Re:[tips] A Doctor in Iraq

2010-12-31 Thread Allen Esterson
Jim Clark wrote in response to Michael Smith: And it hardly seems like much of a stretch, given widespread concern about forcing girls into marriage and related acts among certain cultural groups, and the dire consequences for girls who resist. Following article describes problem in UK, for

[tips] Department Consulting Service Consulting

2010-12-31 Thread David Kreiner
Interested in being listed as a consultant with DCS? The Departmental Consulting Service (DCS) is a service offered through the joint efforts of the APA Education Directorate and the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP). We match up qualified consultants with Psychology departments in

[tips] Khan Academy

2010-12-31 Thread DeVolder Carol L
My son told me about this site. Maybe I'm the last person to discover it, but I thought I'd share it just in case. It seems to be a useful resource. So far I've only looked at the anatomy of a neuron and sodium-potassium pumps. I'd be interested in others' opinions. http://www.khanacademy.org/

Re: [tips] A Doctor in Iraq

2010-12-31 Thread Michael Smith
Nevertheless, regardless of how much stretch is involved, there is no evidence this view is actually the case and therefore is an opinion (from a particular worldview) and is not science or psychology. There are many possibilities that could be involved involved in this case (not necessarily

[tips] Seeds of contemplation

2010-12-31 Thread michael sylvester
-If two people always agree,one of them is unnecessary. When everyone thinks alike,nobody is thinking. The less you have,the less you have to worry about. You can not miss what you never had. Michael omnicentric Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as:

[tips] Noted highlight on Tips 2010

2010-12-31 Thread michael sylvester
There were more Ad hominem attacks on Tips in 2010 than any other year in Tips history.You are a bigot was posted by a white tipster referring to a Jewish tipster.This will probably be Tip's moment of infamy in the archives. Michael omnicentric Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are

[tips] Is the sodium-potassium pump real?

2010-12-31 Thread roig-reardon
Carol's mention of the sodium-potassium pump reminded me of an article that I came across recently in which the author, Gilbert Ling, accuses Nobel-prize winner, Roderick McKinnon, of plagiarizing Ling's work. In his paper, Ling essentially attempts to debunk the notion of the sodium

[tips] The Human Behavior Experiments On The Sundance Channel

2010-12-31 Thread Mike Palij
In The Human Behavior Experiments Alex Gibney reviews the original studies by Stanley Milgram on obedience to authority (including original film from the experiment and occasional Tipster Thomas Blass providing commentary), Latane and Darley's on bystander apathy (including coverage of the Kitty