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The Last Psychiatrist

I've recently started reading The Last Psychiatrist, for a humorous and blunt look at modern life. I think this one is worth an add to the blogroll, so I shall. Some choice examples: Just how many drinks a day are safe? [yes, I know this is not psychiatry]

Big 5 Personality Traits: OCEAN

I have mentioned the Big 5 personality traits before, and the biggest of them all is Conscientiousness. Conscientiousness, or C, is a measure of one's ability to buckle down and work hard, especially at unpleasant tasks. It is correlated with job performance and doing well in school. It

The Pit of Despair

I was horrified today to learn of the work of Harry Harlow, Ph.D. Harlow actually stumbled into his most famous work because he was attempting to lower the cost of his laboratory by raising his own rhesus monkeys. He raised them Skinner style, fed and warm, but bereft of