One of the statistics that came out as a result of the great NYC blackout was
that there was an increase in births the nine months following.However I am not
sure if the same stats would hold for the post-storm and post-hurricane
period.Whereas blackouts would appear to be more conducive to sex
A decent, albeit now somewhat outdated, resource along these lines is Alfie
Kohn's (1990) book, "You know what they say: The truth about popular beliefs."
Kohn presents large numbers of different proverbs and tidbits of conventional
wisdom, and then debunks them with research evidence. And inde
Thanks Mike. As always, what makes misconceptions in general so pervasive, even
in physics, astronomy and chemistry, where misconceptions have a more cohesive
conceptual structure, is that there is a grain of truth in all of them. The
situation/disposition (universality) is a good one! I had not
And our own Jim Clark has a book review in the current edition of the Skeptical
Inquirer.
Paul Brandon
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Minnesota State University, Mankato
paul.bran...@mnsu.edu
On Aug 29, 2011, at 10:13 AM, Jim Clark wrote:
> Hi
>
> Nice article in NY Times with psychology-rel
Hi
Nice article in NY Times with psychology-related content.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/29/opinion/when-roommates-were-random.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1
Take care
Jim
James M. Clark
Professor of Psychology
204-786-9757
204-774-4134 Fax
j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca
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On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 10:02:14 -0700, Annette Taylor wrote:
> Hi Tipsters:
> Well, it appears the New Yorkers came out OK :)
Manhattan was very lucky. Other areas not so much.
> So, maybe I can call on your collective wisdom (New Yorkers
>and all points beyond)
>
> I am preparing to teach some
