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APS Fellow Selected to Deliver Prestigious Lectures
APS Fellow Bruce Hood has been selected to present the 2011 Royal Institution of Great Britain Christmas Lectures. Hood will deliver a series of lectures called “Meet Your Brain” in which he will explain how
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Elizabeth Hall’s 1974 Interview with Niko Tinbergen
This is an excellent interview. In a relatively short space, Elizabeth Hall succeeded in capturing much of Niko Tinbergen’s oeuvre and personality. It is notable that the interview occurred at a propitious time — shortly
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In Appreciation: Bartley G. Hoebel (1935-2011)
APS Fellow and Charter Member Bartley Hoebel passed away due to cancer on June 11, 2011. Hoebel was best known for his research on food addiction, especially for his work showing that sugar can be
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Teaching, Advising, and Mentoring the Non-Traditional Graduate Student
Although university classrooms are traditionally populated by recent high school graduates and their peers, the number of non-traditional students entering college has increased in recent years. As changing technology and economic fluctuations affect the job
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How 9 Things That Happened To You As A Child Affect You As An Adult
Business Insider: Ever wonder why some adults are serious while others can’t stop acting like five-year-olds? It could be the result of a childhood which means that adulthood is only an extension of your experiences
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Happy? You may live 35% longer, tracking study suggests
USA Today: No, it’s not that simple, but new research says happy lives are longer — by 35%. The study, published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that those
