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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 20, 2010
Category: News
Five years ago today, we made the first post that would eventually make its way onto a blog called Cognitive Daily. We thought we were keeping notes for a book, but in reality we were helping build a network that...
Posted by Dave Munger at 4:57 PM • 90 Comments •
Category: Research
Take a listen to this brief audio clip of "Unforgettable." Aside from the fact that it's a computer-generated MIDI performance, do you hear anything unusual? If you're a non-musician like me, you might not have noticed anything. It sounds basically...
Posted by Dave Munger at 12:48 PM • 19 Comments •
January 14, 2010
Category: Research
We've discussed synesthesia many times before on Cognitive Daily -- it's the seemingly bizarre phenomenon when one stimulus (e.g. a sight or a sound) is experienced in multiple modalities (e.g. taste, vision, or colors). For example, a person might experience...
Posted by Dave Munger at 12:05 PM • 13 Comments •
January 12, 2010
Category: Research
Today I had to put off my normal morning run in order to make time to be interviewed on a radio show at 7:30 a.m. As I waited on hold for the interview to start, I could hear the hosts...
Posted by Dave Munger at 4:58 PM • 16 Comments •
January 7, 2010
Category: Research
It's football season in America: The NFL playoffs are about to start, and tonight, the elected / computer-ranked top college team will be determined. What better time than now to think about ... baseball! Baseball players, unlike most football players,...
Posted by Dave Munger at 3:22 PM • 19 Comments •
January 6, 2010
Category: In other news
Here's this week's list of notable posts from Psychology and Neuroscience at ResearchBlogging.org. Is autism really surging? Michelle Dawson wonders whether the recent rise in autism rates can be traced to methodological differences in studies tracking autism rates. We know...
Posted by Dave Munger at 4:24 PM • 1 Comments •
January 4, 2010
Category: Research
The TV show Lie To Me focuses on the exploits of an expert in lie-detection as he solves perplexing crimes in his high-tech Washington laboratory. It's actually fun to watch, especially since it appears to make some effort to get...
Posted by Dave Munger at 4:15 PM • 12 Comments •
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