We’re going to discus the vagus nerve and no, vagus has nothing to do with Elvis Presley, showgirls or gambling. It’s part of our complex nervous system! Image credit: “Structural divisions of the nervous system” by Chiara Mazzasette is licensed under CC BY 4.0 / Your nervous system has two parts: the central nervous...
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Movember: More than facial hair–men’s health!
A month focused on men’s health and mustaches, what’s not to love? It’s Movember! Movember started in 2003 in Australia when a couple of mates sat in a pub moaning over the loss of the mustache as a “Fashion Do.” At the time, mustaches (or Mo’s in Aussie speak”) were a “Fashion Don’t” with...
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When teaching as an assistant professor, I had an experience which I shared in a post in 2012 called Guardian Angels and Mental Health. I’ll tell a bit of the story here. I was teaching an introductory course in persuasion at a nearby university Simultaneously challenging and fun, I spent most of my time keeping my learning curve...
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