Prof Michael Cassens

05/14/2016

The NEW Iceberg Analogy!

05/04/2016

Successes and failures both help to define you.

A Princeton psychology professor has come up with a way to show people that that their “invisible” failures and setbacks are as important as their successes. Johannes Haushofer, a princeton professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, posted a CV of failures in an attempt to “balance the r...

05/04/2016

Zombie apocalypse begins in 5-4-3-2-.....

A biotech company in the U.S. has been granted ethical permission by the National Institutes of Health to use 20 brain-dead patients for what is sure to be a highly controversial study: From next year, they plan to stimulate their nervous systems in order to restart the brains.

04/27/2016

Yo Lasers! Is anyone in contact with John Paul Sayre??? He dropped his drivers license in one of my classrooms... if anyone see's him, please send him my way.

Thank you for being awesome!

04/23/2016

Where are my Anteaters? This is not the list you want to be on!!!

Feeling sleepy?

04/22/2016

Something to consider before you swallow your pills...

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine suggest you think long and hard before taking many common cold and allergy medications, especially if you're past middle age.

04/22/2016

We have an amazing guest speaker today at the Psi Beta meeting: cognitive psychologist Dr. Donald Hoffman from UCI! His research combining cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, robotics, mathematics, and quantum physics has brought him to some very interesting conclusions about your perceived reality. IT'S AN ILLUSION! To get a taste of what he has to say, read this recent interview with him: https://www.quantamagazine.org/20160421-the-evolutionary-argument-against-reality/

He also did a TED talk last year if you want a little more (and maybe want to think of some good questions for him): http://www.ted.com/talks/donald_hoffman_do_we_see_reality_as_it_is

All are welcome so if you want to come, his talk today is at:
Irvine Valley College
BSTIC 103
12:30 - 2:00 PM

It's time for some mind expansion!

The cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman believes that evolution and quantum mechanics conspire to make objective reality an illusion.

04/14/2016

It's Sexual Assault Awareness Day today on campus. Come and understand.

04/13/2016

A look at the research that made an impact in 2015, from the benefits of well-designed classroom spaces to the neuroscience behind exercise and math ability.

04/12/2016

Questions like this make philosophy sexy and fun... Of course, without evidence, this is just an entertaining cocktail party conversation.

High-profile physicists and philosophers gathered to debate whether we are real or virtual—and what it means either way

04/07/2016

Sometimes I feel bad about cursing in class... but then again...

http://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-curse-a-lot-have-better-vocabularies-than-those-who-don-t-study-finds

SCIENCE!!!

If someone’s ever accused you of sounding less intelligent because you swear too much, don't worry - science has got your back. A new study has found that those who have a healthy repertoire of curse words at their disposal are more likely to have...

04/07/2016

Get your tickets now before we fill the PAC! Come meet the University of Kentucky's Dr. Nathan DeWall and hear him give a talk on his research on willpower and self-regulation! I've got my ticket? Have you got yours?