I really have had a big gap between my last blog and now–I was hoping to keep up better, but grading activities at the end of the quarter didn’t help. I really enjoyed the participation this quarter by my stellar Biological Psychology students. I’m going to try the same system Read more…
It surprises me greatly to wake up this morning on my 34th wedding anniversary. It took me a long time to be 34 years old, let alone be married that many years. One of my daughters had a poster in her dorm room of the ten steps to happiness. Step Read more…
I’m looking at my last post, and it’s August 6th! Not that anyone likes hearing excuses, but I’ve been polishing a first draft of a book, and haven’t had a moment to spare. In the meantime, I’m enjoying Ben P’s blog about psychology–gives me an opportunity to brush up Read more…
Does exposure to the intrepid Duke Nukem desensitize players to violence? Psychologists, in my experience, just don’t like videogames. Some seem positively determined to discover some horrible outcome they produce, and even though we all know better, you still see people who want to interpret correlations as proving causality. The most Read more…
Here is a true confession….I am a Legend of Zelda addict. I don’t know what there is about the little guy in green, but unless I’m careful, inordinate amounts of time may be spent running him around Hyrule. I always felt a bit alone in this hobby. Tetris has Read more…