EngineeringMarch 28, 2017
The Point of Pointless Behaviors
How the “intrinsic motivation” we see in children can help us develop better robots
Stories by Ashvin Shah
Ashvin Shah earned his PhD in Neuroscience and Behavior from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has worked with several of the researchers mentioned above, though he hasn't contributed to the research described here. He has switched gears a little and is now a medical and science writer in New England. More information about him can be found at his website.
November 12, 2013
Should Habits or Goals Direct Your Life? It Depends.
It happens to us all: you spend all day avoiding the cookie jar at work, but when you pass by it in the late afternoon, your hand reaches in and grabs a cookie.