Art Markman

Art Markman is the Annabel Irion Worsham Centennial Professor of Psychology and Marketing at the University of Texas at Austin and Founding Director of the Program in the Human Dimensions of Organizations. He has been on the faculty at the University of Texas since 1998.

His research explores a variety of topics in thinking including the way people form and use analogies, generate creative ideas, and make decisions. Markman has published over 150 scholarly works on topics including analogical reasoning, categorization, decision making, and motivation. He is one of the premier cognitive scientists in the field and co-host of the popular Austin-based KUT radio show and podcast Two Guys on Your Head.

Markman is a member of the medical advisory board of the Dr. Oz Show and on the scientific advisory board of Dr. Phil. He blogs for Psychology Today, Fast Company, and occasionally for Harvard Business Review.

His books include Brain Briefs (co-authored with Bob Duke), Smart Thinking, Habits of Leadership, and Smart Change.