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Peeking inside your doctor's notes
by medtours06
Almost all of us have been to the doctor at some point or the other in our lives. One of the common things you would have noted in your meetings with your doctor is him scribbling down notes. But, have you wondered what he writes in such notes? Do you think you should be allowed to see those notes? And, are you prepared to see what your doctor might have written about your meeting and your physiological and psychological conditions?
2008
Foreign Affairs - A Balanced Strategy - Robert M. Gates
by karlcow
User Generated WarsBut no one should ever neglect the psychological, cultural, political, and human dimensions of warfare. War is inevitably tragic, inefficient, and uncertain, and it is important to be skeptical of systems analyses, computer models, game theories, or doctrines that suggest otherwise. We should look askance at idealistic, triumphalist, or ethnocentric notions of future conflict that aspire to transcend the immutable principles and ugly realities of war, that imagine it is possible to cow, shock, or awe an enemy into submission, instead of tracking enemies down hilltop by hilltop, house by house, block by bloody block. As General William Tecumseh Sherman said, "Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster."
Man on Wire
by sbrothier
On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, an brought to jail before he was finally released.
The Second Self - Computers and the Human Spirit, Twentieth Anniversary
by dpansu
Edition The MIT Press
Part I: Growing Up with Computers: The Animation of the Machine
1 Child Philosophers: Are Smart Machines Alive? 33
2 Video Games and Computer Holding Power 65
3 Child Programmers: The First Generation 91
4 Adolescence and Identity: Finding Yourself in the Machine 131
Part II: The New Computer Cultures: The Mechanization of the Mind
5 Personal Computers with Personal Meanings 155
6 Hackers: Loving the Machine for Itself 183
7 The New Philosophers of Artificial Intelligence: A Culture with Global Aspirations 219
Part III: Into a New Age
8 Thinking of Yourself as a Machine 247
9 The Human Spirit in a Computer Culture 279
Epilogue (2004): Changing the Subject and Finding the Object 287
Appendixes
A On Method: A Sociology of Sciences of Mind 303
B Children's Psychological Discourse: Methods and Data Summary 313
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2007
Inside the CIA's notorious "black sites" | Salon News
by mbertier
A Yemeni man never charged by the U.S. details 19 months of brutality and psychological torture -- the first in-depth, first-person account from inside the secret U.S. prisons.
adaptive path » blog » Jesse James Garrett » Charmr: A Design Concept for Diabetes Management Devices
by parmentierf
(via)
Amy asked for better products for diabetics, but we recognized that those products had to add up to an experience that would satisfy their emotional and psychological needs. So we set out to develop an experience design concept that addressed user behavior and psychology as well as current technological trends to project how insulin pumps and glucose meters might work five years from now.
My favourite photo blogs (and more) (Conscientious)
by mozkart
& 1 other
5B4 is a blog about photo books. I love (and collect) photo books. Everybody loves Alec Soth's blog, for obvious reasons. It's simply great. Exposure is a new blog by Aperture, which has had a very promising start. BLDGBLOG is not a photo blog (it's mostly about architecture), but it so intelligently written that every other post I wonder how amateurish my writing might look in comparison. BPS Research Digest, a blog summarizing psychological research, typically makes me channel Mr Spock ("Fascinating!"). For me, Brian Ulrich's blog is right up there with Alec's blog, with a slightly different focus and style. Ed Winkleman's blog is the only art blog that I read regularly (even though I scan a few others). His is most engaging (but hey! what do I know about art?) Exposure Compensation is a great photo blog. gmtPlus9 (-15) requires advanced calculus to determine the actual time zone, but will keep you entertained until you manage to figure it out. i heart photograph features a lot of good photography, with preferences a bit different from mine. Great blog! Modern Art Obsession delivers art/photography with a bit of attitude nicely. The actual Mrs. Deane behind Mrs. Deane is a good friend, and her blog I cannot praise enough. muse-ings always contains "intelligent" (M. Parr) and interesting discussions of photo issues and photographer's work, with the ruffling of the feathers being a regular feature. Another must read, just like (Notes on) Politics, Theory & Photography, which, however, is a bit more on the politics and - often - theory side. Shane Lavalette's blog is another great photo blog, as is The Sonic Blog, the only German blog in this list. VVORK shows you an ecclectic set of art with few words (just the way I like my art). For those who want to read Frank Rich's columns without having to buy the waste of paper called the Sunday New York Times, there's Welcome to Pottersville (the magazine is online and quite overrated actually).
