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Cell Phones and Tethering - Part 2

2 September, 2008 (03:22) | Health, Psychology

So, dear readers, how did I defend myself to my possibly-future boss, Billie Dawn, at an Au Bon Pain café in the Back Bay area of Boston, where we were both there attending the APA convention? Recall she asked with no small degree of incredulity, You’re a media psychologist — how can you [...]

Summer news–the story of Alzheimer’s is changing for good

31 August, 2008 (18:07) | Health, Psychology

This summer was a busy time for global Alzheimer’s activities and the changes in thinking are dramatic. I personally presented at international meetings held in Oslo, Chicago and Albuquerque (see photo of poster in Chicago at the International Conference on Alzheimer Disease). In general, I would say some areas of research and policy [...]

Ricksha’ Trippin’

24 August, 2008 (23:53) | India, Travel

Originally published in Men’s Health Magazine, October 2007

A Few months ago me and two of friends of volunteering ourselves into a race that involved driving over 3,000 km across India in the Monsoons over the Himalayas - if that wasn’t harrowing enough we thought we’d do it in an mobile toaster on wheels - 3 [...]

On the Sets of Bollywood

24 August, 2008 (23:53) | India, Travel

Sorry my hosting is down for a bit (hence the super basic template) - this should be remedied in 24hours or so.

The film director is directing a scene in which protagonist meets her lover on park bench. I was in Film City, a 500-acre wonderland of fake mansions, poverty-stricken villages, schoolhouses, and police stations on [...]

In its frilly finest

24 June, 2008 (03:04) | Food

I love having house guests. It has been brought to my attention that this is perhaps not a very common or popular stance, but I am sticking by it. As a general concept, I think house guests are pretty great. It’s like having a slumber party, only you can cuss without getting in [...]