I have to finish writing up all the interesting stuff I heard at the AAI convention, but once again, I'm on the road — I'm driving up to Minot, ND to give a talk tonight at 7pm in the Aleshire Theater on the MSU campus. I'm going to be spending most of my day driving, I think, and then talking, and sleeping, and driving back, and then getting a whole two days of relaxation at home.
I have then crazily agreed to appear in a Canadian prime-time documentary by a Christian film company (I must have delusions of being the reincarnation of Daniel) which will be in part filmed at the Creation "Museum"…so a little more travel. This could be interesting. At least they were a bit more honest in their invitation than the wankers who made Expelled.
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Scientists are finding that night shift work comes with a range of particular health risks, from heart disease to diabetes to breast cancer. This month, another study joined the pack — this one on the risk of traffic crashes among those who head home from work at sunrise.
This is another one of those studies that shows pretty much what you
would expect. There are some surprises, though:
There is little doubt that the cognitive demands of conversation can affect our awareness of the world around us. Everyone has a story of a near-miss collision with some clueless airhead driving who was jabbering away on the cell phone.
According to a story in the last issue of Psychological Science: