Today is a bit of a milestone for Mr. F and me–forty years ago, November 22, 1969, we went on our first date. And what did we do? We went to the USC-UCLA football game, of course. Little did the 17-year-old Mr. F know that this activity would be a...

Having a blog has opened up new conversations with people I would otherwise never encounter, and I’ve really enjoyed the exposure to new ideas. Last year, Karen and I were asked to comment on a person’s choice of avatars. We had to do a bit of research...

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Cengage, who publish my Discovering Biological Psychology, is launching CengageBrain.com, a new portal for obtaining textbooks directly without paying the college bookstores their middleman cuts. You can buy regular...

Chi Omega and Delta Delta Delta showing the love. As a professor, one of our greatest joys is often just a simple thank you. As good students , faculty also love to get an ‘A’ on our report card. For the  second year,  the sisters of Chi Omega and...

The Cal Poly Neuroscience Club took a field trip today down the road to UCSB to tour the Brain Imaging Lab. Our intrepid students met on campus this morning at 7:45 a.m. (a brutal hour, so these are true Brainiacs) to meet our carpools, and then we...