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Using Technology to Outsource Human Memory
The Atlantic: Nostalgia has made a comeback. With all the #tbts and #fbfs—also known as Throwback Thursdays and Flashback Fridays—as well as that NewsFeed-topping Year in Review feature on Facebook, social networks seem intent on making its users remember the past. Even food-ordering app Seamless got in on the action late last year, sending out emails that relayed the (grimace-inducing) data of how many times users ordered Chinese takeout, probably at too late of hours.
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Children Less Likely to Come to the Rescue When Others Are Available
Children as young as 5 are less likely to help a person in need when other children are present and available to help.
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EPP-APS Dix conseils intemporels
Dix conseils intemporels pour rester à la pointe des technologies de l’enseignement Devereaux A. Poling[1] et Frank M. Lo Schiavo[1] Teaching of Psychology 2014 41: 69-72 DOI: 10.1177/0098628313514182 La version numérique de cet article se trouve ici: http://top.sagepub.com/content/41/1/69 Poling, D.A. &LoSchiavo, F.M. (2014). Ten timeless tips for keeping on top of teaching technology. Teaching of Psychology, 41, 69-72. [1] Ohio University–Zanesville, Zanesville, OH, USA Auteur à joindre pour la correspondance: Devereaux A. Poling, Department of Psychology, Ohio University–Zanesville, 1425 Newark Road, Zanesville, OH 43701, USA.
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Understanding the Origin of Psychopathic Tendencies Through Chimpanzees
Researchers are using an innovative, noninvasive research model with chimpanzees to study the dispositional processes associated with mental illness.
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God Is My Co-Pilot
Slate: When it comes to taming destructive impulses, God may be your best bet. Just ask those who have turned their lives around through Alcoholics Anonymous. AA’s iconic 12 steps are unabashedly spiritual, directing members to surrender their agency to a higher power in exchange for the strength to overcome their drinking-related demons. Though not everyone agrees with its focus on spirituality, AA is still the world’s most-used program for addiction recovery. The faith-based approach is no coincidence.
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The Benefits of No-Tech Note Taking
The Chronicle of Higher Education: The moment of truth for me came in the spring 2013 semester. I looked out at my visual-communication class and saw a group of six students transfixed by the blue glow of a video on one of their computers, and decided I was done allowing laptops in my large lecture class. "Done" might be putting it mildly. Although I am an engaging lecturer, I could not compete with Facebook and YouTube, and I was tired of trying. The next semester I told students they would have to take notes on paper. Period. I knew that eliminating laptops in my classroom would reduce distractions.
