In yesterday’s session of Behavior Disorders in Childhood, we were discussing Simon Baron-Cohen (not to be mistaken for his cousin Sasha) and his theory of Assortative Mating. Briefly, what Baron-Cohen is suggesting is that two systemizers who marry are more Read more…
In a previous post, I asked a rhetorical question about the choice of “Kindle” as a name for the new Amazon electronic reader. I don’t pretend to know anything about marketing, but fortunately, others do. I got a nice note Read more…
I have already expressed my frustration with the impact of the used book business on those of use who don’t want to spend five years of our lives writing books “for free” elsewhere in this blog. Because the used book Read more…
One of my more interesting jobs was working as a research assistant in the Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA while in grad school. Our lab, under the direction of Murray Jarvik and Ron Siegel, looked at the impact of psychoactive substances on Read more…
I hope all of you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We were unable to gather the entire clan–Kristin’s duties did not allow her to travel, and Karen’s semester is coming to a crescendo–but Mr. F, Karla, and Grandma June gathered Read more…