As I was doing some reading on successful, long-term weight loss as part of my biopsych text revision, I came across a number of articles based on the National Weight Control Registry. If you are 18 years or older (okay, got that) and have maintained at least a 30 pound Read more…
Professors do lead odd lives, relative to many other professionals, as we have this thing called “summer.” I am frequently stopped by non-academic friends, who inquire as to how I am filling up my “free” time. Ha ha ha. While I’d like to say that I was off doing something Read more…
My students definitely got hooked on TED this year. After I showed a few of the talks to my classes, they complained about viewing so many TED talks that they got behind in their other school work. The videos really are that good. We have our own favorites, but TED Read more…
One of the memories about parenting that haunts me, as I was so ashamed of my reaction, was the time I actually had to close the bathroom door when my poor daughter Kristin was barfing. We all had the flu, and I just knew I’d be in trouble if I Read more…
I’m not sure I’ve blogged about my coffee habit for awhile, and when I say habit, I mean it. As a grad student at UCLA in the 70s, working in the Neuropsychiatric Institute, I was recruited as a participant in a study about caffeine. I was the perfect participant–I do Read more…