Gjovik University College, PhD seminar. PhD students and candidates present their ideas and current literature reviews. Thomas Simon started with his project related to color blindness and researching various daltonization algorithms. Anne works also with color deficiencies while presenting maps and geographical information. Ibrahim investigates the use of mobile devices in the context of color…
Notes Attribution theory attempts to build models by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events. In other words, how the social perceiver uses information to arrive at causal explanations for events. It examines what information is gathered and how it is combined to form a causal judgment. See the Chapter 2 of the book Essential Social Psychology:…
Notes Attitude change and the study of persuasion are getting quite a lot of attention. Some estimate that there is an excess of 1000 publications in this area each year. The landmark work has been done by McGuire in 1985 in “Attitudes and Attitude change”. Direct path (numbers, facts, stats) Peripheral path (emotions, feelings, e.g. fear, sense of…
Notes from the Radio interview with David Robinson. “Senior Consultant to Education International, the global federation of teachers unions, David Robinson is very unhappy at the way universities are being refocused for the purposes of commercial enterprise rather than academia and scholarship.” Paradox: governments and decision makers claim Universities and Higher Education is more important…
On motivation and work incentives “Drive: the surprising truth of what motivates us” by Daniel Pink TED talk on motivation by Daniel Pink TED talk on buggy moral codes, by Dan Ariely Extrinsic vs Intrinsic Extrinsic vs intrinsic motivation, definitions and examples. Evidence of extrinsic motivators interfering with intrinsic motivation. Examples Lepper and Greene studies on painting…
BBC audio broadcast on research on meditation and mindfulness In 2003 there were only about 60 peer-reviewed studies, and now, peer reviewed studies on meditation and mindfulness coming up with the rate of 40 per month. Research confirms mental health benefits of sitting still in a silence for few minutes each day. Mindfulness combats stress, can…
Is it possible for a scientist who never had schizophrenia to study schizophrenics? Is it possible for a researcher who never run 100km race or took part in IronMan to study endurance sports? Is it possible to utter a truth about endurance sports while searching Internet and reading data sheets in the comfort of one’s…
“If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she’s gonna call me Point B” Performance in New York’s Bowery Poetry Club in New York City in 2008 Recently, Sarah Kay gave a TED talk, and on the beginning she performed the same poem again. It is worth watching both versions. In the span of 3…
These few notes are taken (verbatim) from a transcribed lecture by Richard W. Hamming. I have used the transcription published here: http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/YouAndYourResearch.html The original article is excellent and well worth reading in its entirety. But, it is rather long. These are just few main points isolated from the lecture. A quick reference. Pasteur: Luck favors…
An official book launch, at the Dunedin public library, Octagon: “A life on Gorge River” New Zealand’s remotest family by Robert Long. Awesome sceneries of south-west cast, Fiordland, and Jackson’s Bay, Holiford, Pyke river. Awesome story. Almost 30 years in isolation – days walk from road ends, yet, integrated with hunters and fishing community. Even…