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When They Go Low, We Get High: What 50+ Years of Marijuana Research Tells Us

When They Go Low, We Get High: What 50+ Years of Marijuana Research Tells Us

Dec 19 2016 | comment(s)

When I was a college professor, I used to tell my students the normal world is a crazy place. It’s still true. Sometimes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. According to Howard Becker (1963) “an unknown, but probably quite large, number of people in the United States use marihuana. They do this in spite of the fact that it is both illegal and disapproved” (p. 41). You may notice that research was conducted over 50 years ago. Becker performed his famous research at the end of the 1950s and it was published in book form in 1963.

When Prophecy Fails: Analyzing Post-Election, Post-American Grief

When Prophecy Fails: Analyzing Post-Election, Post-American Grief

Dec 14 2016 | comment(s)

When Prophecy FailsOne of the many classics in social psychology from the mid-20th century was Leon Festinger’s When Prophecy Fails (1956). The point of the study was to infiltrate a doomsday cult. It was a cult whose leader had declared the world would come to an end on a specific day.

Chess Is Smart And Sexy! The Mysterious Psychology Of Chess Intelligence 3/3

Chess Is Smart And Sexy! The Mysterious Psychology Of Chess Intelligence 3/3

Dec 12 2016 | comment(s)

Judit Polgar - Greatest Female Chess Player of All Time


Chess Is Smart And Sexy! The Mysterious Psychology Of Chess Intelligence 2/3

Chess Is Smart And Sexy! The Mysterious Psychology Of Chess Intelligence 2/3

Dec 09 2016 | comment(s)

 

Chess Is Smart And Sexy! The Mysterious Psychology Of Chess Intelligence 1/3

Chess Is Smart And Sexy! The Mysterious Psychology Of Chess Intelligence 1/3

Dec 05 2016 | comment(s)

Alexandra Kosteniuk - Great Women's Chess Champion
Trump’s Cuban Insight Trumps Fidel Kaepernick’s Caper Part 2

Trump’s Cuban Insight Trumps Fidel Kaepernick’s Caper Part 2

Dec 01 2016 | comment(s)

In the first installment of this two-part post, I mentioned that from my perspective I had understood Kaepernick had a right to protest as an American, but all of that sentiment had changed through a series of interlocking events. Here is what I mean by the interlocking events. There is curious coming together of a few topics from current events that is taking place now.