March 11, 2013
Violence, Videogames, and Learning to Say “I Don’t Know” – Part 2
This is the second (and final) installment in a series examining the effects of videogames on aggressive behavior in the people who play them.
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February 25, 2013
Violence, Videogames, and Learning to Say “I Don’t Know” – Part 1
Confirmation bias is a term I have been thinking a lot lately, especially as the familiar gun-control/gun-freedom pugilists take their respective corners on the far sides of our televisions.
February 11, 2013
Why Experiences Are Better Than Things
My friend wanted me to explain the following comment, and quickly, because it was making him feel guilty.
“You’ve got three months with this gift,” I had just told him. We were out Christmas shopping for our spouses, and he was contemplating the purchase of a set of kitchen knives for his wife.
January 23, 2013
How to Take a Multiple Choice Test
In this blog section, we are going to explore the science behind study habits. Most of these topics will concern myth busting, and we begin this segment with a whopper.
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