The Strengths and Weaknesses of Media Literacy in Online Environments

AI is changing classroom practices. Professors and students have different perspectives, beliefs, practices, and levels of familiarity with AI in the classroom. In this discussion-centered brAInstorming series, we will explore some of the ways that AI is affecting teaching and learning. Each session will address a different topic or theme. In-person meetings will include a […]

Public Opinion about Science Education: Social Media as a Context and Data Source

What Psychology Can Tell Us About Public Misunderstanding of Science: Challenges and Solutions

Join the Institute for Intelligent Systems Student Organization and the Psychology Graduate Student Association for a Halloween party including games, snacks, music, and prizes!

Moral judgments are known to influence seemingly descriptive assessments. Varga and colleagues show that individuals perceived as morally bad are more likely to be judged as unhealthy and diseased, a phenomenon termed “the pathologization effect”. Across three vignette-based experiments, we identify a complementary pattern: the “reverse pathologization effect”: participants were more likely to attribute bad […]

Communicating Science To People Who Are Not Scientists

AI is changing classroom practices. Professors and students have different perspectives, beliefs, practices, and levels of familiarity with AI in the classroom. In this discussion-centered brAInstorming series, we will explore some of the ways that AI is affecting teaching and learning. Each session will address a different topic or theme. In-person meetings will include a […]