The polls are closed, and here are the final results (pending what the Weblog folks are calling certification….not sure what they still have to do): Looks like Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit will walk away with the prize in Las Vegas, but I was very happy just to be included with Read more…
Last night, Cal Poly’s Colleges of Agriculture and Education hosted a presentation by Dr. Temple Grandin of Colorado State. Professor Grandin spoke about her efforts to improve the management of animals by the meat industry. Of course, to psychologists, Dr. Grandin is known for her eloquent insights into the world of autism. Read more…
As many of you know, our daughter Kristin serves as a Captain in the US Army. Although she is not currently deployed abroad, she did serve for 13 months in Iraq–very long months for Mr F, her sisters, and me. Now Xerox is doing something really cool for our soldiers Read more…
Today’s news from the Trojan football website gives me a great opportunity to combine two topics I really love–football and psychology. In a video posted on the site, USC football players are hypnotized by stage hypnotist Ricky Kalmon. With Kalmon’s suggestions, the players forget their names, introduce themselves as celebrities Read more…
A comment by one of my students in response to a previous post sent me back to the literature to look at work by James Pennebaker of the University of Texas, Austin. Pennebaker has written extensively on the health benefits of expressive writing. He generously provides pdf files of most Read more…