At the urging of my daughter Karen, a grad student in Public Relations, I have been experimenting a bit with using social media, namely Facebook and Twitter, as a way of interacting with students. I was also encouraged by a study by Joseph Mazer and his colleagues that suggested that Read more…
Today is the day–Charles Darwin was born 200 years ago, and there are lots of wonderful features out there in the scientific community to celebrate the occasion. Nature has a “Darwin 200” website packed with commemorative essays and other goodies. As the Nature folks say, “No single researcher has since Read more…
It was very exciting to go out to the Cengage website and see that the 2nd edition of Discovering Biological Psychology was officially announced. This project has been very near and dear to my heart, and has occupied a great deal of my time over the last couple of years. Read more…
We are a football house chez Freberg, although our tastes run to college football rather than the “for pay” NFL. But you have to love the Super Bowl! This year, we don’t have a “favorite.” Family members who are avid Steeler fans are pushing us in that direction, but we Read more…
At the risk of sounding like a Super Bowl Scrooge (and I do love football and intend to enjoy the game), I was troubled by new data about the long-term effects of concussion. Comparisons of former athletes showed that those who had experience concussions in early adulthood experienced deficits in Read more…