Over at my other weblog "Darth Quixote" interviews cognitive science superstar Steven Pinker.
While I've got your attention, here are some other 10 questions....
John Derbyshire, conservative writer.
Armand Leroi, evolutionary & developmental biologist.
Warren Treadgold, Byzantine historian.
Dan Sperber, cognitive anthropologist.
Ken Miller, cell biologist.
Judith Rich Harris, social & developmental psychologist.
Justin L. Barrett, cognitive psychologist.
David Haig
Adam K. Webb., political scientist.
James F. Crow, population geneticist.
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OK, this is goofy, but I was tired and bored, so I started playing around with "The Advertising Slogan Generator" (via Pharyngula) You put a word or phrase in,
Those of you interested in embodied cognition, and issues of knowledge representation, should find this paper interesting:
Mild cognitive impairment affects many cognitive functions, particularly memory. People with mild cognitive impairment are 3-4 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's Disease; hence, it is regarded as a transition stage between normal age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's Disease.
I know there are a few psychologists out there lurking around. This post is for you. I thought it might be interesting for some of you (all of you? any of you? hello, is this thing on?) to write a little bit about what you do as psychologists.
Just curious, is the 10 question series done only over email or are any of the interviews done in-person or over the phone?
email.