Thinking About Implicit Bias

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As you know there has been quite a bit of stereotyping in the political realm lately, from how to deal with school shootings, women who have been sexually harassed/discriminated/assault, to caring for our environment. People many times find information to confirm their stereotypes which can result in implicit bias and discrimination. There is a great short article in Scientific American on How To Think About Implicit Bias.

Why Are We So Sure We Are Right

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Check out this AWESOME video with Kathryn Schultz why we feel we always need to be Right all the time and why it is a problem.

Jane Airing March 12!

Hi Everyone... I'm soooooooooo excited to tell you that Jane will be airing on the National Geographic Channel on March 12th 7pm Central time!!! !

The Problem with Artificial Sweeteners

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I had to great opportunity to listen to Dr. Susan Swithers present her research on Artificial Sweeteners and their effects on Obesity/Diabetes/Heart Disease at the Midwest Psychological Association conference a number of years ago. In Sept of 2017 I posted an NPR interview with Dr. Susan Swithers. I want to provide you with some more links so you can consider your intake of Artificial Sweeteners.

Interview with Dr. Swithers about 28 min. She discusses her research and bias of the food industry research and how the milk industry wants to put artificial sweeteners in flavored milk so they can be allowed in schools. They also discuss the idea of taxing beverages with sugar.

Food Sleuth: Investigative Nutrition Interview

Here is the one I posted in Sept of 2017. Bit shorter interview with Dr. Swithers about 8 1/2 min. She discusses the critics' bias, publication of research and her research results.

NPR Interview

Here General Bio

Research List

Research Article 

Blue Mind FB Live Stream Book Club

Hi Everyone... I'm SOOOO EXCITED! Dr. Nichols is starting his Live Stream Blue Mind Book Club TODAY (2/19)!!! 5pm PST (that is 7pm CST!). Just go to Dr. Nichols FB page and scroll down and you will find the live stream if you don't catch it posting on your newsfeed once you like his page! :-) Check out the video here to hear him talk about it!

Blood Test of Concussions

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The FDA has just approved a blood test for identifying Concussions! The accuracy is really great also...with 97% accurately indicating intracranial lesions and 99% accuracy when there are no intracranial lesions. This would help a great deal in general and also to avoid CT scans when no brain lesions were found.

Restoring Long Term Memories!

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Researchers at University of California Irvine have cracked the code on why our long term memory has trouble as we get older and have found how to restore it. Like other parts of our body that stiffness as we get older, an enzyme is compacting the DNA too hard. The researchers hope drugs can be created which can reduce this enzyme and thus releasing the DNA so that the memories can be restore! :-)