Paul Bloom (psychologist)

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Paul Bloom
Bloom in 2014
Born	(1963-12-24) December 24, 1963 (age 60) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Citizenship	Canada, United States
Alma mater	McGill University (BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Occupation(s)	Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Yale University
Awards	Stanton Prize Lex Hixon Prize Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology
Institutions	University of Toronto Yale University University of Arizona
Thesis	Semantic structure and language development (1990)
Doctoral advisor	Susan Carey
Website	http://campuspress.yale.edu/paulbloom/

Paul Bloom (born December 24, 1963)^[1] is a Canadian-American psychologist. He is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University and Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. His research explores how children and adults understand the physical and social world, with special focus on language, morality, religion, fiction, and art.