This fall, I am teaching a graduate seminar on speaking/writing for general audiences. As part of the class, students blog at www.ionpsych.com. Each week, I'll provide a short summary of the latest posts.
The latest posts on www.ionpsych.com:
Anna Popova discusses the value of negative experiences and imagination in decision making.
Jim Monti describes the best way to stave off the cognitive costs of aging.
Luis Flores describes a recent study of depression and argues that people with depression may enjoy activities just as much as those without depression, but they are less willing to work to experience those activities.
Christina Tworek muses on the causes of the large disparity between what scientists know and what the public knows of science.
Emily Hankosky critiques claims in a recent book espousing personal responsibility for overcoming addiction. She makes a case that discounting neurobiological bases of addiction is irresponsible.
Lindsey Hammerslag discusses the importance of teaching about certainty and uncertainty in science.
This fall, I am teaching a graduate seminar on speaking/writing for general audiences. As part of the class, students blog at www.ionpsych.com. Each week, I'll provide a short summary of the latest posts.
The latest posts on www.ionpsych.com:
H. A. Logis explores how we mold our behaviors to the people around us.
Brian Metzger demonstrates how perception often isn't subject to free will.
Emily Kim describes alternatives to academia for social psychologists.
Joachim Operskalski evaluates how new developments in neuroscience might improve treatment of psychiatric disorders and why we shouldn't be so quick to dismiss Prozac.
Anna Popova explains how to make statistics interesting.
This fall, I am teaching a graduate seminar on speaking/writing for general audiences. As part of the class, students blog at www.ionpsych.com. Each week, I'll provide a short summary of the latest posts.
The latest posts on www.ionpsych.com:
Jim Monti discusses why Omega-3 fatty acids are important for your brain, and why diet matters.
Aldis Sipolins presents an alternative to random assignment when dealing with small samples.
Carolyn Hughes considers whether you really experience pain when you see someone else hurting.
