Friday, May 29, 2015
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.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
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
Monday, May 18, 2015
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
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Lili's question of the day
The paper
The debate (especially interesting bit at 1:06:59)