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Why knowledge about emotion has accumulated more slowly than other comparable concepts?

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:21:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "In this paper I argue that despite the general importance of emotion in the science of the mind and the ever increasing pace of research on emotion, knowledge about emotion has accumulated more slowly than for other comparable concepts, such as memory or attention, because the acceptance of these commonsense assumptions are not warranted by the available empirical evidence. I then consider what moving beyond a commonsense view might look like and what it would mean for the scientific study of emotion." Lisa Feldman Barrett

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As common sense has it, emotions are triggered automatically, happen to people, and cause them to act in specific and diagnostic ways. An offense triggers anger. A death triggers sadness

The given quality of a person’s own experience, and the way that emotion seems to control behavior without awareness, is usually taken as proof that emotions are automatic responses to things that happen in the world over which people have little control. Knowledge, expectations, and beliefs seem to have little impact on emotion, although they can regulate a response once it has been triggered. As a consequence, people assume that emotions can overcome them, rapidly overriding whatever else they might have been doing, thinking, and feeling.

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In this paper I argue that despite the general importance of emotion in the science of the mind and the ever increasing pace of research on emotion, knowledge about emotion has accumulated more slowly than for other comparable concepts, such as memory or attention

Tierney Lab founding principals

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:10:02 GMT

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About TierneyLab

John Tierney always wanted to be a scientist but went into journalism because its peer-review process was a great deal easier to sneak through. Now a columnist for the Science Times section, Tierney previously wrote columns for the Op-Ed page, the Metro section and the Times Magazine. Before that he covered science for magazines like Discover, Hippocrates and Science 86.

With your help, he's using TierneyLab to check out new research and rethink conventional wisdom about science and society. The Lab's work is guided by two founding principles:

Just because an idea appeals to a lot of people doesn't mean it's wrong.

But that's a good working theory.

Comments and suggestions are welcome, particularly from researchers with new findings. E-mail tierneylab@nytimes.com.

Tags: science, groupthink

How Undecided Are 'Undecided Voters?'

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:34:18 GMT

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Clip Source: www.sciencefriday.com

Just how undecided are 'undecided voters?' New research published this week in the journal Science looks at 'automatic mental associations' and finds that they can be good predictors of the way an 'undecided' voter will likely finally vote. In the study, researchers looked at a group of 'undecided' people about to vote on whether a local military base should be allowed to expand. The prospective voters were shown a series of words, interspersed with images of the base, and asked to press a button whenever a positive or negative word was displayed. Measuring the times needed to respond to the words during the task gave an indication of whether the participant had a positive or negative mental association with the base -- and that association often aligned with the way the subject eventually ended up voting.

Tags: podcast, science fiction, vote, election, psychology

Types of cloud

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:49:49 GMT

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Clip Source: www.visitandlearn.co.uk

Tags: science

Sarah Palin's view of Science

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:59:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: She never met an animal she didn't want to shoot.

Clip Source: www.salon.com

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Screenshot from Defenders of Wildlife video

Sept. 8, 2008 | Wildlife activists thought they had seen the worst in

alin's administration put a bounty on wolves' heads,

"Palin acts like she has never met an animal she didn't want shot," says Priscilla Feral

Yet it is not hard to find Alaskans who say Palin's enthusiasm for predator control fits a broader narrative of how she edits science to suit her personal views. She endorses the teaching of creationism in public schools and has questioned whether humans are responsible for global warming.

"Across the board, Sarah Palin puts on a masquerade, claiming she is using sound management and science,

she uses ideology and ignores science when it is in her way."

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Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:31:47 GMT

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Constant Truth

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:01:19 GMT

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Tags: science, religion

Neuroscientists Find That Men And Women Respond Differently To Stress

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:29:28 GMT

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Clip Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Men Are From Mars
Neuroscientists Find That Men And Women Respond Differently To Stress

Functional magnetic resonance imaging of men and women under stress showed neuroscientists how their brains differed in response to stressful situations. In men, increased blood flow to the left orbitofrontal cortex suggested activation of the "fight or flight" response. In women, stress activated the limbic system, which is associated with emotional responses.

There are many books and movies that highlight the psychological differences between men and women -- Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus, for example; but now, neurologists say they have brain images that prove male and female brains do work differently -- at least under stress.

Note: This story and accompanying video were originally produced for the American Institute of Physics series Discoveries and Breakthroughs in Science by Ivanhoe Broadcast News and are protected by copyright law. All rights reserved.

Tags: science

Atlas of Creation by Harun Yahya

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:21:30 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The theory of evolution is a major hoax and deception in the history of science.

Clip Source: www.harunyahya.com

ATLAS OF CREATION

Some 150 years ago, the British naturalist Charles Darwin proposed a theory based on various observations made during his travels, but which could not be supported by any subsequent scientific findings. In essence, his theory of evolution consisted of various scenarios, assumptions and conjectures that Darwin dreamed up in his own imagination.

This book will provide you with not only such information as what fossils are and where and how they are found, but also a closer examination of a variety of fossil specimens, millions of years old, that are still able to declare, "We never underwent evolution; we were created." The fossils discussed and illustrated in this book are just a few examples of the hundreds of millions of specimens that prove the fact of creation. And even these few are enough to prove that the theory of evolution is a major hoax and deception in the history of science.

