Stephan Lewandowsky Ph.D.

About

Stephan Lewandowsky, Ph.D., is a Winthrop Professor in the School of Psychology, at the University of Western Australia in Perth.

He has published nearly 140 papers, chapters, and scholarly books on how people remember and think. His latest book on “computational modeling in cognition” draws together strands from philosophy of science, mathematics, and computer science to illustrate how cognitive scientists can best learn to understand how a complex system such as the mind operates.

He received a Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award from the Australian Research Council in 2011.

He is also an award-winning teacher of statistics.

More biographical detail can be found on his academic homepage.

Stephan has regularly contributed to national debate and links to his pieces in the Australian and international media can be found here.

Recent Posts

The Involvement of Conspiracist Ideation in Science Denial

There is growing evidence that rejection of science is often linked to the propensity to engage in conspiratorial thinking. Sometimes this can be observed even in the public response to research that identifies conspiratorial thinking.

Thinking, Memory, and Blog Comments

Online blog comments don't seem like a big deal. But in fact, they may be a globally-relevant concern: They affect how you think and how your feel about controversial issues. We are only just beginning to understand their role.

Real Analogy or Emotive Shortcut? Two Types of Reasoning

Sometimes just mentioning an emotional "hot button" word can trigger unwarranted conclusions. This happened recently in Australia, when the national media stumbled over the mere mention of pedophilia and climate change in the same radio show that interviewed me about my research.

The Pivotal Role of Perceived Scientific Consensus

What determines whether people accept scientific evidence?