Neurontic covers breakthroughs in neuroscience and psychology and is designed to give laypeople a window into the inner workings of the human mind. Orli Van Mourik is a freelance journalist in New York City. Her work has appeared in Psychology Today Magazine .
June 25, 2007
Category: Today's Crackpot Theory
I'm a firm believer in the idea that the world can be broken up into two kinds of people: Those who purchase motivational posters festooned with baby animals and those who laugh at them. I've always placed myself firmly...
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June 21, 2007
Category: Stuff
Bora tagged me--and, as we all know, saying no to Bora means courting bad karma. So, we're gonna play a game. I will tell you 8 things about myself likely better left unsaid (see below) and then I will tag...
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June 17, 2007
Category: Just Plain Cool
I know, I know--you're tired of looking at my toast. I'm sorry. What can I say? I just started a new job at MarketWatch - yes, Dow Jones' MarketWatch - the electronic financial broadsheet many predict will soon be owned...
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June 9, 2007
Category: Random Questions
Question 1 What do the toaster companies have against rye bread? Attempt 1 Attempt 2 Question 2: How does The Times Magazine's in-house interviewer Deborah Solomon continue to land interviews with the newsworthy and notable? Case in point: An excerpt...
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June 6, 2007
Category: Event
Just a quick note to let all you fellow Brooklynites know about a "singles mixer" (those are ironic quotes) being put on by the brilliant minds behind Radio Lab "the science show for people who think they don't like science."...
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June 2, 2007
Category: Psychology
Charlie Rose recently ran a show billed as "A discussion about the legacy of Sigmund Freud." I'd urge anyone interested in the impact of neuroscience on psychotherapeutic practice to take the time to watch it. The title is a bit...
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