After my post on SciVee, siere kindly brought another great site for science videos to my attention. Check out dnatube. I enjoyed the clip on human development and stem cells. I tried the aging brain first, but it seems like the clip was cut off too soon. These video sites Read more…
Now that I have managed to reduce my BMI from an obese 31 to a healthy 20 (19 actually–I am having trouble keeping my weight up now, which is extremely weird), I came across an article in Scientific American that asks “Can Fat Be Fit?” The author references a much-quoted Read more…
Scientists now have their own outlet for media related to publications–SciVee. The website allows scientists to upload videos that are synchronized with their papers, set up personalized channels, and communicate with each other about papers. The site enjoys sponsorship from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Public Library of Science Read more…
As we eagerly await the new class of freshmen entering this fall, it’s time for a reality check for those of us who are a bit older than 18. We need to update our tried and true examples–some of you, like myself, used to use news of JFK’s assassination as an example Read more…
Even those of us who have been in the classroom over 30 years can learn new tricks about teaching, and a great place to do that is at the various Teaching of Psychology (ToP) conferences held around the country (with the granddaddy being NiTop in Tampa each January). If you Read more…