June 29, 2007
Category: Research
This is a guest post by Martina Mustroph, one of Greta's top student writers for Spring 2007 Rats are often useful models for understanding human behavior,. Testing drugs on rats before testing them on humans is particularly enticing because it...
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Posted by Aaron Couch at 9:53 AM • 3 Comments •
June 28, 2007
Category: Fun and games
Here in Tuscany, the Munger family has rented a vacation house for a couple of weeks. Typically the day's biggest event is preparing dinner. Otherwise we generally just lounge around the house, admire the view, read, or converse over a...
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Posted by Dave Munger at 1:31 AM • 10 Comments •
June 27, 2007
Category: Social
[originally posted on February 2, 2006] In connection to Monday's posting, Other-race faces: Why do they seem different?, I thought readers would be interested in a post from early last year concerning implicit attitudes on race. The link to the...
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Posted by Aaron Couch at 3:15 PM • 15 Comments •
June 25, 2007
Category: Research
This is a guest post by Rivka Ihejirika, one of Greta's top student writers for Spring 2007 Do you find it harder to recognize the face of someone from a race other than your own? Does it take you longer...
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Posted by Aaron Couch at 9:53 AM • 14 Comments •
June 22, 2007
Category: In other news
Yesterday was the summer solstice, and the days are getting shorter; but before you go out and enjoy the sun this weekend: Is sunshine good for you? In other news: AMA weighs in on gaming and internet addiction Coffee 'could...
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Posted by Aaron Couch at 9:55 AM • 0 Comments •
June 21, 2007
Category: Research
This is a guest post by Laura Younger, one of Greta's top student writers from Spring 2007 Everyone has heard of the concept of reinforcement. You reinforce your child with dessert after finishing his or her vegetables; you praise your...
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Posted by Aaron Couch at 9:53 AM • 11 Comments •
June 20, 2007
Category: Analysis
Euro-update 4: Sperm whale perception Tuscany is about the last place you might think to go to speculate about the visual system of a whale, but when you're spending three weeks relaxing in a secluded villa, you have a lot...
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Posted by Dave Munger at 6:26 AM • 12 Comments •
June 19, 2007
Category: Video Games / Technology
[originally posted on April 20, 2006] If you're older than about 20, you'll probably recognize the image to the left from an anti-drug campaign from the 1980s. The image was supposed to represent the effects of drugs on the human...
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Posted by Aaron Couch at 9:18 AM • 37 Comments •
June 18, 2007
Category: Research
This is a guest post by David Kerns, one of Greta's top student writers for Spring 2007. As movie special effects technology improves, more and more live-action shots are being replaced with computer animation. Harry Potter flies across the Quidditch...
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Posted by Aaron Couch at 9:53 AM • 6 Comments •
June 15, 2007
Category: Research
This is a guest post by Martina Mustroph, one of Greta's top student writers for Spring 2007. When you're typing, your senses of touch, hearing, and sight align. You feel, see, and hear your fingers touch the keyboard. Now imagine...
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Posted by Aaron Couch at 9:54 AM • 8 Comments •