Henry M. Cowles

Henry M. Cowles is an associate professor of history at the University of Michigan, where he writes and teaches about topics that include psychology, addiction, self-help, and expertise. He is the author of The Scientific Method: An Evolution of Thinking from Darwin to Dewey (Harvard University Press, 2020).

Essays

A conversation on attention

Henry M. Cowles and Caleb Smith | October 12, 2025

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Henry M. Cowles

A conversation on attention

Mobilizing social science for the public good.

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