Of course, this is due to the fact that they were looking for questions "facing" science. Things we already know would be in a list of the 25 greatest accomplishments of science. So I don't think a person should conclude from the list that scientific psychology is obscure and imprecise for the everyday person (although they probably will draw that conclusion).
Rick Dr. Rick Froman Associate Professor of Psychology John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (479) 524-7295 http://www.jbu.edu/academics/sbs/rfroman.asp -----Original Message----- From: Annette Taylor, Ph. D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 1:13 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: 25 Most Provocative Science Questions I skimmed most of the ones you have below and couple others and have to say, sadly that they are good and bad for the same reason: they all generally conclude that we just don't know enough yet.......good because that's the truth and bad because most people want an answer. So there we go again with the scientific psychology being very obscure and imprecise for the everyday person on the street, who wants 'an' answer. Annette Quoting Donald McBurney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Yesterday's NYT, in honor of 25 years of its weekly section, Science > Times, listed "25 of the most provocative questions facing science." > > It is worth noting that at least nine of them are questions on which > Psychology has something important to say: > > Is war our biological destiny? > How does the brain work? > What should we eat? > Are Men necessary? Women? > Can robots become conscious? > Why do we sleep? > How smart are animals? > Can drugs make us smart? > Does the paranormal exist? > > I believe this is worth pointing out to our students, deans, and the > public. > > Don > Donald McBurney > University of Pittsburgh > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Department of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
