by Craig Marker | Nov 13, 2007 | Uncategorized
Alexander Wolff wrote an article describing his analysis of the Sports Illustrated jinx. Here is an excerpt of his sidebar with some background about the article: [W]e conducted a thorough exploration of what happened to everyone who has appeared on our cover … On the...
by Craig Marker | Nov 12, 2007 | Uncategorized
An excerpt from Livescience.com discussing our ability to make decisions and worrying:Recent research by Louisa Egan, Laurie Santos and Paul Bloom at Yale University demonstrated with capuchin monkeys and 4-year-old kids that the ability to self-deceive is deeply...
by Craig Marker | Nov 8, 2007 | Uncategorized
Clive Thompson, describes in Wired how Halo 3 turned him into a suicide bomber.
by Craig Marker | Nov 8, 2007 | Uncategorized
Here are some interesting podcasts:Geneticist Armand Leroi discusses James Watson’s remarks on race and intelligence;Steve Pinker discusses the relationship between language and thought,and ABC radio a podcast on mental health and physical well-being.
by Craig Marker | Nov 5, 2007 | Uncategorized
Jon Haidt, a psychologist at the University of Virginia, has written about morality. Specifically, he discusses 5 factors of morality. A video of his description can be found at the New Yorker 2012 Conference. Here is an excerpt of a NY Times description of his...
