise from top left, the newest Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science are: Mark Bowick (Physics), Richard Mayer (Psych & Brain), Chris Palmstrøm (Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Materials), Julie Simpson (Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology) and Dar Roberts (Geography)

January 31, 2023

Five UC Santa Barbara professors have been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science