Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. – John Wooden These last couple of days, Ohio State’s social psychology program has been hounded by news reporters. And not just my graduate program more generally, but my lab more specifically… What was the scandal? Who was spotted…
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. — Oscar Wilde Astonishingly, no one really knows why we dream. With all our development in neuroscience and technology, we still can’t de facto answer why something as…
The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. — Marcus Aurelius Do you know what a group of bunnies is called? A fluffle. Doesn’t that fact automatically improve your morning? Unfortunately, bunnies have nothing to do with today’s post; however, this post will nonetheless be entertaining, informative, and concise—which likely can’t be said…
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. – Helen Keller The reason pirates wore eye-patches was not because they were always getting poked in the eye, but because they were constantly going above deck (where it was bright) to below deck (where it was dark). And in order to…
Yesterday I was clever and tried to change the world. Today I am wise and try to change myself. – Rumi If I were to join a religion, I would be a disciple of Time. Both a stalwart monk and a proselytizing minister, a believer and a preacher of those twelve numbers and their ever-circulating…
Oh what a tangled web we weave,/When first we practise to deceive! – Sir Walter Scott Blackmail is a most delightful enterprise. Well, it’s delightful when you’re the one blackmailing someone else. If the tables are turned, however, it’s terrible. But that’s not the position I’m currently in. I, currently, am the one with the…