[tips] Random Thought: Tis The Season To Be Grateful, II

2013-12-07 Thread Louis Eugene Schmier
Gifts have been bought, shipped, and some given. Getting ready for some grandmunchkin spoiling. Tis now the season of being consciously grateful. So, I especially was thinking about my two sons. I deeply admire them, deeply. My Silicon Valley Michael always wants--needs--the

[tips] Higgs Bosons and the tenure system

2013-12-07 Thread Lilienfeld, Scott O
Hi All TIPSTERs: I thought that some of you might this piece worthy of discussion and debate: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/06/peter-higgs-boson-academic-system ...Scott Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D. President, Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy Professor, Department of

[tips] Why is this Funny?

2013-12-07 Thread Michael Britt
I can't seem to get something funny out of my mind and I was wondering if anyone on TIPS and a thought about this. Recently I featured this funny Vine video on my podcast: https://vine.co/v/hOjHxFjDznT I talked about the video in terms of stereotypes, but I keep wondering why the 4x4=16 part

Re: [tips] Why is this Funny?

2013-12-07 Thread Gerald Peterson
I think the switch from car to multiplication is not central, but rather the context of it being the nerd's idea of vandalismand the incongruous/minimalist expression of vandalism as small writing. G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D Psychology@SVSU On Dec 7, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Michael Britt

Re: [tips] Higgs Bosons and the tenure system

2013-12-07 Thread Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D.
On Dec 7, 2013, at 12:42 PM, Lilienfeld, Scott O wrote: Hi All TIPSTERs: I thought that some of you might this piece worthy of discussion and debate: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/dec/06/peter-higgs-boson-academic-system I did a postdoc in a clinical psychology program during the

Re: [tips] Why is this Funny?

2013-12-07 Thread Carol DeVolder
Because of the incongruity. On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Michael Britt mich...@thepsychfiles.comwrote: I can't seem to get something funny out of my mind and I was wondering if anyone on TIPS and a thought about this. Recently I featured this funny Vine video on my podcast:

Re:[tips] Higgs Bosons and the tenure system

2013-12-07 Thread Mike Wiliams
This past June, Marcus Raichle was awarded the Talairach award by the Organization for Human Brain Mapping. The award was given for his discovery and examination of the Resting State. Now, we take resting state scans as a matter of routine, just in case we might think of a study in the future.