Our youngest, Karla, turned 25 today, and drew this picture to commemorate the occasion! If you want to see more of her art, she has her own website. Karla has autism, so we were intrigued by a student presentation in my Sensation/Perception class this quarter on a paper by Simon Read more…
I like to travel, but generally do not wander too far from my computer. It’s that work thing. So needless to say, I’m delighted to have the opportunity to travel to Athens next Friday, a place I’ve always wanted to see. Karen and I collaborated on a paper, so not Read more…
Japanese researchers have reported in Nature that they have successfully inserted the gene for green flourescent protein (GFP) from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria into primates. Previous teams in the US have been successful in inserting genes into primates, but this is the first report of a genetic change in primates that is Read more…
Just a quick note (more to come later as it’s late!) to say that we just had a terrific time at APS! Our student group had a lot of fun with their poster session on social network sites and loneliness (we wore hats and t-shirts from LinkedIn–and were hard to Read more…
It’s that time again–time for the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). This year’s convention is very conveniently located for us just a few hours north in San Francisco. Last year, we had some fun with a session on Psychology blogging. This year, I have a group Read more…