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Dave and Greta Munger Cognitive Daily reports nearly every day on fascinating peer-reviewed developments in cognition from the most respected scientists in the field.

Greta Munger is Professor of Psychology at Davidson College whose works include The History of Psychology: Fundamental Questions. Dave Munger is co-founder and president of ResearchBlogging.org and a writer whose works include Researching Online. And yes, he is married to Greta.

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March 3, 2008

New blogs, new Encephalon

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  • Of Two Minds, the much-anticipated merger of Steve Higgins' Omni Brain and Shelley Batts' Retrospectacle, makes its debut today.
  • Not Exactly Rocket Science is also up and running here on ScienceBlogs.com.
  • If you haven't had a chance to take a look at the relatively new blog Translating Autism, you should definitely check it out too.
  • Finally, don't miss this week's edition of Encephalon, capably hosted by the fantastic blog Mind Hacks.

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June 22, 2007

Is sunshine good for you?

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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?

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April 4, 2007

Not to say I told you so, but...

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I told you so.

Now it's been confirmed: Daylight saving time doesn't save energy.

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March 21, 2007

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March 16, 2007

Brief thoughts on what's going on online

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I've found a few articles that I've got couple sentences' worth of thoughts about, but not a couple paragraphs, so I'm going to write them all up here. This is sort of halfway between a news and an in other news post.

1. Neuroscience and science writing. Jonah Lehrer argues that it's okay for science writers to use generalizations like "the amygdala is the center of fear and anxiety" when actually all we can say for certain is that region is activated more when people claim they are afraid or anxious, compared to a "resting state." I agree; writers need to take shortcuts sometimes, but an occasional reminder that that's what they're doing is also a good thing.

2. Are journal rankings distorting science? When journals are ranked based on how many other journals cite them, what do you think is going to happen? You got it -- lots more citations. It's actually fascinating to look at old journal articles (say, before 1980) and see how few citations there are. The claim in the linked article is that all this citing is distorting the overall message. I'm not sure we're to that point yet -- after all, citations can be helpful. But clearly at some point over-citing could be a problem. Any suggestions on other ways to determine if a journal is "important"?

3. Jason Rosenhouse on "Spirituality": When asked what it meant to "feel one with nature" or "have a mystical experience" he replied "I think those are really just nonsense phrases people use but that don't really mean anything." I tend to agree, but sometimes I wonder if scientists are ignoring some real phenomena because they've never experienced it themselves.

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