A few years ago, Roger and I ordered a National Genographic analysis, which was very interesting! There were a few surprises based on known family history, such as the similarity of my genes to those of people currently residing in Romania. To my knowledge, I have no Romanian relatives, but Read more…
Here’s what we’re reading today: the IG-Nobels ! “The prizes at the 28th annual ceremony at Harvard University were being handed out by real Nobel laureates. The event featured a traditional paper airplane air raid and the premiere of “The Broken Heart Opera,” performed with the help of Harvard Medical Read more…
I always cringe a bit when my Google alerts point to a newly published study that has a title something like “what textbooks get wrong about subject X.” Accuracy is obviously a top goal in the text writing business. But usually, upon reading the article, our books come out well Read more…
I always wince a bit when I do my regular search of my textbooks to see what if anything people are saying and I get a notice of a new scholarly paper that cites my books. These articles usually have a title such as “What Introductory Psychology textbooks get wrong,” Read more…