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Professor Michael Spezio Speaks About Faith and Neuroscience
Michael Spezio Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Spezio, who is also an ordained pastor, spoke with author Ted Peters for Patheos about free will, humility and empathy. He also recently […]
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Professor Michael Spezio Gives Witherspoon Lecture on Wellbeing, Psychology, and Theology
Michael Spezio, associate professor of psychology, neuroscience, and data science, provided tips for improved mental focus to Shondaland.
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Scripps Magazine: Teaching One Step Ahead
Professors Myriam J.A. Chancy and Michael Spezio By Madeleine Nakamura Originally published in the spring 2024 issue of Scripps magazine The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastatingly transformative. In addition to […]
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Pasadena Now Spotlights Study of Compassion by Professor Michael Spezio and Researchers
Pasadena Now spotlighted the work of Michael Spezio, associate professor of psychology, neuroscience, and data science, in an article on his recently completed three-year study on compassion. Made possible by […]
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Scripps Magazine: The Art and Science of Empathy
By Jen A. Miller Illustrations by Saskia Keultjes Early in her research, President Suzanne Keen—a narrative empathy theorist who studies the relationships among novel reading, empathy, and altruism—became convinced that […]
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Michael Spezio Co-Authors Nature Paper on Computational Neuroscience of Decision-Making
Michael Spezio, assistant professor of psychology, neuroscience, and data science, co-authored a paper, published in Nature, on the computational neuroscience of decision-making.
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In the Media: Michael Spezio Provides Tips for Improved Mental Focus in Shondaland
Michael Spezio, associate professor of psychology, neuroscience, and data science, provided tips for improved mental focus to Shondaland.
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Michael Spezio Reviews New Book on the Automation of Incarceration
Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Spezio reviewed Just Algorithms, Christopher Slobogin’s book on the automation of criminal sentencing, for Science magazine.
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In the Media: Michael Spezio Discusses the Empathy Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Lifewire
In Lifewire, Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Spezio discussed the empathy potential—or lack thereof—of artificial intelligence (AI) programs designed to enhance customer service.
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Michael Spezio Reviews New Book on Artificial Intelligence in Science Magazine
Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Spezio reviewed* Atlas of AI, a new book on the power, politics, and consequences of artificial intelligence, for Science magazine. “By taking power and materiality seriously and leaving aside questions of what intelligence is, Crawford maps answers to how AI is made and how we are trapped by its making,” Spezio writes.
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