Thomas Hills Ph.D.

About

Thomas T. Hills, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of Warwick. He studies psychological history, language, and cognitive control.

Recent Posts

4 Principles of Expert Educators and Trainers

How do we use behavioral science to help ourselves and other people gain mastery and improve education and training?

Zombie Movies, Aliens, and Outbreak

To most of us, the invasion of Wuhan by aliens would initially just look like another weird social media event.

Visualizing the Book of Genesis

Usually, to understand Genesis, you'd have to read it. But there are other ways to "understand."

The Resiliency of Happiness

I suspect the single most common finding across happiness research will be that happiness goes up and down over time.

The Self and Amnesia

If we’re not being self-reflective when we think our thoughts, then their origins may dissolve.

If we’re not being self-reflective when we think our thoughts, then their origins may dissolve.

Impeachment Hearings and the Dim Light at Tunnel's End

By the time the next U.S. election rolls around, this impeachment may be nothing more than a distant partisan memory.

By the time the next U.S. election rolls around, this impeachment may be nothing more than a distant partisan memory.

Can Animals Imagine Things That Have Never Happened?

Can animals imagine experiences they’ve never had before? Brain imaging studies show that they can.

Can animals imagine experiences they’ve never had before? Brain imaging studies show that they can.

Understanding the Pathologies of Deep-Learning AIs

While there is not a wealth of theory about deep learning at present, that theory will develop. It will develop faster with the benefit of psychology.

While there is not a wealth of theory about deep learning at present, that theory will develop. It will develop faster with the benefit of psychology.

What Evolution Means for Our Relationship with God

Your relationship with God, the cosmic river, the Totality, or whatever, cannot be made more real by your commitment to tribalisms.

Your relationship with God, the cosmic river, the Totality, or whatever, cannot be made more real by your commitment to tribalisms.

Power Asymmetry, Trump, and the Art of No Deal

Power asymmetry in negotiation happens when one side has more leverage than the other. This is one of Trump's go-to strategies and the reason for his recent substantial failings.

Power asymmetry in negotiation happens when one side has more leverage than the other. This is one of Trump's go-to strategies and the reason for his recent substantial failings.