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Greta Munger is Professor of Psychology at Davidson College whose works include The History of Psychology: Fundamental Questions. Dave Munger is co-founder and editor of ResearchBlogging.org and a columnist on SEEDMAGAZINE.COM. And yes, he is married to Greta.
February 28, 2007
Category: In other news
Two new articles tackle the issue of whether most research is false... Which raises the question: how do we know whether this research is true? Or whether any of the links which follow are true? Undaunted, I'll continue... Chris of...
Posted by Dave Munger at 4:47 PM • 1 Comments •
Category: News
Brain Maps offers over 50 terabytes of high-resolution pictures of brains from several different organisms. You're probably familiar with the brain off to the right -- it's good ol' Homo sapiens. The brain at left may be a bit less...
Posted by Dave Munger at 10:15 AM • 5 Comments •
February 27, 2007
Category: In other news
Chris Chatham explains a new two-part model of working memory. Older adults have too much confidence in their memory. Genetic research may neglect effects of environment. Do you miscommunicate more with people you know better? This may explain why. To...
Posted by Dave Munger at 6:05 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: Research
Our visual system is exceptionally good at detecting change -- as long as the change takes place while we're looking. If you glance at a scene, then look away for a moment, your ability to detect a change is substantially...
Posted by Dave Munger at 12:56 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: News
Researchers have developed a new method of creating laser beams which they believe may pave the way for practical laser X-rays: Most of today's X-ray lasers require so much power that they rely on fusion laser facilities the size of...
Posted by Dave Munger at 7:21 AM • 4 Comments •
February 26, 2007
Category: Casual Fridays
Did you miss the cut-off for the Casual Fridays study last week? Now's your chance to see more mystery photos. In this post, you'll find eight new versions of the photos -- ones which didn't appear in the original study....
Posted by Dave Munger at 3:17 PM • 27 Comments •
February 23, 2007
Category: Casual Fridays
Remember these photos from earlier this week? Readers were intrigued with the idea that we can tell which photo is a face, despite the fact that the photos are just 12 by 14 pixels! That brings the question: can we...
Posted by Dave Munger at 10:32 AM • 9 Comments •
February 22, 2007
Category: In other news
Do you read Cognitive Daily via Google Reader's "Science" bundle? Then you'll also want to subscribe to the ScienceBlogs Select feed. It was formerly only available internally to ScienceBloggers and editors, but now it's been made public. I think it's...
Posted by Dave Munger at 5:39 PM • 5 Comments •
Category: Research
When you look out the window and then look away, how do you remember what you saw? Do you hold a picture of the window in your head, frame and all? What about a photo? Do you remember the physical...
Posted by Dave Munger at 11:33 AM • 15 Comments •
Category: News
As was noted with irony a few days ago, many psychologists feel obligated to describe the abilities that make humans unique. Perhaps this trait itself is part of human nature: we're constantly seeking to justify our actions -- many of...
Posted by Dave Munger at 8:42 AM • 6 Comments •
