Yep, we did. I sent it to my daughter and my sister - both of whom live in Kansas. The story was very clever too.
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-company-name.html <http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-company-name.html>Beth Benoit On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Marc Carter <[email protected]> wrote: > > Look at Google, too. > > Here, it appears that Topeka has changed it's name to "Google." > > I'm wondering if each state capitol has done that -- that would be a clever > trick on Google's part. > > Does anyone outside Kansas get Topeka? > > m > > PS I love these people. Last year's YouTube prank was the best ever... > > -- > Marc Carter, PhD > Associate Professor and Chair > Department of Psychology > College of Arts & Sciences > Baker University > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lilienfeld, Scott O [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 8:48 AM > > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > > Subject: RE:[tips] APS > > > > I had assumed that the message from APS was a not terribly > > subtle April fools prank (Alan Kraut is a mischievous > > fellow). For those who hadn't seen it or who aren't APS > > members, see below: ....Scott > > > > > > Silent No More: > > The Case for Changing Our Pronunciation > > > > At its December 2009 meeting, the APS Board of Directors was > > unanimous in support of a proposal by the APS Pronunciation > > Committee to change how we say the words psychology and > > psychological (and psychologist) to include the initial "p" > > sound. In keeping with APS bylaws, such a change in > > pronunciation needs to be decided by a vote of our > > membership. If approved, members would be required, or at > > least strongly encouraged, to pronounce the "p" sound in the > > name of our science. > > > > > > The word psychology has a long and hallowed tradition, having > > been coined in the 16th Century by the German theologian > > Melanchthon based on the Latin psychologia, meaning"study of > > the breath" - exactly what the word means for today's > > researchers. From then until early in the last century, the > > initial phoneme in psychology was said aloud. Psycholinguists > > speculate that nonpronunciation of the "p" can be traced to > > none other than James McKeen Cattell, who idiosyncratically > > left the sound off, and to his students and colleagues, who > > imitated his affected way of saying psychology in the hope of > > posthumously getting a Cattell sabbatical award. Thus the > > silent "p" has its origins in sycophantism, much like the > > Castilian lisp. Since Cattell's time, the "p" has remained silent. > > > > However, increasingly the trend among both professionals in > > the field and laypeople alike is to once again pronounce the > > "p," and the APS initiative represents an attempt to keep our > > relatively young organization in step with the times. This > > change would also better distinguish our Association from > > other organizations whose members continue, anachronistically > > (and, we think, pretentiously), to leave the "p" silent. In > > the halls of psychology departments, and at meetings, it will > > no longer be difficult to tell who is a member of which > > organization: How you pronounce psychology will be like a > > badge of loyalty: Are you a scientist or are you ... something else? > > > > And there is a final, long-term consideration. The trend in > > written English is toward simplification of spellings to > > conform to how words are commonly pronounced. Witness the > > words plow (formerly plough), catalog (formerly catalogue), > > and the increasingly common CUL8R ("see you later"). If this > > trend continues and English speakers continue to leave the > > "p" silent, the time may soon come when psychology is spelled > > sykolojy. Our acronym would then become ASS. Nobody wants that. > > > > So, we respectfully submit, let's look again at the > > pronunciation of our Association's middle name. Think it > > over, members, and decide. > > > > As an added note, the APS Pronunciation Committee is also > > currently considering a motion to pronounce the first, silent > > "c" in science as a hard "c" - i.e., "skience." If approved > > by the committee, this proposal will also be put to a vote. > > Stay tuned! > > > > > > Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D. > > Professor > > Editor, Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice > > Department of Psychology, Room 473 Psychology and > > Interdisciplinary Sciences (PAIS) Emory University > > 36 Eagle Row > > Atlanta, Georgia 30322 > > [email protected] > > (404) 727-1125 > > > > Psychology Today Blog: > > http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-skeptical-psychologist > > > > 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: > > http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-140513111X.html > > > > Scientific American Mind: Facts and Fictions in Mental Health Column: > > http://www.scientificamerican.com/sciammind/ > > > > The Master in the Art of Living makes little distinction > > between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his > > mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love > > and his intellectual passions. He hardly knows which is which. > > He simply pursues his vision of excellence in whatever he > > does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. > > To him - he is always doing both. > > > > - Zen Buddhist text > > (slightly modified) > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Marc Carter [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 9:44 AM > > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > > Subject: [tips] APS > > > > rocks. > > > > Henceforth, it is to be pronounced PUH-sy-KOL-uh-gee. > > > > -- > > Marc Carter, PhD > > Associate Professor and Chair > > Department of Psychology > > College of Arts & Sciences > > Baker University > > -- > > > > The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments > > thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is > > intended to be confidential and for the use of only the > > individual or entity named above. 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