by david allan van nostrand | Apr 21, 2025 | Case Study, Experiments, Human Behavior, Teaching
Forks in the road come along more often for some than others, but everyone makes choices along the way. Some opt to keep everything the same and live their entire lives in the same place they were born. Some never leave the nest, living at home with parents their...
by david allan van nostrand | Mar 31, 2025 | Experiments, Human Behavior, Psychology
Scientists say high-emotion memories are triggered by familiar surroundings and events. You and I think of that as having a feeling of déjà vu — or as our table overheard when a Young Modern loudly proclaimed she was having a zsa zsa de va moment. Vu or va, the...
by david allan van nostrand | Oct 28, 2024 | Assumptions, Experiments, Items in the News
What Is The Curse of Knowledge? Brothers Chip and Dan Heath are co-authors of four New York Times best sellers that have sold more than 3 million copies in 33 languages. Chip is a professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Dan is a Senior Fellow at Duke...
by david allan van nostrand | Jul 15, 2024 | Americana, Experiments, Technology, The Wayback Machine
While majoring in English in college, Don Herbert acted in summer playhouse theater. He joined the US Air Force during World War II, became a B-24 pilot, and flew 56 bombing missions over Europe. When the war was over, Herbert came home and got involved in performing...
