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steve_icon_medium.jpgSteve Higgins is sometimes a Psychologist, sometimes a Neuroscientist, and sometimes even a Human Factors Engineer. He works for the U.S. Government. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in Psychology.

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November 30, 2007

Multimedia Friday - Blips of the Heart

Category: Video

Anaesthetist's Hymn

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November 29, 2007

Used Brain

Category: Humor

Funny issues with a used brain.

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November 28, 2007

How to get a dude to watch a chick flick

Category: Psychology

According to Jennifer Argo it is possible to get a guy to want to watch a so called 'chick flick', all you need to do is tell him its fictional. According to the press release: "We looked at fact and fiction stories and found that if people have high empathy...

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Stupid Animal Tricks - An Elephant Throwing Darts

Category: Biology

Just because animals doing human things are funny I give you an elephant throwing darts: -via Neatorama-...

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November 27, 2007

So what is the legacy of Freud?

Category: Video

Check out this Discussion led by Charlie Rose with guests Eric Kandel, Aaron Beck, Steven Roose & Peter Fonagy: Here are some interesting home videos of the Freud family as well....

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Freud is dead (Well... except in english departments)

Category: Psychology

Whenever I meet someone new and I tell them I'm studying psychology I inevitably get asked the ever annoying question "Are you analyzing me right now?" which of course always leads to the same response from me, "I'm as qualified to analyze or give therapy as an engineering student." Which...

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November 23, 2007

MM Friday - Amygdaloids

Category: Video

This Friday is a holiday (in America, at least) and what's better on a holiday than a rerun? Yay for reruns. So, I've written about the Amygdaloids before, but here's an introduction video in case you didn't see it (or want to enjoy it again). Also, this band of rockin'...

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November 21, 2007

The Stem Cell Debate South Park Style

Category: Food

A video featuring the cartoon fetus eating Christopher Reeve as well as a serious video from CBS News. Learn as well as be offended all in the same post!

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First recorded experiment? Daniel 1: 1-16

Category: Research

Clearly many problems with this study were missed in the peer review process.

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November 19, 2007

Psychopharmacologist Song

Category: Video

I couldn't wait for Multimedia Friday to post this video, it's just too funny. I Am the Very Model of a Psychopharmacologist is set to Gilbert and Sullivan's classic song with animation. Created by Stephen M Stahl, MD, PhD, of the Neurosciences Education Institute, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the...

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