In the midst of copy editing a 53-page, three-column, single-spaced pdf of references for our intro psych textbook, it occurred to me that I honestly didn’t know how much faculty or students actually use the reference list in textbooks, or if they used them, how. I posed the question to Read more…
One of my favorite websites is Our World in Data. This week, they posted a really interesting analysis of the people with whom we interact on a daily basis over our lifespans. In adolescence, our time is split between friends and family. Young adults and adults in midlife spend time Read more…
I am no stranger to diets, having lost basically the same pounds on a number of occasions until finally, Jenny Craig fixed me. But I have to confess to feeling baffled when I realized something needed to be done for my 6-year-old Australian shepherd, Ronnie. Those of you who know Read more…
Over the past few years, I’ve given workshops and presentations at a number of teaching-related conferences on using the Big Problems activity found in the Appendix of the APA report on “Strengthening the Common Core of the Introductory Psychology Course.” I’m very fond of this idea, not just because it’s Read more…
As one of the three NYT articles I chose to review this week, I selected a piece by Spencer Greenberg and Seth Stephens-Davidowitz entitled “You Are Not as Good at Kissing as You Think. But You Are Better at Dancing.” Within the article is a link to Greenberg’s “Clearer Thinking” Read more…