by Ingrid Fadelli | May 14, 2021 | Medicine & Healthcare, Psychology and Neuroscience, SCIENTIA
For centuries, scientists have been investigating the origins and development of the human language system, yet many questions remain unanswered. Professor Angela Friederici, Founding Director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, in...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 14, 2021 | Engineering, Engineering & Tech, SCIENTIA, Social Sciences
Semantics is the linguistic and philosophical study of meaning in human languages. Dr Floris Roelofsen, Professor at the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC), at the University of Amsterdam, has been collaborating with some of his colleagues on a...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 14, 2021 | Medicine & Healthcare, SCIENTIA, Social Sciences, STEM Education
Adults living in certain US states suffer from more illnesses, more disability, and die sooner than residents of others. Dr Mark D. Hayward of the University of Texas at Austin and Dr Jennifer Karas Montez of Syracuse University are investigating these differences in...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 14, 2021 | Research, SCIENTIA, Social Sciences
American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN) face substantial health inequalities, yet ethical research addressing their health concerns is still extremely limited. Dr Cynthia Pearson, Associate Professor at the University of Washington and Director of Research at the...
by Ingrid Fadelli | May 14, 2021 | Agricultural Sciences, Social Sciences
Research investigating the economic, social, psychological and physiological factors that influence consumers’ food choices can help in gaining a better understanding of how individuals select particular foods. The Agribusiness, Food, and Consumer Economics Research...