As a university professor, I must admit that I am astonished by the amount of alcohol current students consume. Most come to us with an already established pattern of heavy drinking from their high school days. Where their parents were at the time is another story…. Not only does the Read more…
When I was choosing art for my Discovering Biological Psychology, I was fascinated by this photo of a neuron growing on a silicon chip. As a Star Trek fan from way back, this photo made it seem like the fearsome Borg were just around the corner. New research by Steve Potter and Read more…
The Chicago Tribune has confirmed a German TV report that says Floyd Landis’ “A” sample had an 11:1 T/E ratio. That would pretty much wipe out any possible “natural” explanations. In addition, the Tribune notes that a carbon isotope test detected external (unnatural) testosterone, but that he has not yet Read more…
Tour de France champion Floyd Landis failed the testosterone–epitestosterone (T/E) ratio test. This is just one of many different aspects of drug testing in athletics, but rarely are these tests explained well to the public. The typical Caucasian male has a T/E ratio of 1:1. One in 2000 males has a 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…