Maybe dogs and kids are a key, arriving at last, to understanding how the brain thinks thoughts and feels emotions. Maybe. It’s still essentially a mystery how the brain (which has been called “the most complex object in the universe“) does most of what it does. The mystery is especially deep about how — specifically — […]
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Mothers are Easily Worried
This study addresses the question “Are mothers easily worried?”: “Mothers are Easily Worried,” Cynthia M. Illingworth and Ronald S. Illingworth, Archives of Disease in Childhood, vol. 59, no. 4, April 1984, pp. 380-4. The authors, at Children’s Hospital in Sheffield, UK, explain: “Mothers are easily worried and this cannot always be avoided. But mothers are […]
Moms on the Net: Intro to Computer Science
“Moms on the Net” is a propaganda video about moms on the net. It’s not new, but it’s got staying power. It begins with the words “What a day”: This video is a good introduction, in its own way, though possibly in no other way, to the field of computer science. (Thanks to investigator Carole […]