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Category: psychology

  • Overthinking

    Us psychology types are constantly reading and thinking about things like logic, experimental design, and statistics. I recently came across a nice little article, Mistakes in Experimental Design and Interpretation, that summarizes a bunch of issues in designing and interpreting science experiments. I found the last point the most interesting: Mistake I9: Being Too Clever…

  • Ottawa

    V and I have been in Ottawa for the last few days. Here are some facts about Ottawa: Sneaking into an academic conference isn’t too hard. I probably should have registered early, when it didn’t cost much, but given that I was lazy and waited until the price went up to $400.00, there’s no way…

  • "Country Music" is an Oxymoron

    I am going to a psychology conference for a few days. V and I will be driving to Ottawa, and she will probably make me listen to country music much of the way there. I really love country music. Here is some fan mail: Dear Carrie Underwood, Maybe the reason he cheated is that his…