Stories by Jason G. Goldman

Found this in my inbox the other day. Looks like a cool workshop and a really rich dataset. And the great part is if they accept your application, it is all entirely funded!

More science, more blogging, more fantastic. Here are my Research Blogging Editor’s Selections this week: Angry people might play video games to release pent up energy and aggression…But researchers find that it doesn’t really help.

Four sea lions nicknamed Matti, Pablo, Apolo and Taite were recently found underweight and malnourished on beaches in Orange County. This morning, they were released back into the wild before a cheering crowd at Crescent Bay in Laguna Beach.

Lately, a paper to be published in the June edition of the American Naturalist has been getting some attention. The findings that are getting reported out of this paper didn’t make sense to me, but I wondered if this was an issue with accuracy in reporting.

Figure 1: So what did everyone think of the Fringe season finale last night? I’ll tell you what I thought: J.J. Abrams can bite me. (image source) Okay, so maybe part of the reason I am so annoyed is because I’m kind of obsessed with Anna Torv’s character, and I’m pissed about that twist at [...]

[Below is a longer, less edited version of an article I wrote for my department newsletter this month.] Is science blogging something that belongs to Science or to Journalism?

A song for Mom’s birthday. The best gift (by my own calculation) I ever gave my mother was a custom mousepad with an MRI image of my brain on it.

Regular readers of this blog know that while I think studying animal cognition, behavior, and communication is (sometimes) fun and (always) interesting, the real importance – the why should I care about this – is because by understanding animals, we can attempt to learn more about ourselves.

Two songs by Venezuelan singer Carlos Baute: First, Te Regalo: Second, Colgando En Tus Manos, with Spanish singer Marta Sanchez

Fascinating Psychology and Neuroscience blogging as always this week. After several weeks behind me as Psych and Neuro Editor, I can confirm that is indeed really, really hard to just pick a few posts each week.

This past weekend, I was searching around the interwebz looking for something interesting to write about for Monday Pets. Lately, Monday Pets has been somewhat cat- and dog-heavy, so I was looking for something a bit different.

Before we get into the regular bloggy shenanigans this week, I would like to share some personal news. Those of you who have been regular readers have certainly read about my family’s dog, Argo.

No, I suppose you can never truly trust a killer whale. (h/t Dr. Isis)

This video is awesome. h/t to Zen Faulkes

Figure 1: From the good folks at Fake Science, something particularly relevant for me, these last few weeks. Here’s a round-up for this week.

This might be in my top 5 favorite songs, ever, in the history of songs. Long, but totally worth it. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas, by Harry Chapin.

Yesterday, I wrote about this paper on chimpanzees learning (or not) to spit water into a tube to retrieve a peanut. I was so very sad to see that there were no supplementary materials included with the paper.

I found a terrific blog called Fake Science. Here’s a little bit of timely information for you, straight from the Fake Science vaults.

What is culture? One simple definition might be: a distinctive behavior shared by two or more individuals, which persists over time, and that ignorant individuals acquire through socially-aided learning.

Scienceblogs is bringing back the popular Ask A Scienceblogger program. Sayeth the overlordz: Whatever you’ve wondered, now is your chance to ask.

Can’t Be Tamed by Miley Cyrus.

Add to the list of expensive toys with lasers that I want. Figure 1: Micro Temp Digital Infrared Thermometer, Pro Model. $59.99 at Cabelas.c

Though they are routinely found in the waters off of California, large marine mammals like killer whales don’t usually come so close to shore – it seems they prefer to stick to the farther side of the channel islands.

Here are my ResearchBlogging Editor’s Selections for this week. This week, Psychology and Neuroscience blogging brings us some fantastic science, as always.