Matt is an empirically oriented philosopher who works on issues at the intersection of philosophy of science, social epistemology and applied ethics. His central project aims to devise a set of strategies to help diverse groups of problem solvers make more effective judgements and decisions. He also has research interests in scientific reasoning, rationality, cooperation, collective action, collective responsibility, the nature of evidence, and individual decision making under risk and uncertainty. He has broad interdisciplinary training and has been involved with interdisciplinary centres or departments at Virginia Tech, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Colorado- Boulder and Northwestern University.

• Group rationality and group decision-making
• The role of moral norms in altruistic decisions
• Epistemic values, risk aversion and rational belief
• Obligations to future selves
• Self-fulfilling models in the social sciences
• Ethics of using race in law enforcement