Re: [tips] more junk science and what to do about it

What about the "big name" positive psychologists? It implies they were involved or consulting on this program? Do they make a few bucks for having their names and pictures used? However, I am not sure such issues are new or peculiar to Positive psychology, or that over-generalizing and making

Re: [tips] more junk science and what to do about it

On Nov 9, 2015, at 7:17 AM, Michael Scoles wrote: > > Gottman? Why not? For decades, he has been telling parents to focus on the develoment of emotional intelligence in their children. For example, in 1997, he passed on the advice of his mentor, Haim Ginott:”You want to

Re: [tips] more junk science and what to do about it

Gottman? On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 11:38 PM, Annette Taylor wrote: > > > A colleague sent me this link about a new program that will make you happy > and that it is "supported by science." > > > http://my.happify.com/o/lp32/?fl=1===HRX4AZRF65=RON=300x250=SadBrain > > I decided

[tips] an illusory illusion

Apologies to those who can't receive or open attachments. Attached is a gif file with an illusory illusion. Can you spot the giraffe? Warning, you have to look at this for about 20 sec or so before the giraffe emerges. Enjoy! Claudia _ Claudia J.

RE: [tips] an illusory illusion

are you making fun of me??? ha! Jim Matiya Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around...Leo Buscaglia :) I was addicted to the

[tips] An actual illusion

Hi Nice illusion here http://www.illusionsciences.com/2008/12/rotating-reversals.html Jim Jim Clark Professor & Chair of Psychology University of Winnipeg 204-786-9757 Room 4L41 (4th Floor Lockhart) www.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark --- You are currently subscribed to

[tips] SCIENCE-BASED MEDICINE: To debate or not to debate

Speaking of the difficulties that skeptics often face when challenging pseudoscience, junk science, and antiscience (were we? ... well, I think it was implied), here is a blog post by David Gorski about an invitation to debate Andrew Weil. SCIENCE-BASED

[tips] A bit of history: analog technology for animated GIFs (illusion of motion)

How timely (the one with frogs leaping into a guy's mouth is cute, if a little gross): http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/10/these-proto-gifs-of-the-19th-century-put-todays-gifs-to-shame/280887/?utm_source=SFFB >From the *Atlantic *article: In 1832, the Belgian physicist Joseph