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…
Just a quick note to say how excited I am to actually have a copy of DBP 2 in my hands. I really like the way the thermograph on the cover turned out. Bright, artistic. This is so much fun!
In my Behavior Disorders in Children class yesterday, we enjoyed watching a number of YouTube videos highlighting Stephen Wiltshire, an amazing young man with autism who can draw whole cities from memory after half hour or so helicopter rides over them. If we ever manage to understand how savant abilities Read more…
As readers of my blog know, my objectivity regarding coffee is questionable, given my habit of drinking gallons of the stuff (it’s a Swedish thing). Articles about coffee always catch my eye, and a recent report by Miia Kivipelto and colleagues is no different. It’s fun to note that an Read more…