I don't like to repost, but Steve Novella has some great pieces up right now, and this is directly related. --PalMD

s I've clearly demonstrated in earlier posts, I'm no philosopher. But I am a doctor, and, I believe, a good one at that, and I find some of this talk about "non-materialist" perspectives in science to be frankly disturbing, and not a little dangerous.

One of the things that has puzzled me about natural history/science museums are the mineralogy exhibits. They really don't seem to be about anything other than "OOH! SHINY PEBBLE!" Mind you, they often have some very cool and shiny pebbles, but contrast them to paleontology exhibits.

...I would be feeling like an idiot right about now. A while ago, I endorsed Sonia Chang-Diaz over Dianne Wilkerson for MA State Senate because I thought Wilkerson had some ethics problems. I didn't know the half of it (italics mine):

Encephalon is up at Mind Hacks! Go check it out!

Greta and I are off to vote today, so you'll have to get your psychology fix over there.

Oh, and out of curiousity:

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By Tim McAlpine

I caught this one in my RSS reader this morning and it took me by surprise. Good news credit union stories don't typically come from the biggest blogs on the planet. There was a great article posted to LifeHacker on Friday: Why Choose a Credit Union Over a Bank. Within the article are numerous links to other mainstream sites singing the praises of credit unions lately.

The credit union blog-o-sphere is a great place but it largely speaks to the converted. When credit unions get this kind of positive coverage in a non-industry blog with a huge readership, it is worth noting. As of the time of this writing, the article has been read 15,322 times. That's awesome.

Take a read and pay special attention to the more than 70 comments. For the most part, the comments are very positive. Good news like this couldn't come at a better time for credit unions.

I just love this business anecdote which I read in Success magazine

The wind and the sun were having a conversation one day, which turned into a friendly competition about who was better at making things go their way. The wind said, "I am so strong and so good at what I do that I can blow the coat away from that man down on the ground"

So the wind blew hard, bending trees and rattling windows. But the stronger the wind, the more the man clutched his coat, wrapping it tightly around him.
The sun waited patiently for the windstorm to end and then took a turn . With a smile. the sun beamed down its warm rays until the man took off his coat voluntarily.

What the wind couldn't do with brute force the sun accomplished with warmth and charm.

Now if that isn't a wonderful anecodote for leadership, branding and social media then I don't know what is....

Always knew that having wind was a bad thing!!!

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