This post is primarily aimed at my Biological Psychology students. Unfortunately, quarter system being what it is, we ran out of time before our midterm, and couldn’t look at the famous Rusty the Narcoleptic Dog video. If you missed it at the exam, here is the link. Not being an Read more…
Jonathan Haidt of the University of Virginia has chosen a rather interesting human behavior to study–morality. I find the evolutionary approach Haidt takes to the question very comfortable. In a nutshell, Haidt sees morality as an evolved cultural phenomenon that allows us to live in large groups. According to Haidt, Read more…
I have always thought that the ability to make good decisions, especially when time is short, is a very valuable life skill. Although it seems obvious that intelligent, well-educated people have many tools at hand to make good decisions, that is not always the case. History is full of catastrophic Read more…
An alert student brought to my attention an article about new approaches the medical community is taking to death and resuscitation. Traditionally, we have emphasized the need to provide immediate treatment to those whose hearts have stopped. However, by doing so, we may be making matters worse. It appears that the Read more…
NeuroSky, a Silicon Valley company, received a lot of press this week for incorporating what appears to be a mobile EEG scanner into gaming technology. One of the prototypes allows a person to don a Darth Vader suit, including a light saber that lights up when the person concentrates. NeuroSky Read more…