Padgett piffle gracing the shelves of a uni book shop

Imagine my amazement when I saw not just one, but a stack of copies at a university book shop, knocking nobodies like Nelson Mandela and Julia Gillard off the shelf. I'm hoping it's because they aren't selling. 

Lili's thought for the day

Shermon is not a name.

Lili's thought of the day

Trust me, I'm a doctor....

Lili's critical thought of the day

The ABC has continued with another season of the Redesign My Brain series, even though I've written previously about why I was unimpressed by the first series. Now might be a good time to take a critical look at claims made for the benefits of one working memory training program: http://www.plosone.org/annotation/listThread.action?root=85992

Lili's well-grounded thought for the day

Time for a dose of reality in expectations of the abilities of normal older and young children to "read emotions":
http://cmbe-cpms.anu.edu.au/whats-on/all-news/children-unable-tell-genuine-faked-sadness

Lili's question of the day

Does long term use of psychiatric drugs cause more harm than good?

The paper

The debate (especially interesting bit at 1:06:59)