Psychology

Michael Jackson: Erotic Identity Disorder?

In Was Michael Jackson A Pedophile? we dismissed the idea that Michael Jackson was gay and the unlikeliness of his being a clinical pedophile along with being an autogynephile.  So what was he? ...

Article - Michael Bailey - Aug 1 2011 - 5:01pm

Am I living the life I wanted?

This is a funny question to ask.  Funny in that no one has ever asked this of me before, and yet a few moments of reflection reveal how utterly important such a question is. The simple answer is that no, I am not living the life expected or wished for.  As ...

Blog Post - Laura Hult - Jul 2 2009 - 10:05am

A Science Of Human Language- Part #9

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Article - Patrick Lockerby - Jul 3 2009 - 5:39pm

Using Fire

Although possessing an undeniable bias against consciousness and mood altering drugs, courtesy of the 1960s and 1970s, I was curious to see what progress had been made utilizing these same substances to treat addictions.  Allegorically, we have vaccines de ...

Blog Post - Laura Hult - Jul 3 2009 - 7:19pm

A Science Of Human Language- Part #10

A Science Of Human Language- Part #10 In this part of the series, commenced here, I give some concrete examples from various languages of how words can cue the category from which other words were, or are to be selected. "Can the Saussurean definitio ...

Blog Post - Patrick Lockerby - Jul 3 2009 - 5:28pm

Are Repressed Memories Real? The Debate Flares Up Again

In the 1980s, a popular hypothesis was that any number of people were suffering from trauma they knew nothing about; dissociative amnesia, or repressed memories. At issue is how to prove whether memories of trauma, such as childhood sexual abuse, could be ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 7 2009 - 5:34pm

Taking Turns Evolved, Say Psychologists

Nothing makes biologists happier than psychologists declaring things a product of evolution.   Now it turns out even social constructs like 'taking turns' have gotten some benefit from evolutions' 'invisible hand'. How so?   It spa ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 8 2009 - 8:52pm

Your Cat Is Manipulating You- Here's How

The phrase 'like herding cats' resonates with people for a reason; it's difficult to get them to do anything they don't already want to do. But they have no problem getting humans to do their bidding, according to a report published in ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 13 2009 - 11:52am

The Sleepy Side Of A Bad Economy

According to a recent poll by the National Sleep Foundation, 27 percent of Americans say economic concerns are keeping them awake at night. But it may not be just stress.  According to the poll, 47 percent of the sleepless are very likely to use caffeinate ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 20 2009 - 12:19am

British Men Who Live With Parents Angrier Than Those Who Leave Home- Study

British young men aren't regarded as all that even-tempered in the best of circumstances; England, Wales and Scotland are the top three most violent developed countries.   Among those, young men who stay at home with their parents are more violent tha ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 20 2009 - 11:17am