
| Psychobabble Newsletter Archive |
| Wolfgang Linden is invited to speak at the public health forum for Heart + Lung Health Fest 2012 on Mar. 10th. His talk is titled "Stress Management - what new research reveals. |
| Wolfgang Linden is invited to speak at the public health forum for Heart + Lung Health Fest 2012 on Mar. 10th. His talk is titled "Stress Management - what new research reveals. Wolfgang's talk is part of the afternoon session on "Tips for Maintaining Healthy Hearts and Lungs" from 12:30 to 3 pm. This free public health forum takes place at the Sutton Place Hotel in Vancouver. |
WEB URL: http://fest.heartandlung.ca/programme/heart-lung-health-public-forum/ [691231] Date Posted: 02/29/12 |
| Adele Diamond was invited to speak at the Canada Foundation for Innovation Dialogues at UBC Robson Square on Feb. 8th. Adele gave a public lecture on early child development. |
WEB URL: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/02/07/cfi-dialogues-at-ubc-robson-squa re-sheds-light-on-early-child-development/ [691231] Date Posted: 02/28/12 |
| Michael Souza was invited to speak at CanCon 2012 in Vancouver on Feb. 4th. The title of his talk was "The Psyche of Life". |
| Michael was invited to give a workshop on February 4th at CanCon 2012. The title of his talk was "The Psyche of Life". |
WEB URL: http://gkcancon.com/register/schedule-of-events/session-a/ [691231] Date Posted: 02/24/12 |
| Mark Schaller in Psychology Today: Six degrees of social influence. Robert Cialdini the "great guru of social influence". |
| Mark Schaller in Psychology Today: Six degrees of social influence. Robert Cialdini the "great guru of social influence". |
WEB URL: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sex-murder-and-the-meaning-life/201202/ six-degrees-social-influence [691231] Date Posted: 02/23/12 |
| Ara Norenzayan and Will Gervais, PhD candidate in The Christian Post: Where there are religious majorities, atheists are among the least trusted people. |
| Ara Norenzayan and Will Gervais, PhD candidate in The Christian Post: Where there are religious majorities, atheists are among the least trusted people. |
WEB URL: http://www.christianpost.com/news/study-explores-believers-distrust-of-athe ists-63748/ [691231] Date Posted: 02/23/12 |
| Stan Coren in Popular Science: Canines experience the same sleep stages as humans, only faster and after 20 minutes enter REM sleep. |
| Stan Coren in Popular Science: Canines experience the same sleep stages as humans, only faster and after 20 minutes enter REM sleep. |
WEB URL: http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-01/do-animals-dream [691231] Date Posted: 02/21/12 |
| Anita Delongis in The StarPhoenix: Happily married couples depend on mate's favourable perception and being conscientious. |
| Anita Delongis in The StarPhoenix: Happily married couples depend on mate's favourable perception and being conscientious. |
WEB URL: http://www.thestarphoenix.com/life/Spouse+positive+image+good+sign/6025963/ story.html [691231] Date Posted: 02/21/12 |
| Janet Werker and Whitney Weikum, post-doc in UBC Public Affairs: Maternal depression and bilingual households can impact infant language development. |
| Janet Werker and Whitney Weikum, post-doc in UBC Public Affairs: Maternal depression and bilingual households can impact infant language development. |
WEB URL: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/02/17/maternal-depression-and-bilingua l-households-can-impact-infant-language-development/ [691231] Date Posted: 02/17/12 |
| Max Cynader in The Vancouver Sun's Empowered Health series explains how the food you eat affects your brain activity. |
| Max Cynader in The Vancouver Sun's Empowered Health series explains how the food with eat affects your brain activity. |
WEB URL: http://www.vancouversun.com/health/empowered-health/Video+Empowered+Health+ Brain+Your+brain+what/6058678/story.html [691231] Date Posted: 02/15/12 |
| Greg Miller in The Times of India: Adults raised in families with low socioeconomic status and with nurturing mothers remain healthy across the course of life. |
| Greg Miller in The Times of India: Adults raised in families with low socioeconomic status and with nurturing mothers remain healthy across the course of life. |
WEB URL: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-29/health/30658682_1_me tabolic-syndrome-midlife-childhood [691231] Date Posted: 02/15/12 |
| Lori Brotto in The Vancouver Sun: Doctors are prescribing "off-label" use of drugs, while there are no treatments approved by Health Canada for female sexual dysfunction. |
| Lori Brotto in The Vancouver Sun: Doctors are prescribing "off-label" use of drugs, while there are no treatments approved by Health Canada for female sexual dysfunction. |
WEB URL: http://www.vancouversun.com/health/expert+slams+useless+prescriptions/61319 43/story.html [691231] Date Posted: 02/13/12 |
| Listen to Kiley Hamlin's interview "Baby Schadenfreude" on Quirks and Quarks and on CBC News: Babies like to see bad guys punished. |
| Listen to Kiley Hamlin's interview "Baby Schadenfreude" on Quirks and Quarks and on CBC News: Babies like to see bad guys punished. |
WEB URL: http://www.cbc.ca/video/news/audioplayer.html?clipid=2173068113 [691231] Date Posted: 02/09/12 |
| Joe Henrich in Slate: Despite what you see on reality TV, plural marriage is not very good for society. |
| Joe Henrich in Slate: Despite what you see on reality TV, plural marriage is not very good for society. |
WEB URL: http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2012/01/the_problem_with_pol ygamy.html [691231] Date Posted: 02/07/12 |
| Bob Hare was invited to speak at the UBC Okanagan campus on Feb. 3rd. The title of his talk was "Psychopathy: the Canadian connections". |
[691231] Date Posted: 02/07/12 |
| Congratulations to Jessica Tracy, the recipient of the 2011 Killam Faculty Research Fellowship award. |
[691231] Date Posted: 02/03/12 |