[tips] RE: Michael Fox/Whole lotta shaking

2006-10-26 Thread Shearon, Tim
Tim- Being one of those not suffering through the experience, I'd have to agree with him. :) Tim ___ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Psychology Albertson College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] teaching: intro to neuropsy

[tips] Re: your cells at work

2006-10-26 Thread Rick Froman
The article refers to "a motor protein that's sort of walking along a line, carrying this round sphere of lipids." Is that the same thing you are referring to? Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology John Brown University 2000 W. University

[tips] Re: your cells at work

2006-10-26 Thread Dennis Goff
Never mind, I just saw that these are all internal processes. So it has to be something moving along a microtubule. Dennis -Original Message- From: Dennis Goff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 10/26/2006 5:23 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Re:

[tips] Re: your cells at work

2006-10-26 Thread FRANTZ, SUE
At this site (http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/tprojects/6850.html) there is this: "For instance, in the animation there's a motor protein that's sort of walking along a line, carrying this round sphere of lipids." -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psych

[tips] Re: your cells at work

2006-10-26 Thread Dennis Goff
My guess is that is a newly developed cell finding its place in the developing organism. Something like a brain cell traveling from the neural tube out to the cortex. Dennis -Original Message- From: Christopher D. Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 10/26/2006 5:23 PM To: Teachin

[tips] Re: your cells at work

2006-10-26 Thread Christopher D. Green
FRANTZ, SUE wrote: Here are some sites with additional information: http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/tprojects/6850.html Thanks for the extra info. I particularly like the thing that is "walking" along a green tube, dragging behind it a (comparatively) huge blue sphere. Does anyo

[tips] Re: your cells at work

2006-10-26 Thread FRANTZ, SUE
Here are some sites with additional information: http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/tprojects/6850.html http://www.xvivo.net/press/harvard_university.htm http://www.xvivo.net/press/AM_Article.pdf -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology

[tips] Re: your cells at work

2006-10-26 Thread Annette Taylor, Ph. D.
Steven: where did you get the info from? can you share the source so the rest of us can go there? Annette Quoting Steven Specht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: It is NOT enhanced electron microscopy. Some of the animation is showing "reading of RNA, some is showing production of proteins, some shows mo

[tips] Re: your cells at work

2006-10-26 Thread Annette Taylor, Ph. D.
Yes, except I'd like to know more about exactly what I am watching. is there a way to find out? Annette Quoting William Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Your cells at work. Amazing video. http://aimediaserver.com/studiodaily/videoplayer/?src=harvard/harvard.swf&width=640&height=520 or http://ti

[tips] Re: Student calls mom a b---h.

2006-10-26 Thread Ken Steele
A bunch of what? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While discussing possible inheritance of behavioral traits from parents,one student referred to his mom as a b---h. This remarked sent shock waves throughout the class. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --

[tips] Re: your cells at work

2006-10-26 Thread Steven Specht
It is NOT enhanced electron microscopy. Some of the animation is showing "reading of RNA, some is showing production of proteins, some shows movement of proteins/other molecule down what is perhaps a microtubule. I will use it in my psychobiology class simply to get students thinking of more

[tips] Re: your cells at work

2006-10-26 Thread Christopher D. Green
It certainly is impressive-looking, but there's no text with it, so I'm not sure what I'm looking at. How much of this is (enhanced) electromicroscopy and how much of it is animation? Any idea? Is there a description somewhere of just what cellular functionas we're looking at? Chris Green

[tips] Student calls mom a b---h.

2006-10-26 Thread msylvester
While discussing possible inheritance of behavioral traits from parents,one student referred to his mom as a b---h. This remarked sent shock waves throughout the class. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/

[tips] Do You Teach Intro Psych?

2006-10-26 Thread RJRersb
A friend asked me to post this.  Looks very cool RJ Dear Colleagues, We are seeking your participation in a National study examining the potential impact of textbooks and associated pedagogy on student learning in the introductory psychology course.  It is a very important step in developin

[tips] Jean-Baptiste Lamarck rides again

2006-10-26 Thread sblack
In the form of epigenetics. Lamarck, it seems, is no longer a heresy. See "Inherited pollution", http://tinyurl.com/ux3bk [http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?type=article&article_id=21 8392863], and be afraid, be very afraid. And apropos of my comments in response to Paul Okami on the

[tips] RE: Michael Fox/Whole lotta shaking

2006-10-26 Thread John W. Nichols, M.A.
Remember that Rush is one of the guys who contends that his not attending college is a virtue.   Marc Carter wrote: Quick comment: > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 9:24 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Scien

