Here is what I am reading today: abandoning the DSM? “In a potentially seismic move, the National Institute of Mental Health – the world’s biggest mental health research funder, has announced only two weeks before the launch of the DSM-5 diagnostic manual that it will be “re-orienting its research away from DSM categories”. In Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: Writing a better paper… using your phone! “CHICAGO, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Questia ( www.questia.com ), the premier online research and paper-writing tool for students, today announced the release of its new iOS app designed specifically to provide a compelling Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: can we make bird safe windows? “A glass inspired by spider’s webs is being used to keep birds from smacking into windows. Birds can’t see glass well, and so many of them die when they hit picture windows. Humans can’t see glass well Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: what makes Parrot’s parrot? “Scientists say they have assembled more completely the string of genetic letters that could control how well parrots learn to imitate their owners and other sounds.” the danger of cats to some women “Women infected with the Toxoplasma gondii Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: the silent gorilla “Concentrating closely on a conversation can leave us ‘deaf’ to other sounds, reveals Dr Polly Dalton from the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London.” smarter than the average… bear? “Yogi Bear always claimed that he was smarter Read more…