
| Psychobabble Newsletter Archive |
| Don Dutton will be speaking at Singleton Urquhart LLP on Nov. 10th, 2010. The title of his talk is "Borderline Personality Disorder and DR". |
| As part of the CoRe Clinic Speaker series, Don Dutton will be speaking at Singleton Urquhart LLP on Nov. 10th, 2010. The title of his talk is "Borderline Personality Disorder and DR". |
WEB URL: http://faculty.law.ubc.ca/coreclinic/Archives/speakers/Don_Duton.html [691231] Date Posted: 10/29/10 |
| Congratulations to Eric Eich, who will begin a new role as editor of Psychological Science in 2012. |
[691231] Date Posted: 10/29/10 |
| Catherine Rawn in Time Healthland: Spending money associated with belonging. |
| Catherine Rawn in Time Healthland: Spending money associated with belonging. |
WEB URL: http://healthland.time.com/2010/10/12/how-retail-therapy-works-spending-mon ey-for-social-acceptance/?artId=12207?contType=article?chn=us [691231] Date Posted: 10/29/10 |
| Peter Suedfeld in the Ottawa Citizen: Chilean miners could well benefit from the isolation. |
| Peter Suedfeld in the Ottawa Citizen: Chilean miners could well benefit from the isolation. |
WEB URL: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Reborn+from+belly+Earth/3669061/story.htm l [691231] Date Posted: 10/29/10 |
| Joe Henrich in the Wall Street Journal: Why some islanders build more advanced marine foraging technology. |
| Joe Henrich in the Wall Street Journal: Why some islanders build more advanced marine foraging technology. |
WEB URL: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704523604575512071789091444.h tml#articleTabs%3Darticle [691231] Date Posted: 10/27/10 |
| Adrienne Pierce, alumni undergrad in the Province: Releases her third album, Oh Deer. |
| Adrienne Pierce, alumni undergrad in the Province: Releases her third album, Oh Deer. After graduating in psychology from UBC, she learned to play guitar and began unexpectedly writing songs. |
WEB URL: http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Province+Playlist+gives+Adrienne+P ierce+break/3588901/story.html [691231] Date Posted: 10/27/10 |
| Lauren Emberson, former cognitive systems undergrad in Scientific American: Why it's hard to ignore cell phone conversations. |
| Former UBC cognitve systems undergrad and Cornell PhD candidate Lauren Emberson in Scientific American: Why it's hard to ignore cell phone conversations. A new study shows that the overheard half of cell phone dialogue can steal our attention from other tasks, with potentially dangerous outcomes. |
WEB URL: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=cell-phone-annoying [691231] Date Posted: 10/21/10 |
| Robert Hare in the Gazette: Military vets wondering, how did officers get there? |
| Robert Hare in the Gazette: Military vets wondering, how did officers get there? |
WEB URL: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Vets+wonder+officers+there/3642381/stor y.html [691231] Date Posted: 10/21/10 |
| Toni Schmader in Slate: How political operatives make us believe the worst about their opponents. |
| Toni Schmader in Slate: How political operatives make us believe the worst about their opponents. |
WEB URL: http://www.slate.com/id/2268667/ [691231] Date Posted: 10/19/10 |
| Liz Dunn will be speaking at Poptech 2010 in Camden Opera House, Maine on Oct. 22, 2010. Her talk will focus on how people can use their money more effectively to increase well-being. |
| Liz Dunn will be speaking at Poptech 2010 in Camden Opera House, Maine on Oct. 22, 2010. Her talk will focus on how people can use their money more effectively to increase well-being. |
[691231] Date Posted: 10/15/10 |
| Kalina Christoff in the New York Times: The virtues of a wandering mind. |
| Related stories concerning the target article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences have appeared in the New York Times, Business Insider, and the Wall Street Journal. |
WEB URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/science/29tier.html?_r=1 [691231] Date Posted: 10/15/10 |
| Greg Miller and Edith Chen in True/Slant: Child abuse may compromise immune systems in lasting ways. |
| Gregory Miller and Edith Chen suspect that abuse and neglect might actually compromise children’s immune systems somtimes decades later. |
WEB URL: http://trueslant.com/wrayherbert/2010/05/18/a-new-twist-on-child-abuse/ [691231] Date Posted: 10/15/10 |
| Liisa Galea will be speaking at Science World on Nov. 11, 2010 at 6:30 pm. The title of the talk is Boy Brains vs. Girl Brains. |
Science World, Thursday, November 11 6:30–7:30pm |
WEB URL: http://www.scienceworld.ca/bodyworldsevents [691231] Date Posted: 10/12/10 |
| Former post doc Scott Sinnett and Alan Kingstone on Quirks & Quarks, CBC Radio: Silencing the tennis racket. |
| Former post doc Scott Sinnett and Alan Kingstone on Quirks & Quarks, CBC Radio: Silencing the tennis racket. |
WEB URL: http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/media/2010-2011/qq-2010-10-09_02.mp3 [691231] Date Posted: 10/12/10 |
| Congratulations to David Klonsky, who received the 2010 Theodore H. Blau Early Career Award for distinguished professional contributions in clinical psychology from the American Psychological Association. |
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| Theodore H. Blau Early Career Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Clinical Psychology presented to E. David Klonsky, Ph.D. for professional accomplishments in clinical psychology. Accomplishments may include promoting the practice of clinical psychology through professional service; innovation in service delivery; novel application of applied research methodologies to professional practice; positive impact on health delivery systems; development of creative educational programs for practice; or other novel or creative activities advancing the service of the profession. |
[691231] Date Posted: 10/07/10 |
| Sheila Woody is presenting two workshops at the CBT for Anxiety Disorders and Obsessions Conference at the Sheba Medical Center, Israel on Nov. 3 to 4, 2010. |
| Sheila Woody is presenting two workshops at the CBT for Anxiety Disorders and Obsessions Conference at the Sheba Medical Center, Israel on Nov. 3 to 4, 2010. |
WEB URL: http://www.isas.co.il/cbt2010/ [691231] Date Posted: 10/06/10 |
| Mark Schaller in Scientific American: Seeing sick people protects against illness. |
| In Scientific American the article titled "Natural Immunity" focuses on new research by Mark Schaller, Greg Miller, Will Gervais, Sarah Yager, and Edith Chen. |
WEB URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=natural-immunity [691231] Date Posted: 10/04/10 |
| Listen to Liz Dunn's interview Smart spending buys happiness on American Public Media. |
| Listen to Liz Dunn's interview Smart spending buys happiness on American Public Media. Elizabeth Dunn who believes you can buy happiness, to a certain degree, if you spend your money right. |
WEB URL: http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/09/10/mm-smart-spending -buys-happiness/ [691231] Date Posted: 10/04/10 |