Fw: [tips] Seeds of contemplation(redo)

2011-06-28 Thread michael sylvester
Re Casey Anthony vs.State of Florida.a cpmmentary was made that "innocent" is not a legal term but "guilty" and "not guilty" are. Along the same lines I was speculating if there are terms that are purely psychological.It seems to me that "normal" is not a psychological term.Can it be construed

[tips] Seeds of contemplation

2011-06-28 Thread michael sylvester
Re Casey Anthony vs.State of Florida.a cpmmentary was made that "innocent" is not a legal term but "guilty" and "not guilty" are. Along the same lines

re: [tips] Eco-statistics

2011-06-28 Thread Mike Palij
A few points: (1) I not sure but I think that a psychology forum is probably not the best venue for asking about the accuracy of statistical estimates coming from the fields of soil science and biodiversity. It is true that Tipsters have wide-ranging interest and I would not be surprised that th

[tips] Random Thought: China Diary: On HIgher Education

2011-06-28 Thread Louis Schmier
Zhengzhou, May 19: Diary, a discussion with students about their teachers has gotten me to thinking of my ex-governor of Georgia, Zell Miller, who said, "It's easier to change the course of history than a history course." It's so contrary to Mark Twain's description of an education as

[tips] Eco-statistics

2011-06-28 Thread Allen Esterson
Today's "Arts and Letters Daily" links to the article below with the blurb: "Eco-ignorance. Up to 95 percent of organisms in the soil are unknown to science, and by the end of the century, one-quarter of them will wriggle off this mortal coil into oblivion..." http://places.designobserver.com/fe