Clear thinking starts with seeing what is actually there. Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera on the science of thinking, and how to use it at work, at home, and in your life.
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Systems Scientist · Translational Researcher · Chief Translational Scientist, Cabrera Research Lab
Translating scientific discovery into practical methods for human thriving.
A Cornell PhD and Cornell faculty member from 2005 to 2026, Laura is Vice President of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, a Fellow of the Academy of Systems Thinking, and the author of five books, including the award-winning Systems Thinking Made Simple.
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Systems Scientist · Cognitive Scientist · Chief Scientist, Cabrera Research Lab
Discovering the universal organizing primitives that structure mind and reality.
A Cornell PhD who taught at Cornell from 2005 to 2026, Derek is the scientist behind DSRP Theory and O-Theory, president of the Academy of Systems Thinking, a former Santa Fe Institute Research Fellow, and the author of eleven books.
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