The 27 Forbidden Tactics
by Sniper
& 2 others
How to Use "Psychological Tactics" to Motivate,
Influence, and Persuade People to Open their Wallets and Give You Money!
my3q.com - Create FREE online survey, FREE online questionnaire, FREE Survey, FREE Questionnaire, FREE Polling, FREE Exam by rform.com
by cascamorto
& 3 others
Free User :
# What can you do here? create a polling on internet
# design a psychological test
# create an interface to input data
# set up a question pool
# invite your friend to answer
Creating Passionate Users: Is Twitter TOO good?
by springnet
Twitter scares me. For all its popularity, I see at least three issues: 1) it's a near-perfect example of the psychological principle of intermittent variable reward, the key addictive element of slot machines.
FX Instructor Forex Blog - For Traders By Traders
by EugeneFXI
For traders, by traders. Written by forex professionals, this blog satisfies your hunger for market analysis, strategies, forex myths, psychological advice, and various other articles.
Mental Help Net - Psychological Self-Tools - Online Self-Help Book
by vasanth
Implications of Psychological Theories for Self-help: Introduction ... Creating Your Unique Self-Help Plan: Setting Goals and Selecting Methods ...
"Public secret", Sharon Daniel et Erik Loyer
by schmul.net
Public Secrets reconfigures the physical, psychological, and ideological spaces of the prison, allowing us to learn about life inside the prison along several thematic pathways and from multiple points of view.
2006
My Midlife Crisis and How I Became a Stay-at-Home Mom
by naomicabalis
When people hear the term “midlife crisis” they usually think of fat middle aged men who try to recapture their youth through new sports cars and young women… but of late, midlife psychological chaos is starting to affect women as well.
Nature versus nurture
by Lagora
Nature versus nurture is a shorthand expression for debates about the relative importance of an individual's innate qualities ("nature") versus personal experiences ("nurture") in determining or causing individual differences in physical and behavioral traits. For a discussion of nature versus nurture in human universals, see also psychological nativism.
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by oqdbpo
& 15 others
New York City-based PSYOP is an inspiring culmination of creativity, collaboration and production focused on providing visual solutions in motion for the advertising & marketing, video gaming, broadcast and music video industries . Founded in 2000 by five creative partners , the company continues its insurgence into these industries with its distinct conceptual approach, collaborative nature and dynamically fresh aesthetics . Seamlessly blending the disciplines of design, animation and live-action directing PSYOP approaches elaborate challenges with extraordinary creative and technical flexibility providing unique solutions and design with meaning . PSYOP’s appropriation of the identity of the United States government’s division of psychological operations represents a critical awareness of the power that advertising has and the importance of accurate and targeted communications .
Their motto is “Persuade, Change & Influence”
SHS :PsycInfo (Webspirs): mode d'emploi 7 pages pdf
by urfist
American Psychological Association.articles de périodiques, livres et chapitres de livres.depuis 1887 pour les périodiques et 1987 pour les livres et chapitres de livres ; psychologie , psychiatrie, les aspects psychologiques de la médecine, de la soci
IGN: The Impact of Violent Videogames
by bcpbcp
Violent media has existed as long as human history and the debate over how or when to control it is as hotly contested as ever. With the trend towards greater realism and graphic content that began in the 90's, videogames have found themselves the focal point du jour. But how much of an impact have these violent videogames had? We'll take a look at the psychological, political, and economic issues surrounding violent videogames and try to make sense of it all. No matter which side of the fence you sit on this argument, it is important to know the facts.
