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Monday, October 29, 2012

The power of image: Does TV influence our view of the presidential candidates?

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A family mesmerized by JFK during the first televised debate In 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon engaged in the first televised...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Obama or Romney? Leave the decision to your parents!

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Tell your parents that obedience  is overrated! (source) Whenever I teach a group of undergraduates I always hope that I will be shapin...
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Friday, October 19, 2012

Friday Fun: Oxytocin and the Zombie Apocalypse

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I got your oxytocin right here! ( source ) If you've been watching AMC's riveting series about zombie apocalypse, the Walking D...
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Monday, October 15, 2012

Is there a feminine side to dominance?

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Is there a female dominance hormone? ( source ) Today on PYM we are pleased to bring you a guest blog from Emily Plutov . Emily is ...
Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Gender Bias in Academics Continued: An Experimental Test in the Hard Sciences

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Why are women underrepresented in the STEM fields? A recent advisory council to the President concluded that at the current rate of trai...
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Friday, October 5, 2012

Writing your way to better health

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source Try to recall the last time you were angry, depressed, or anxious. What did you want to do with those feelings? There...
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

For the Love of Humanity: The Psychology of Thinking Globally

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Source When was the last time you thought about the fact that you are a member of the human species? For most of us, this aspect of our ...
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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Science Utopia (Continued): Methods Integrity Workshop

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"Winter is coming." --Ned Stark/Greg Francis On Friday afternoon I attended a seminar in methods integrity in research ( here ...