Bullying and Harrassment in the Restaurant Industry Bork Bork Bork
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008When in Sweden, show your waiter some love: they may be bullied by other restaurant employees. Mathisen et al. report that workplace bullying is a serious problem in the Scandinavian restaurant industry, with significant societal consequences.
The Swedish Chef (click photo for link to Muppet Wiki)
Scand J Psychol. 2008 Feb;49(1):59-68. The occurrences and correlates [...]
Dude, chill - we’re not at war any more. Pass the chips.
Friday, March 7th, 2008Quick post: Why are people who are stoned on pot pretty mellow? (To pull a phrase out of the ’70’s). Answer: The active ingredient in cannabis ( 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)) reduces amygdala activity in response to social threats. Pot reduces anxiety — and maybe the negative attributional bias that goes along with it.
Can [...]
The Neuropolitics of Hillary: Stay at home moms penalize successful women
Thursday, March 6th, 2008[I'm reposting this post from 01.26.08 in view of the democratic elections - see what you think - Swivelchair]
One of my litmus tests for people is to see how they react to Senator Clinton: if there is irrational hostility and negative attributional bias (not based on any knowledge of the substance of her positions), I [...]
On the internet nobody knows you’re a dog. . .
Friday, February 22nd, 2008In the Western world, we love to anthropomorphize our dogs. There was a New Yorker cartoon, at the dawn of the internet age, where a dog was clicking away at a keyboard, remarking to another little dog, “On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” As they say in Washington, if you want a friend, [...]
Mistake in DOI cites report on lap dancing rather than white collar crime
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008In a previous post about white collar crime, somehow the”DOI’s” got mixed up on Research Blogging and the following study was cited instead:
MILLER, G., TYBUR, J., JORDAN, B. (2007). Ovulatory cycle effects on tip earnings by lap dancers: economic evidence for human estrus?☆☆. Evolution and Human Behavior, 28(6), 375-381. DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.06.002
I think this is the [...]
Brief note: “Taking Play Seriously”, NYT Magazine Says It’s OK for Parents To Play
Sunday, February 17th, 2008NYT Sunday Magazine, “Taking Play Seriously”
By ROBIN MARANTZ HENIG
Published: February 17, 2008
What can science tell us about why kids run and jump?
Yet another behavioral-neuroscience-psychology topic smack on the cover of NYT Sunday Magazine. I guess this topic must be a best seller. (If they only knew that Parle a mà main way outsells neuroscience.)
The [...]
Fatal Bazooka feat Yelle - Parle à ma main - English
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Fatal Bazooka feat Yelle - Parle à ma main
Good news: YouTube has the English translation now posted on the video page –Here are two English translations for Parle a ma main lyrics — thank you Fatal Bazooka and Mark (scroll down, slightly different). (Long post, English lyrics from both after the jump) for sending [...]
A “How’s My Driving?” For Everyone, For Everything
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
I lurve Social Science Research Network, and this is why: a paper proposing doing away with many laws, in favor of a “How’s My Driving?” system for everyone and everything.
Strahilevitz, Lior, “‘How’s My Driving?’ for Everyone (and Everything?)” . NYU Law Review, Vol. 81, p. 1699, November 2006 Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=899144
Full abstract after the [...]
Hail the Groundhog, clairvoyant and new genetic model for testing anti-hepatitis drugs
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Happy Groundhog Day! Six more weeks of winter!
The interferon-α gene family of Marmota himalayana, a Chinese marmot species with susceptibility to woodchuck hepatitis virus infection,
Lu, Y.a , Wang, B.a , Huang, H.a , Tian, Y.a , Bao, J.a , Dong, J.a , Roggendorf, M.b , Lu, M.b c , Yang, D.a
a [...]
From NYT City Room: Would-Be Jumper Sues Empire State Building
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
From the NY Times:
N.Y./Region
City Room: Would-Be Jumper Sues Empire State Building
By Anemona Hartocollis
Published: January 15, 2008
The professional parachute jumper who tried to leap off the city’s tallest building in 2006 released a video that shows him struggling with security guards and police officers on the observation deck.
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Parle à ma main lyrics, English again -Edited, thank you Harriet
Sunday, January 13th, 2008 Sigh. Blog stats show that the Parle à ma main is a popular post because everyone seems to be looking for English lyrics. Here’s a better translator, after the jump. Will someone please post a real translation instead of one of these automatic ones?
Sigh. One of the other most popular key word searches [...]
ESP remains unproven, but you knew that already
Monday, January 7th, 2008
Using Neuroimaging to Resolve the Psi Debate — Moulton and Kosslyn 20 1: 182 — The Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Here’s the block quote:
. . .To increase sensitivity, this experiment was designed to produce positive results if telepathy, clairvoyance (i.e., direct sensing of remote events), or precognition (i.e., knowing future events) exist. Moreover, the study [...]
ISO Psychopath or Narcissist
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008Google Trends is a good way to waste time.
Here’s an interesting analysis: what term is searched more, “psychopath” or “narcissist”?
Results (right click and you can enlarge, or the link above should take you to this analysis)
Here are some excerpts of an article called which showed up in the search, Six Ways To Spot The Workplace [...]
Neuro Music Review: “Flagpole Sitta”, Narcissistic stream of consciousness?
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta (via YouTube) (an oldie but narcissistic goodie)
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Neuro Music Review: Cheap Trick Concert
Monday, December 31st, 2007Cheap Trick has been around since the ’70’s and ’80’s, and I never thought about being a fan. Through a friend’s cousin’s friend, I snagged a free ticket — a V.I.P. free ticket — to a show last night.
(Cell phone photos to come as soon as I find that little thing for the [...]
Neuropolitics: Campaign advice for Hillary Clinton and Fred Thompson
Monday, November 12th, 2007
The Clinton Neurons, Quian Quiroga et al., “Invariant visual representation by single neurons in the human brain,” Nature 435: 1102-1107 (2005)
Neurodemocracy, you gotta love it. Branding, celebrity and politics — all evoke neurological responses in primitive brain areas. How can the candidates best position themselves to have the best neurological response in swing [...]
Law and Neuroscience Big Project, Mediocre Goals
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007Santa Barbara, California!
This is where a new neuroscience and the law project is based. (The photo is only part of a totally gorgeous campus, with its own beach - if you are in school on the east coast, you must transfer immediately.)
Good news, bad news: First the good news — wow! Congrats to [...]
Neurological Correlates: Lust
Monday, September 17th, 2007
Hieronymus Bosch, The Seven Deadly Sins, Lust (Detail)
Do you have friends who are dating. It always happens that in the first week, I get the call — they are in LOVE. Yes, it is pretty fast, but he’s so great, he likes hiking, and I like hiking. He wears T-shirts and I [...]