I asked, you answered, and I must say that other than getting somewhat lost in the Gmail maze of threaded email, this was a fun project for me.  I’m nerdy like that — I like to know something about my readers other than their screen names — and I appreciate your openness.  I was touched [...]

“The study investigates the relation between people’s personality and the content and style of their writing…” – email from Washington University in St. Louis.
We Judge, and Hopefully Well
Eminem wasn’t the first person to shrug his shoulders in exasperation and say “I am whoever you say I am”.  Humans have a long history of expressing [...]

After writing, The Invisible Jesus in Psychology, I had an idea I wanted to test. To help me do that, I invited readers to ask me any question they’d like. Nothing was off-limits.  Here are the questions they asked, and my answers.
1. Do you have regrets? What is one? Do you believe that regrets [...]

UPDATE: Congratulations to TRESHA, the winner of the $20 Amazon gift certificate. Thank you to everyone who participated!
I’m working on a project, and need your help. I’ll tell you what the project is after it’s done, but right now I’d like you all to put on your reporter hats and interview me.  I know it’s [...]

Universities in the “Show-Me” state of Missouri seem to like studying blogs and the characters of those who write them.  Last year, the Missouri State University in Springfield asked me to participate in a student study on media ethics and the “Wild West” of the internet. Yesterday, Tal Yakoni and Dr. Simine Vazire of the [...]

It’s a room with clean white walls, hardwood floors, and a blue rug. There’s a big window at the rear of the room, open to the breeze, and white curtains that lightly billow. In the middle, there’s an old mahogany desk with lots of drawers, and a comfortable chair — sometimes blue, [...]