Bloom, Paul

Paul Bloom was born into a Jewish family in Montreal, Quebec. As a student, he studied at McGill University , where he received a bachelor's degree in humanities in psychology (first class honors). In 1985, he attended graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , where in 1990 he received a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology under the direction of Susan Carey.

From 1990 to 1999, he taught psychology and cognitive science at Arizona State University. Since 1999, Paul Bloom has been a professor of psychology and cognitive science at Yale .

Since 2003, Bloom has been Assistant Editor of the scientific journal .

Paul Bloom is married to Karen Wynn, a psychologist and renowned children's researcher. She is also a professor of psychology and cognitive science at Yale. Paul Bloom and Karen Wynn have two sons.

In addition to working at Yale University, Paul Bloom has held a number of outstanding courses in other educational institutions, including the Center for Developmental Studies at the University of Chicago (2002), the Max Planck Institute at the University of Nijmegen (2006), and Johns Hopkins University (2007-2008), as well as visited the Center for the Study of Thinking (2010).

In 2003, Paul was awarded the Society for Philosophy and Psychology Prize for outstanding contributions to the field of interdisciplinary research in philosophy and psychology at the stage of early career development, and in 2005-2006, Bloom served as President of the Society. In 2006, thanks to his significant contribution to the science of psychology, he became a member of the American Psychological Association .

In 2004, he received the Lex Hickson Prize for Excellence in Social Science Teaching at Yale University. In 2007, his Introduction to Psychology was recognized as an outstanding course at Yale University and became available worldwide at the initiative of the Yale Open Courses .