Jim's Blog

Social scientists and psychologists love to have us playing economic games. They usually give us l...

For sometime now, I’ve been complaining that the technology that I need isn't here. I want to be able to speak into my phone, and have ...

My observation of an Oregon Grape coming into flower early in a sheltered spot behind a public toilet pales beside those made by Dr. Graf...

When we first look at someone, we know immediately if they appear to be attractive to us. The question why do we come to that rapid concl...

If someone said that you looked pale or pasty, it was usually meant to indicate that they were worried about your state of health. If it wa...

            In the last few days of the holiday season, we are still in game playing mode. Our social science friends li...

Locked up in a zoo, however nice but with lots of time on your hands, what would you do? Perhaps get up late, have a leisu...

It is another beautiful day with blue skies and the temperature rushing into the 50s. I am taking my morning coffee later that usual today ...

A good malt whisky is one of life’s little luxuries. But what makes a fine malt? Well, the barley must be important, as ...

Many, many species learn by watching their parents or peer group. They learn what to eat, what not to eat, when to hide,...

Social scientists and psychologists love to have us playing economic games. They usually give us l...

Embryonic learning can be important (apparently) for species that are on their own once they hatch from the egg. Hatchlin...

Placebos and pain control do not have a clear mechanism. Neuroimaging has shown that the belief in that the magic pill reduces ...

Too many distractions for lame ducks?

3D printed bio-bots are crawling about the Heartland. Not very rapidly it is true, but at ¼mm each second, just fast enou...

The videogame industry is huge with many of the consumers playing violent shooter games while they save the world or finish some quest. T...

Too many teeth?

An anti-phase game strategy is often required to win in two-person sports. When we first learn any two-person sport we are usua...