Fellow ScienceBlogger and SAT-Challenge co-investigator Chad Orzel has been awarded tenure at Union College. Why not head over there and offer him congratulations? Let's see if we can make his the biggest ScienceBlogs discussion thread ever!
Now get to work updating that bio, Chad!
In other news:
- Fascinating fMRI study demonstrating that people who were closer to ground zero on 9/11 have different memories. More on "flashbulb memories" here. Key difference: physical proximity to the actual events.
- How to keep memory and mental function working as you age.
- The Neurocritic wonders if making science flashy really increases its appeal.
- The key to turning academic promise into real achievement? Hard work.
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Congratulations to Chad! =)