This post is primarily aimed at my Biological Psychology students. Unfortunately, quarter system being what it is, we ran out of time before our midterm, and couldn’t look at the famous Rusty the Narcoleptic Dog video. If you missed it Read more…
Jonathan Haidt of the University of Virginia has chosen a rather interesting human behavior to study–morality. I find the evolutionary approach Haidt takes to the question very comfortable. In a nutshell, Haidt sees morality as an evolved cultural phenomenon that Read more…
I have always thought that the ability to make good decisions, especially when time is short, is a very valuable life skill. Although it seems obvious that intelligent, well-educated people have many tools at hand to make good decisions, that Read more…
An alert student brought to my attention an article about new approaches the medical community is taking to death and resuscitation. Traditionally, we have emphasized the need to provide immediate treatment to those whose hearts have stopped. However, by doing so, Read more…
NeuroSky, a Silicon Valley company, received a lot of press this week for incorporating what appears to be a mobile EEG scanner into gaming technology. One of the prototypes allows a person to don a Darth Vader suit, including a Read more…