Yes, I am familiar with Ben G's writing. Yes, it is indeed Frankenstein's monster. I wonder if it is still typically seen however as a representation of the horrors of science gone wild. Gary
GPeterson Gary's iPad On Jul 13, 2010, at 10:03 AM, "Christopher D. Green" <chri...@yorku.ca> wrote: > > > > Gary, > > Ben Goldacre's regular Guardian column is called "Bad Science," and is > usually concerned with pseudoscience that is in the public eye (homeopathy, > chiropractic, "psychic" phenomena, creationism, internet "addiction," etc.). > That is why he uses Frankenstein as his icon. > > Goldacre' column is consistently one of the best public science news column > in the English-speaking world. > > Chris > -- > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > �� > 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 > chri...@yorku.ca > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > ========================== > > > peter...@svsu.edu wrote: >> >> �� >> >> >> Yes, and we see similar responses around us all the time...even here on >> TIPS. ��But what is up with the picture of Frankenstein?! Perhaps this is >> Ben G's idea of science? ��Perhaps�� >> Scott L. might find that of interest re: characterizations of science...and >> psych? ��Findings from Psych, ��relevant to our everyday experiences, are >> even more likely to be challenging and thus lead to rejection of Psych as >> science? �� ���� >> >> �� >> GPeterson >> Gary's iPad >> >> On Jul 13, 2010, at 12:38 AM, "Christopher D. Green" <chri...@yorku.ca> >> wrote: >> >>> �� >>> >>> >>> Here is a description of an interesting study that might be of use in a >>> critical thinking course (or cognition, or social psych, or methods). >>> Apparently when you confront people with evidence that runs contrary to >>> their pre-existing beliefs, they not only argue that science cannot address >>> the question, they also often generalize that opinion of science to a wide >>> range of other topics as well. >>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jul/03/confirmation-bias-scientific-evidence >>> >>> Chrsi >>> -- >>> Christopher D. Green >>> Department of Psychology >>> York University >>> Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 >>> Canada >>> �� >>> 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 >>> chri...@yorku.ca >>> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ >>> ========================== >>> >>> --- >>> >>> You are currently subscribed to tips as: peter...@svsu.edu. >>> >>> To unsubscribe click here: >>> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=3543 >>> >>> (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) >>> >>> or send a blank email to >>> leave-3543-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >>> >> >> --- >> >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: chri...@yorku.ca. >> >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd0da&n=T&l=tips&o=3551 >> >> (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) >> >> or send a blank email to >> leave-3551-13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: peter...@svsu.edu. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=3555 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-3555-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=3557 or send a blank email to leave-3557-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
