by Jane Devin on 03/28/2009
“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 [...]
by Jane Devin on 03/25/2009
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 [...]
by Jane Devin on 03/18/2009
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 [...]