[tips] Have You Been Feeling Unhappier Lately? The Hedonometer Says....

2011-12-21 Thread Michael Palij
Well, if you're a regular Twitter user, there's a strong likelihood that you have been getting unhappier over the past couple of years. How do we know? New research published by U of Vermont researchers in the PLoS One journal has shown that the "happiness" content of tweets has been steadily dec

Re: [tips] Flat World Knowledge

2011-12-21 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
I'm 'wrangling' two Flat World Knowledge books make it happen. I/O psychology is, in my mind, two courses. It is 1) a course in the psychology of behavior, motivation, productivity, etc. and 2) a course in human resources and how psychometrics and psychologists contribute to optimal job placeme

Re:[tips] What If The Government Were To Censor Scientific Research Reports?

2011-12-21 Thread Michael Palij
On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:31:01 -0800, Allen Esterson wrote: >In the context of the claimed discovery that a mutant and highly >dangerous strain of avian flu reportedly "fatal in 60 per cent of human Netherlands science laboratory, Mike Palij asks: >>How should scientists react to having the U.S. gove

Re:[tips] Flat World Knowledge

2011-12-21 Thread LCCC Mail
Paul, I'm writing in response to your posting in TIPS regarding using Flat World for industrial psych. I am teaching this course in spring and I had remembered that someone had mentioned using Flat World for this course but I couldn't remember who. However at that time, as well as today, the

Re:[tips] What If The Government Were To Censor Scientific Research Reports?

2011-12-21 Thread Allen Esterson
In the context of the claimed discovery that a mutant and highly dangerous strain of avian flu reportedly "fatal in 60 per cent of human cases" has been developed by a relatively simple method in a Netherlands science laboratory, Mike Palij asks: >How should scientists react to having the U.S. g