Research

Kara Kedrick examines the ‘ecosystem of discovery’ through three complementary streams of research, considering: 1) the series of cognitive processes that facilitate discovery, 2) the social structures and dynamics that shape collective knowledge, and 3) the interaction between individual minds and collective knowledge.

Selected Publications

Kedrick, K., Levitskaya, E., & Funk, R. (2024). Conceptual structure and the growth of scientific knowledge. Nature Human Behaviour, 8, 1915–1923. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01957-x

Kedrick, K., Schrater, P., & Koutstaal, W. (2023). The multifaceted role of self-generated question asking in curiosity-driven learning. Cognitive Science, 47, e13253. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.13253

Kedrick, K., Levitskaya, E., & Funk, R. (R&R). Investigating writing style as a contributor to gender gaps in science and technology. Quantitative Science Studies. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2204.13805

Kedrick, K., Zollman, K. J, & DeDeo, S. (2024). Cascades, Leaps, and Strawmen: How Explanations Evolve. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 46. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5qr6m4nb

Koutstaal, W., Kedrick, K., & Gonzalez-Brito, J. (2022). Capturing, clarifying, and consolidating the curiosity creativity connection. Scientific Reports, 12, 15300. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19694-4

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