[tips] Re: your cells at work

2006-10-26 Thread sblack
On 26 Oct 2006 at 11:39, William Scott wrote: > Your cells at work. Amazing video. > > http://aimediaserver.com/studiodaily/videoplayer/?src=harvard/harvard.sw > f&width=640&height=520 > > or > > http://tinyurl.com/qjjrx Astounding! Beautiful! And the sound track's not too shabby either. Than

[tips] reference for grading essay

2006-10-26 Thread Chuck Huff
Teaching Psych Colleagues, While giving a talk at UVA last week, I finally ran across someone with a reference to what I presume is the original version of my short essay on grading. You can find my version of the essay at: http://www.stolaf.edu/people/huff/classes/social/Apaper.html and, th

[tips] your cells at work

2006-10-26 Thread William Scott
Your cells at work. Amazing video. http://aimediaserver.com/studiodaily/videoplayer/?src=harvard/harvard.swf&width=640&height=520 or http://tinyurl.com/qjjrx Bill Scott --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=engli

[tips] thanks to all

2006-10-26 Thread Paul Okami
Thanks to all who responded offering suggestions for research for the unaffiliated.  I set out trying to find a macro solution, but it appears that the actual solution is a collection of micro processes :-).  Anyway--thanks again to all.   Paul --- To make changes to your subscription go to:

[tips] RE: Michael Fox/Whole lotta shaking

2006-10-26 Thread Dennis Goff
There is an interesting piece on Slate today about this incident. http://www.slate.com/id/2152195/?nav=tap3 Tiny URL http://tinyurl.com/yzhmsa. The author of that piece contends that Limbaugh is not ignorant but manipulative. Of course his manipulation of this incident shows just how mean spirite

[tips] RE: Michael Fox/Whole lotta shaking

2006-10-26 Thread Marc Carter
Quick comment: > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 9:24 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Michael Fox/Whole lotta shaking > > On 26 Oct 2006 at 8:58, Gary Klatsky wrote: > > >

[tips] Michael Fox/Whole lotta shaking

2006-10-26 Thread sblack
On 26 Oct 2006 at 8:58, Gary Klatsky wrote: > My understanding of the criticism is that people like Limbaugh are > saying Michael Fox purposefully did not take his medication to amplify > his symptoms. Which only shows just how ignorant Limbaugh is. As Michael Sylvester said, those dreadful sym

[tips] New book takes humbug out of quotations - Yahoo! News

2006-10-26 Thread Christopher D. Green
A book that will probably of interest to those still busy tracking down the Freudian iceberg. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061025/en_nm/arts_quotations_dc -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-5115 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://

[tips] RE: Michael Fox/Whole lotta shaking

2006-10-26 Thread Gary Klatsky
My understanding of the criticism is that people like Limbaugh are saying Michael Fox purposefully did not take his medication to amplify his symptoms. In other word he expects us (people without disabilities) to be shielded from the effects of those disabilities. So according to Limbaugh and oth

[tips] RE: Michael Fox/Whole lotta shaking

2006-10-26 Thread Louis Schmier
Nothing that drug addict says deserves scrutiny. Make it a good day. --Louis-- Louis Schmierwww.therandomthoughts.com Department of History www.newforums.com/L_Schmier.htm Valdosta State University Valdosta, Georgia 31698

[tips] Michael Fox/Whole lotta shaking

2006-10-26 Thread msylvester
If as Neurologists contend that Michael Fox' display of gross muscular and uncontrollabe shaking on TV were some of the effects of the medication,I wonder how he would be without the medication. Rush Limbaugh's statement that this could have been an act deserves some scrutiny. Michael Sylvester,P

[tips] Re: Repeat request re: research databases

2006-10-26 Thread Joel S. Freund
Paul, If you are a member of APA you can subscribe to one of the electronic services which will give you access to full text of all APA journal articles, both old and new. Some other publishers will allow articles to be purchased individually. Joel Joel S. Freund

[tips] Re: Repeat request re: research databases

2006-10-26 Thread Dave Johnson
With respect to obtaining older articles (or any articles for that matter), you might check to see if a local public library has a good InterLibrary Loan program. Dave On 25 Oct 2006 at 14:35, Paul Okami wrote: > > Hi > > I've raised this issue in the past but have still not been able to re

[tips] Random Thought: Chaos Theory Of Education

2006-10-26 Thread Louis Schmier
Each day, in any given semester, I read anywhere from 120 to 160 daily first-year student journal entries. This morning I read 123. Like most days' entries, some are silly; some are poignant; some are filled with "too much information." Some are short one liners; some are shorter one