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Repent for the Cosmic Castration Is Upon Us (part I)

By now you’ve probably read the following disturbing headline: Young Risk-Takers Drawn to Dangerous ‘Choking Game’ Kathleen Doheny wrote this article for HealthDay, an article that profiles research conducted by Robert Nystrom, adolescent health manager at the Oregon Public Health Division in Portland. The article hit the web on April 16th, 2012. Here’s Doheny’s tagline: Study […]

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COMMENT: You Can “Tune A Fish” But You Can’t “Tweet A Dog”

Before I start, a quick note. I did write part II of my blog series Sociable Robots: 3D Pornography? Unfortunately, I’m not going to post it. Why? Well, it’s good, maybe too good, meaning, too truthful. Simply, some truths are not appropriate for a blog format. So, if you’d like a copy of part II, […]

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Sociable Robots: 3D Pornography? (part I)

In the last couple of days two news headlines have caught my attention: 1) “Robots Could Be Future Playmates for Kids” 2) “How Many Facebook Friends Do You Have? Study Links Narcissism and Facebook Activity” I mentioned the Narcissism – Facebook connection in my August 25th, 2011, post entitled Does Chronic Internet Use Mimic Insecure […]

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A Trip Down Attachment Memory Lane (2007–2012)

Continued from part I This is part II in a two-part blog post series looking back on ten plus years of making grants in support of Bowlbian attachment theory. Part II covers the years 2007–2012. See part I for the years 2002–2007. 2007–2008 Las Cumbres Learning Services ($800)—A 2007–2008 follow-up grant. Cañones Early Childhood Center […]

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A Trip Down Attachment Memory Lane (2002–2007)

I recently received an email from an attachment researcher of some note. This researcher was looking for funding for a fairly ambitious project that potentially would have a global presence. I responded to this researcher by saying that back in September of 2011 the board voted to move away from Bowlbian attachment theory as a […]

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