(profiled in 2019) Meet Eric MacDougal ‘19, a senior double majoring in English and Cognitive Science! He is interested most in language, culture, and meaning within Cog Sci, and he has done research on lexical gaps with Professor Malt. This research is focused on questioning why nouns are sometimes able to operate as verbs, and has helped inspire his senior project-- stay tuned to hear more about his lexical mapping thesis in the future! Eric loves Cog Sci due to its interdisciplinary scope; according to him he says he gets “to think about a lot of things.” In the immediate future, Eric will be working on his senior thesis, and he plans on going to grad school for English. He is seen here in the basement of Linderman across from Lucy’s Cafe, because he loves being around books and knowledge that isn’t handled frequently.