For a few months now, optimists have been pointing to one upside of the pivot to online instruction.
Author: Admin
Predictably, now that we’ve come off the worst semester ever and are heading into one that promises to be even worse, tempers are raw and people are on edge.
Decorative neuroscience: Expertise, communication and the problem of keynoting with translational science
Posted in Uncategorized
Here’s a story from so far back that I’m no longer worried about calling out the people in question.
Fifteen must-read classic books on human psychology, and what I’m reading (and writing) next
Posted in Academic Life, Cognitive Psychology and Learning, and Higher Education
The making and execution of summer reading lists is a ritual I’ve slowly come around to appreciating.
Facebook’s hold on middle-aged lives, and other reflections on my spring break social media shutdown

Facebook’s hold on middle-aged lives, and other reflections on my spring break social media shutdown
Posted in Academic Life, and Technology
About a month ago, I wrote about a social media break I was taking as part of my Technology, Mind, and Brain seminar. I’ve now wrapped up that experiment, and am looking back on what it was like and what it told me.