Lili's thought of the day

An empty Comcar pulled up at Parliament House in Canberra, and when the door was opened, out stepped Malcolm Turnbull.

A very pointed observation from a New Scientist interview article

But the idea that emotions are hardwired and universal underlies many things...

Very much so. The example that really gets me is the training of autistic children to recognise the stereotyped expressions stipulated by the classical view. This training is supposed to improve children's social functioning. But nothing changes for these kids because these facial expressions don't generalise outside the lab.

Professor Lisa Feldman Barrett interviewed by Shannon Fischer for New Scientist

March 11th 2017 Issue 3116 p. 40-43

Lili's thought of the day

I read Jason Padgett's book so that you don't have to:

Daniel Tammet: the Boy with the Incredible Story

Lili's sarcastic remark of the day

Ancient technique can dramatically improve memory, research suggests.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/mar/08/ancient-technique-can-dramatically-improve-memory-research-suggests-memory-palace

Ya don't say!

Lili's question for the day

Did neuroscience researchers inadvertently give Daniel Tammet a malingering test? 

A revised and massively added-to 2017 edition of my ebook about Daniel Tammet and his "incredible story" is now available!

Daniel Tammet: the Boy with the Incredible Story

Lili's thought of the day

Trust me, I'm a doctor.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/fake-doctor-kicked-off-11year-run-as-impostor-at-central-coast-hospitals/news-story/c79a174ef1b584c60ba244413d575913

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-08/fake-doctor-also-worked-for-pharmaceutical-giant-astrazeneca/8337002