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What Can Winnie-the-Pooh Teach Us About Media Multitasking?
Scientific American: If a writer, why not write On whatever comes in sight? So—the Children’s Books; a short Intermezzo of a sort: When I wrote them, little thinking All my years of pen-and-inking Would be
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Sue Shellenbarger answers readers’ questions
The Wall Street Journal: Q: Regarding your column on how IQ can change over one’s lifetime, how can I find more information on the effects of musical training on cognitive skills at various ages? M.J.P.
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Leaning to the left makes the world seem smaller
NewScientist: If something has gone down in your estimation, check your stance. Leaning to the left encourages people to underestimate everything from the height of buildings to the number of Michael Jackson chart-toppers. To find
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OppNet Request for Applications for Three-year Research Projects: Basic Research on Decision Making(R01)
OppNet, NIH’s Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network, released a new RFA for three-year research projects: Basic research on decision making: Cognitive, affective, and developmental perspectives (R01). Basic research on decision making: Cognitive, affective
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38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology
The 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology will be held June 21-24 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. For more information visit: http://www.socphilpsych.org/meetings.html
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Sorry, Ritalin’s not going to make you smart
The Toronto Star: Popping pills won’t boost your brainpower if you have average or above-average intelligence, according to a new paper published by the Association for Psychological Science. “Are you going to be able to
