An interesting article by Randy Dotinga appearing in the 5-24-07 issue of Wired called Anakin Skywalker: Borderline Personality, Bipolar or Narcissist?A team of psychiatrists has done a study analyzing Anakin Skywalker . According to Dr. Eric Bui in Toulouse, France, a co-author of the study, they have concluded that Anakin... read more →
Jun
03
Apr
16
A colleague sent around an article about research out of UCD that has gotten a lot of attention with headlines like: "Study Reveals "Robin Hood Impulse' in Human Nature." ...120 paid student volunteers at a computer lab on the campus of the University of California at Davis sat at computer... read more →
Apr
16
Why not YouEd? This article "Young Americans Have Fallen In Love With Streaming Video, Thanks To YouTube And Other Video File Sharing Websites" made me think that as technology evolves and people’s experiences and preferences shift, it opens new ways to think outside the ivy halls. Streaming video could have... read more →
Apr
14
Jason Whitlock (Kansis City) wrote an interesting editorial (4/11/07): "Imus isn’t the real bad guy." In it, he argues that instead of "wasting time on the irrelevant shock jock, black leaders need to be fighting a growing gangster culture." Personally, I think Imus is a jerk, don’t like him, &... read more →
Apr
08
A colleague pointed out an interesting article in the NY Times called "Rise of the Takedown." . It is absolutely astounding what the anonymity of electronic discourse does to “good manners.” Some blog authors find that it unleashes vitriolic personal assaults. And interestingly, some from the same people. (You’d think... read more →
Dr. Pamela Rutledge is available to reporters for comments on the psychological and social impact of media and technology on individuals, society, organizations and brands.