Categorization, or the recognition that individual objects share similarities and can be grouped together, is fundamental to how we make sense of the world. Previous research has revealed how the ...

In the new review article, “Categorization is Baked into the Brain,” cognitive scientists Lisa Feldman Barrett, University Distinguished Professor at Northeastern, and Earl K. Miller, Picower ...

Success in any workplace is down to organization, efficiency, and clarity. Teams thrive when they know what needs to be done, who is responsible, and how tasks fit into the bigger picture. Project ...

Whether we know it or not, we categorize all the time. “You’re just like your mother!” “That’s like the pair I got in New York.” He’s the kind of doctor, lawyer, etc., who….” We do it with animate and ...