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Greta Munger is Professor of Psychology at Davidson College whose works include The History of Psychology: Fundamental Questions. Dave Munger now writes at The Daily Monthly. He is co-founder and editor of ResearchBlogging.org and a columnist on SEEDMAGAZINE.COM. And yes, he is married to Greta.
January 31, 2008
Category: Research
When we watch a movie, we're usually not conscious of the cuts made by the editor. The camera angle may change dozens of times during a scene, and we follow along as if the flashing from one viewpoint to another...
Posted by Dave Munger at 1:53 PM • 28 Comments •
January 30, 2008
Category: General / Site news
Today is my birthday, so instead of offering a post for you, I thought I'd ask for a small gift. I'd like to revamp my personal web browsing system so that it's more efficient. I already keep up with psychology...
Posted by Dave Munger at 2:00 PM • 49 Comments •
January 29, 2008
Category: Research
Two facts are true about young children: they sleep a lot more than adults, and they learn language at an astonishing rate. How can they learn so much when they're sleeping so much of the time? Perhaps sleep itself enhances...
Posted by Dave Munger at 2:20 PM • 9 Comments •
Category: Fun and games
Yesterday's post offered a simple poll question: # How Many People Will Select The Same Option As You? 0% 1-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-99% 100% I didn't think this poll would attract as much interest as it did because in one...
Posted by Dave Munger at 10:47 AM • 30 Comments •
January 28, 2008
Category: Fun and games
Slashdot's poll of the moment is just fantastic, combining psychology and reasoning in a very cool way. Here's the question: # How Many People Will Select The Same Option As You? 0% 1-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-99% 100% Just CowboyNeal [this...
Posted by Dave Munger at 2:24 PM • 31 Comments •
Category: General / Site news
The number of psychology / neuroscience blogs on scienceblogs.com will soon decrease by one. However, the number of bloggers will stay the same. How is that possible? The hilarious Omni Brain and thought-provoking Restrospectacle are each closing down shop. But...
Posted by Dave Munger at 6:33 AM • •
January 25, 2008
Category: Casual Fridays
Last week we asked readers how often they eat at buffet-style restaurants, where diners serve themselves unlimited portions of food from heated serving tables. The question was inspired by a post by ScienceBlogs editor Virginia Hughes, which was inspired by...
Posted by Dave Munger at 2:43 PM • 10 Comments •
Category: General / Site news
Three great new bloggers have joined the ScienceBlogs team: Kate Seip has joined Jake at Pure Pedantry. You may remember her excellent blog Anterior Commissure. Sometime CogDaily commenter DrugMonkey is also now in the house, with coblogger PhysioProf. Let's welcome...
Posted by Dave Munger at 10:46 AM • 1 Comments •
January 24, 2008
Category: Research
When you know something, is that different from remembering? Both types of thoughts are clearly part of the memory system, but is there really any difference between the two concepts? We often use the two terms nearly interchangeably: I might...
Posted by Dave Munger at 2:51 PM • 9 Comments •
January 23, 2008
Category: General / Site news
Less than a week after its official launch, ResearchBlogging.org now has 78 active, registered users. We're already bigger than ScienceBlogs.com! Of course, many of our users are ScienceBloggers -- these projects can definitely work together. We can also get much...
Posted by Dave Munger at 1:13 PM • 4 Comments •
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