news for november 21 Post Source: xeniainstitute.org Posted: Nov 21 2008 17:09:39
guantanamo bay and detainees
a u.s. federal judge on thursday ordered the release of five algerian detainees from the guantanamo bay detention camp saying that the men had been held unlawfully for the past seven years. the case was the first hearing on the bush administra tion8217 s justification for holding detainees at the camp. news outlets analysis and comments on the men821...... [Show More]
michael greenberg who wrote a memoir recently about his daughters experience of bipolar disorder has now written a fascinating review in the new york review of books nyrob of a new tome on memory cant remember what i forgot the good news from the front lines ...... [Show More]
i loved this study highlighted at the online photographer
in an initial experiment christopher hsee and colleagues asked 112 students to choose between one of two hypothetical cameras one boasted better resolution the other having superior vividness. based on sample photos taken by the two cameras but without detail on the precise resolution specs most participants 74 per cent41...... [Show More]
an interesting study published in cognition shows that toddlers have an inherent concept of property. furthermore it seems that they base it specifically on first possession and trade. interesting
in an initial study children aged between two and four were told a simple story about a boy and a girl playing with a toy after which they were asked to say who owned the toy. if the story ...... [Show More]
quick links from the past week in mind and brain news
do women get bitchier as they get older only if theyre faced with research like this says dr petra .
cognitive daily ask another one of their compelling questions can a blind person whose vision is restored understand what she sees
temporarily openaccess special issue of criminal justice and behaviour discusses ...... [Show More]
a new article in the new yorker discusses the work of dr. kent kiehl one of the worlds leading investigators in psychopathy . while kiehls research focuses on violent psychopaths not all psychopaths are violent or even criminal. at least one psychiatrist contends that the definition of a psychopath first described by researcher robert hare and made manifest in his hare psych...... [Show More]
some quick links to items of interest queen elizabeth on the credit crunch risk argentina and u.s. bookend cds ranks bespoke shipowners idle 20 of vessels worldwide bloomberg great set of election 2008 cartograms source dubious about dubai jeff mathews hall of nber conclusive evidence of recessi...... [Show More]
this article is from the journal of economic psychology and provides us with some simple insights to managing our happiness. if small numerous positive events make us more happy than large single eventsa the trick to being a happy value investor is counting the embedded small victories present in our few investment decisions. click here to read the full article on positive events and happ...... [Show More]
quick links from the past week in mind and brain news
neurophilosophy has a fantastic 60 minutes documentary on brain computer interfaces.
danas cerebrum magazine has an excellent article on connectomics or the neuroscience of tracing the wir ing of the brain.
psychcentral has an excellent piece on the psychological research ...... [Show More]
behind the mask Post Source: www.metafilter.com Posted: Nov 06 2008 19:52:53
a new article in the new yorker discusses the work of dr. kent kiehl one of the worlds leading investigators in psychopathy . while kiehls research focusses on violent psychopaths not all psychopaths are violent or even criminal. at least one psychiatrist contends that the definition of a psychopath first described by researcher robert hare and made manifest in his hare psycho...... [Show More]
un conjunto de i nvestigadores han demostrado que las personas somos mejores a la hora de recordar eventos referidos a nuestra adolescencia ya los inicios de nuestros tiernosa veinte aaos que eventos ocurridos en otra etapa de nuestras vidas.
una explicacian de este fenameno reside segan el psicalogoa steve janssen en que nuestra memoria trabaja mejor durante nuestra ...... [Show More]
i am neurotic Post Source: imaclanni.com Posted: Nov 04 2008 23:22:46
via i am neurotic
how do women cope with their neuroses
apparently they blog.
among female students only those who scored highly on neuroticism i.e. anxious insecure characters were more likely to blog. this is consistent with work on internet usage that also found an association with neurotic personality types but only among women.
the british psychologic...... [Show More]
the association for psychological science magazine observer has an interesting article that tackles what cognitive science has told us about how voters choose their candidate.
it reiterates the common finding that emotional feelings toward a particular candidate or party has more sway that more factual information.
in 2005 emory university political psychologist drew westen and his .... [Show More]
to really sell your completely trusting offspring on utter misinformation for your own amusement or lets say science you need to maintain eye contact
topals team tested this explanation by performing the hiding test with three groups of tenmontholds. for one group the adult tester sat at rightangles and made no eye contact or communication with the babies. when t...... [Show More]
quick links from the past week in mind and brain news
mind apples is a site that aims to share and develop ways of maintaining mental health in innovative ways. a communitybased knowledge sharing community focused on mental wellbeing. yay
to the bunkers scientific america has a piece on how one research team are trying to personify evil in an ai programme.
technology re...... [Show More]
acorde con una investigacian realizada por psicalogos alemanes estar en presencia de un espejo provoca que las personas supriman o al menos repriman sus prejuicios .
los investigadores alemanes carina wiekens y diederik stapel afirman que esto ocurre porque estar frente al espejo nos hace mas consientes de nosotros mismos y de nuestra imagen pablica asa los espejos ...... [Show More]
i have been remiss in doing this for a bit so here are some links to papersabstracts that recently caught my eye didier sornette on how to repair trust in a complex system postcrisis source analytical and numerical investigation of ant behavior under crowded conditions source bubbles in society the example of the united states apollo p...... [Show More]
bps research digest several embarrassing scenes in the spoof flyonthewall series the office feature the calamitous manager david brent trying so hard to appear racially colour blind that he actually ends up causing serious offence... read more...... [Show More]
jonottaminen on aina aika raskasta. mielelln sit tekisi jotain muuta kuin trrttisi jonon pss. jospas vhn etuilisi. tss jonottamisen psykologiaa siit nkkulmasta kuinka etuilijaan suhtaudutaan muualla jonossa. se ei paljon haittaa jos jonoa jrjestetn uudestaan keskimrisen jonottajan seln takana mutta auta armias jos suoraan nenn alla. ja esimerkiksi jkiekkootteluun ta...... [Show More]
quick links from the past week in mind and brain news
being altruistic makes you hot finds new research covered by medical news today .
neuronarrative is a highquality new mind and brain blog . highly recommended.
the san franciso chronicle has an excellent piece on the place of brain scans in the courtroom.
in light of the recent controversy over a murder conviction ...... [Show More]
en av de underligare terapimetoderna som trots allt har evidens far sig ar emdr eye movement desensitization and reprocessing . terapimetoden anvands far att behandla traumatiserade patienter ptsd. i emdr aterberattar patienten handelsen samtidigt som blicken ar fast pa terapeutens fingrar som rars fran sida till sida. syftet ar att vaxelvis stimulera vanster oc...... [Show More]
quick links from the past week in mind and brain news
the waves of mu art project is reviewed by the neurocritic . looks as beautiful as it sounds.
bbc news says internet use good for the brain the scientific article has not yet appeared and the guy has a book out on er how good the internet is for your brain. i remain suspicious until i see the hard data.
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web 2.0 in unternehmen schichtleiterblog statt twitter netzkonom
statt selbstverw irklichung geht es im enterprise 2.0 ganz bodenstandig um die verbesserung der information und kommunikation. neben dem internen einsatz setzen auch immer mehr unternehmen auf web2.0techniken far die kommunikation mit kunden und lieferanten.
nosco come to know innovation and prediction markets
tools fo...... [Show More]
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