Sat 25 Oct 2008
I was thrilled to cover this workshop. The three-woman panel gave a great presentation on running a freelance business, covering everything from taking whatever you can get for work, to controlling, shaping and selecting articles. Siri Carpenter is from Madison Wisconsin and a trained social psychologist. She has been freelancing about behavior science topics for [...]Sat 25 Oct 2008
One moment is hard to pick because this trip was one incredible moment. A standout moment for me though was the impromptu drumming jam on the patio at Trader Vic’s. Not only was it fun, in a tribal way, but we sounded great. It started off with base beats on the table with our hands. [...]Tue 11 Nov 2008
Adam Frank is a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Rochester in New York. He earned his PhD in 1992 from the University of Washington. In 1995, he was the recipient of the Hubble Fellowship, a postdoctoral fellowship that supports young scientist in astronomy and physics to conduct research and analyze data from NASA’s [...]Fri 21 Nov 2008
Kinesiology is the science that deals with the interrelationship of the movement of the body and the physiological processes of the systems involved. Research can be focused on the processes involving the cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous or immune systems. The aim may be to verify the performance effects of high altitude training for elite athletes to [...]Mon 24 Nov 2008
data analysis room…cozy! I met with Dr. Koceja at the Motor Control Lab as planned. He had some quick business so he left. I felt a real cozy feeling as I sat at the table of the data analysis room. I didn’t really understand why until it dawned on me…”Hey! This is what my data [...]Mon 15 Dec 2008
Martina Samm is a non-traditional student who recently moved to Bloomington from Lakeville, Indiana, where she spent the last five years renovating her small house, finishing just in time for the fall semester. Her focus is in the field of diet and nutrition. Her goal is to write about the benefits of a healthy diet [...]Fri 19 Dec 2008
Natalie Angier is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. The Canon, A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science is a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice recipient as well as Amazon.com Best Science Book of the Year. Her other books include Natural Obsessions, The Beauty and the Beastly, and Woman: An Intimate [...]Sat 20 Dec 2008
Take a deep breath and relax. Researchers have found more evidence of the mind/body connection. This time at a cellular level. The study shows that the daily practice of relaxation can change the activity of genes that relate to how a healthy body deals with stress. Certain mindful activities produce a state of deep physiological [...]