Here’s what we are reading today: the body’s master clock “Researchers at Johns Hopkins and the University of Washington report new research that sheds light on how the retina sets its own biological rhythm using a novel light-sensitive pigment, called neuropsin, found in nerve cells at the back of the Read more…
One of the amazing and fun things about having textbooks out there in this digital age is that you hear really interesting things from the professors and students using your books. In my email inbox today was a really nice note from a professor using Discovering Behavioral Neuroscience. His son had noticed Read more…
Good science is never defensive. No matter how strongly we believe something to be fact, we should always welcome challenges. Reports of scientists seeking to squash any alternate views, no matter how bizarre, sadden me. Debate gives us the opportunity to explain, educate, and possibly think about science in new Read more…
I may be a late adapter on this, but I just started using Microsoft’s Office Mix for PowerPoint, at the suggestion of daughter Karen Freberg. I’ve used Panopto over the years, but feel somewhat guilty about holding onto one of our very expensive campus licenses when I don’t use it more. Read more…
For some of us who have been in the teaching business for awhile, it’s helpful to have a refresher course in who our new students might be. Time does have a way of flying by, and with it, new cohorts of students bring different worldviews into our classrooms. Each year, Read more…