HAR 2026
Human and Artificial Rationalities
Linden J. Ball is Professor of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Lancashire, Preston, UK. His areas of interest include the psychology of reasoning, problem solving, decision making and creativity. His key research focus is on meta-reasoning, and he is currently engaged in projects to advance an understanding of the monitoring and control of thought in individuals and teams.
Linden J. Ball is Professor of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Lancashire, Preston, UK. His areas of interest include the psychology of reasoning, problem solving, decision making and creativity. His key research focus is on meta-reasoning, and he is currently engaged in projects to advance an understanding of the monitoring and control of thought in individuals and teams.
Laura Macchi is full Professor of General Psychology and Psychology of Thinking, Decision Making and Communication in the Department of Psychology at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. Her main books: “Cognitive Unconscious and Human Rationality” (2016), "Insight and Creativity in Problem solving" (2018), and the recent “Psychorhetoric and the Psychology of Thought” (2026).
Laura Macchi is full Professor of General Psychology and Psychology of Thinking, Decision Making and Communication in the Department of Psychology at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. Her main books: “Cognitive Unconscious and Human Rationality” (2016), "Insight and Creativity in Problem solving" (2018), and the recent “Psychorhetoric and the Psychology of Thought” (2026).
Wim De Neys is a CNRS Research Director at Université de Paris (LaPsyDE, CNRS Unit 8240) at the Sorbonne. His research investigates how intuitive beliefs and prior knowledge influence human reasoning and decision making, combining cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and developmental approaches. His work focuses on dual-process theories of thinking, conflict detection between intuition and logic, and the neural and developmental foundations of reasoning.
Wim De Neys is a CNRS Research Director at Université de Paris (LaPsyDE, CNRS Unit 8240) at the Sorbonne. His research investigates how intuitive beliefs and prior knowledge influence human reasoning and decision making, combining cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and developmental approaches. His work focuses on dual-process theories of thinking, conflict detection between intuition and logic, and the neural and developmental foundations of reasoning.
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