My, hasn’t time flown? I sat down to update my blog this afternoon certain in the knowledge that my last entry was about a month ago. It turns out I published my retirement speech in mid August. I thought it would be worthwhile providing an update on my books. Several people have been kind enough [...]
There are easy problems and there are hard problems. Examples of the former include building a space elevator, putting a man on the moon, and curing cancer. They are reducible to steps that make sense within our theoretical conception of how the world works. They are difficult but there is no reason, yet, to consider [...]
Those students who attended my research methods sessions at the University of Westminster on May 15, 2010 will find my slides and other materials at this location. If you have any difficulty finding your way around the download site, click on the little question mark in the top right hand corner; this will launch the [...]
An interesting article on the use of mass transit in psychology. A pregnant woman appears: Who will give up his seat first? A blind man slips and falls. Who helps? Someone appears out of the blue and asks you to mail a letter. Will you? ► Psychologists have been watching us on the subway. Here’s [...]
Check out my clever girlfriend talking about her research into string pulling and cats on BBC Three Counties Radio. Be sure to listen to the very end, when you’ll find out the identity of her dream driving instructor. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] If the Flash player above isn’t working, you can access [...]
Michael Leddy, over at Orange Crate Art, has some great tips for students on how to approach a professor. Being US-based, there will be differences for UK students. Don’t call someone a professor unless they really are a professor – otherwise they’ll think you’re taking the piss. Some of my best college memories are of [...]
An interesting piece over at the Grauniad suggests that academic search engines (which have been, at points, the very bane of my life) are ‘less mediocre’ than Google but lack user-friendliness. Scores of academic search engines provide a heavyweight alternative to the commercial ones and work against what Brighton University’s professor of media- Tara Brabazon [...]