Reading . . . virtual reality for your brain.

Ever want to play quidditch? Walk across the moors to find Heathcliff? Or throw the one ring into the fires of Mordor? Well, you may have come closer than you think. A new study in the June 2009 edition of Psychological Science uses neuroimaging to show that brain regions simulate the activities we read about.

You can find out more information by listening to a 60second podcast by Scientific America or checking out the actual article in Psychological Science

Oh, and yes, this is a picture of people trying to play quidditch. You've got to check out the ehow article. I'd stick to reading.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2071532_play-quidditch.html

Gates-gate and the psychology of racism

Oh Gates and Crowley, you've done us one favor . . . you've distracted the media from its non-stop coverage of Michael Jackson. When even NPR is refusing to carry the congressional debates over health care legislation to talk about an arrest, you know the nation needs to talk about race. Thankfully Psychology Today had put together a very nice article about the explicit and implicit racism. Before you say race isn't an issue today, why don't you check out Paul's article. It might make you rethink your assumptions about yourself and begin some truly honest discussions about prejudice.

Where Bias Begins: The Truth About Stereotypes