Aug
The Colossal Collection of the Wandering Eye
Mother nature’s child are words sung in the background as I type this week’s (?) colossal collection of carnival tunes set free upon cyberspace this week. As per usual it is only a taste of the discourse going on in the world and I’ve tried to filter the psych related posts. Hope I’m not too late…
enjoy ~
A newsletter, highlighted by Aetiology, offers some great resources. There is a link to company requests for researchers; a poster of a year 3 science class study of snow and temperature, and more. The Naked Scientists present an article on the stressed out scientists.
It is amazing how paying attention to others can reveal so much about ourselves. At Retrospectacle the concept of zero to parrots, ourselves and others is explored. It’s an interesting topic - how to express nothing…What is understanding that a nil quantity or quality can be?
Blog Around the Clock reviews investigation of behavior from an ecological point of view. Well worth reading. Corpus Collosum reminds us that understanding mental illness does not require one absolute variable of interest.
A funny joke that is based on a real-life scenario in the biology lab, thx to The Questionable Authority.
This months issue of the New England Medical Journal offers two rich articles dealing with physician-patient relationships and personal responsibility.
Be a geek girl (unless your a guy - or not) @ Twisted Physics. I echo her observation of contemptuous attitudes within academia, skewing the diversity of science and math users. We create our own problems -many of those who have gone to uni and chosen not to continue with study do not delight in the recognition and understanding of theories and models. The world they live in does not actively engage with systematic questioning and testing, or reflecting, on themselves or their environment. What is the point of being a teacher/researcher/tutor or student etc. if one is not curious about the world around them? Learning is a process that can happen on many levels, but guaranteed if it is FUN and relevant, and gets one thinking, then learning will occur at a deep level and become a tool in the kitty-bag for life’s adventurers ahead.
Twisted Physics also features the Feminist Press call for writing proposals. Detectives, dance, Manga and other graphic novelettes that focus on women and science are eligible. What are ways to interest girls in science through books? Got an idea then enter this search. Submission date Oct 26th, 2006.
Time perception and the bumble bee at Blog Around the Clock. Hmmm, doesn’t our world view take a spin with the empirical support for those other than humans being able to conceptualise…
