Re:[tips] tips digest: June 26, 2008

2008-06-27 Thread David L Gent
From the press association "Mr Mugabe is the first foreigner to be stripped of an honorary knighthood since Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989, the day before his execution." (http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5icduFEfOrc03PESvm_Rrjz-Mi8mA). I do believe that other nationals h

[tips] Re Mind Hacks: The fMRI smackdown

2008-06-27 Thread Rainer Scheuchenpflug
The article Annette is referring to is Weisberg, D.S., Keil, F.C., Goodstein, J., Rawson E. & Gray, J.R. (2008). The seductive allure of neuroscience explanations. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 20(3), 470-477. Nice manipulation, easy to read, quite clear results. And it was mentioned on this

[tips] How the Brain Lies to Us

2008-06-27 Thread drbob8
Tipsters, An interesting article on how the brain deals with memory from the OpEd section of the NT Times this morning. It seems that it would be relatively easily understood by undergraduates even in an intro psych course. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/opinion/27aamodt.html?th&emc=th http

Re: [tips] How the Brain Lies to Us

2008-06-27 Thread Mike Palij
On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:51:21 -0700, Bob Wildblood wrote: >Tipsters, >An interesting article on how the brain deals with memory from >the OpEd section of the NT Times this morning. It seems that it >would be relatively easily understood by undergraduates even in >an intro psych course. >http://ww

Re:[tips] The Lord Giveth

2008-06-27 Thread Truhon, Stephen
I heard that Nicolae Ceauşescu had his knighthood revoked. Stephen A. Truhon, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN 37044 931-221-1452 or 931-221-6333 --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

RE: [tips] How the Brain Lies to Us

2008-06-27 Thread Shearon, Tim
Mike- I share some of your concerns about the op-ed piece. Their explanations actually seem a rather old fashioned and dualistic presentation. That the brain, in their words, "writes down each memory" again each time you recall it, for example. They state this as if we a) know it is true and b)

Re:[tips] The Lord Giveth

2008-06-27 Thread Mike Palij
On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:25:34 -0700, Truhon, Stephen wrote: > >I heard that Nicolae Ceausescu had his knighthood revoked. True, indeed, there have been a few who have had their knighthood "rescinded". Wikipedia (standard disclaimers etc) provides a list of people who has been awarded and identifie