ATLAS OF CREATION VOLUME II

ATLAS OF CREATION VOLUME III

Tags: atlas, creation, darwin, harun, yahya, islam, knowledge, nature

Gecko-grip material aims to be the end of glue

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:47:18 GMT

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Gecko-grip material aims to be the end of glue

19:00 09 October 2008
NewScientist.com news service
Jessica Griggs

A close of up the structures on a gecko's foot, compared with the nanotubes that make up a synthetic mimic that is even stickier than the real thing (Image: Science)

Geckos have long inspired scientists and super-hero fans alike with their ability to scamper up vertical walls and cling to ceilings with a single toe. In recent years, people have attempted to create materials that match those spectacular abilities, in the hope of creating new advanced adhesives, or even car braking systems.

Now US chemists claim to have made one based on nanotubes that it is 10 times stickier than some gecko feet. Even more impressively, like a real gecko foot, it can also be easily unstuck with a tug in the right direction.

The new material was tested for stickiness on surfaces ranging from Teflon to sandpaper.

Tags: science

McCain Manipulation

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:12:04 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This was about a debate between McCain and Obama. How manipulative is McCain? o.O

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McCain portrayed Barack Obama as an excessive spender

"[Obama] voted for nearly a billion dollars in pork barrel earmark projects, including, by the way, $3 million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago, Illinois. My friends, do we need to spend that kind of money?"

no ordinary overhead projector

the 'overhead projector' he's talking about is the spectacular 'Sky Theater' -- one of the most engrossing, gorgeous venues for displaying visuals about space

The science community is notoriously tight-knit, especially when rallying to a cause, and boy are they are rallying to this one

For McCain to use this as a political zinger is insulting...

Planetariums are Bridges to the Future, and America would be a much better place if all the congressional earmarks went to projects like them

Linking a planetarium to national security may be a bit of a stretch, but the point is clear: McCain probably shouldn't count on the "science vote" this year.

Tags: science, news, barack obama, mccain, politics, debate

Asia trumping US on science R&D

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:00:40 GMT

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Clip Source: features.csmonitor.com

Asia trumping US on science R&D

Federal funding for research has been falling in real terms. Is the nation’s economic edge at stake?

science-policy specialists in the United States see troubling signs that federal support for research – measured by checks written rather than checks promised – may be weakening.

To those involved in federally funded research, their work represents a kind of intellectual infrastructure that, if allowed to erode, can begin to undermine the country’s economic competitiveness.

The immediate concern is the continuing resolution the president signed Sept. 30. Congress punted final passage of the federal budget to next March. Except for the Defense Department, other federal agencies responsible for performing or funding research must hold spending at or below fiscal year 2008 levels.

The budget’s math “is such that it’s going to be very hard to make any sort of dramatic new investments” in research

with fiscal year 2005, federal spending on research has fallen off

Tags: budget, research, science, economics

US schools still on top worldwide

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:35:45 GMT

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clipper's remarks: And to keep it that way we need a government committed to education and science.

Technology is the way of the future more than ever.

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Of the top 100 institutions 17 are from the UK, two fewer than in 2007, compared with 37 US universities.

New entrants in the top 200 include: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Stony Brook University (USA), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), VU University Amsterdam (Netherlands), University of Lausanne (Switzerland), Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), Universität Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia), Brandeis University (USA), Pohang University of Science and Technology (South Korea), Technische Universität Berlin (Germany), University of Bern (Switzerland), Dalhousie University (Canada), University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and University of Athens (Greece).

Thirteen of those in the top 100 were strong on technology

"People with strong numerical and problem-solving skills seem to be appreciated by employers."

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important in many regions of the world

Don't believe in telepathy? watch this half hour BBC clip

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:51:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Truly intriguing.

Clip Source: www.bbc.co.uk

THE MATERIAL WORLD

Material World this week comes from the British Association For The Advancement of Science's annual Festival of Science, taking place at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.

However, some subjects have traditionally been off limits; parapsychological claims for phenomena such as telepathy for example. Not any more. Before an audience at this year's Festival Quentin Cooper confronts a panel of scientific heretics and sceptics to assess just how much evidence there is for mind extending beyond the physical brain.


	PROGRAMME INFO

	Thursday 16:30-17:00


	Quentin Cooper reports on developments across the sciences. Each week scientists describe their work, conveying the excitement they feel for their research projects.



	Contact Material World


	LISTEN AGAIN 30 min


	Listen to 7 September

Tags: telepathy, mind beyond the body

Hundreds of New Marine Species Found

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:35:43 GMT

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Oct. 8, 2008 -- Hundreds of new marine species and previously uncharted undersea mountains and canyons have been discovered in the depths of the Southern Ocean, Australian scientists said Wednesday.

A total of 274 species of fish, ancient corals, mollusks, crustaceans and sponges new to science were found in icy waters up to 9,800 feet deep among extinct volcanoes, they said.

Tags: biology, oceans, marine life, science

Clipmarks | Science Clips

Why knowledge about emotion has accumulated more slowly than other comparable concepts?

Tierney Lab founding principals

About TierneyLab

How Undecided Are 'Undecided Voters?'

Types of cloud

Sarah Palin's view of Science

my clipart

Constant Truth

Neuroscientists Find That Men And Women Respond Differently To Stress

Men Are From Mars Neuroscientists Find That Men And Women Respond Differently To Stress

Atlas of Creation by Harun Yahya

Gecko-grip material aims to be the end of glue

Gecko-grip material aims to be the end of glue

McCain Manipulation

Asia trumping US on science R&D

US schools still on top worldwide

Don't believe in telepathy? watch this half hour BBC clip

Hundreds of New Marine Species Found

Men Are From Mars
Neuroscientists Find That Men And Women Respond Differently To Stress