Serendipity–the notion of making surprising and valuable discoveries–plays a major role in
the success of individuals and organizations alike. Previous research has established the …

Having good spatial skills strongly predicts achievement and attainment in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics fields (eg, Shea, Lubinski, & Benbow, 2001; Wai …

Why our use of language is highly creative yet also constrained We use words and phrases
creatively to express ourselves in ever-changing contexts, readily extending language …

Simulation and Similarity is an account of modeling and idealization in modern scientific
practice, focusing on concrete, mathematical, and computational models. The main topics of …

Evaluating outputs of large language models (LLMs) is challenging, requiring making—and
making sense of—many responses. Yet tools that go beyond basic prompting tend to require …

Biological systems in nature have evolved for millions of years to adapt and survive the
environment. Many features they developed can be inspirational and beneficial for solving …

Learning from examples is a very effective means of initial cognitive skill acquisition. There
is an enormous body of research on the specifics of this learning method. This article …

Language demonstrates structure while also showing considerable variation at all levels:
languages differ from one another while still being shaped by the same principles; …

This paper argues for the need to recognize a new order of syntactic phenomena, and for a
theory of syntax capable of addressing it. Dialogic syntax encompasses the linguistic …

This article proposes an integrated theory of acquisition of knowledge about whole numbers
and fractions. Although whole numbers and fractions differ in many ways that influence their …