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Slow Social

When Elon Musk finalized his purchase of Twitter, I began to think about whether it would be worth staying on Twitter. I’m not alone, and…

Oct 30, 2022

Oct 30, 2022

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The Unbearable Sameness of Online Meetings

Have you been working from home since March? Are you enjoying it or are you missing your old workplace? Are you are also starting to…

Oct 16, 2020

The Unbearable Sameness of Online Meetings

Oct 16, 2020

You don’t need to identify with a candidate.

The 2020 presidential election in the US is overbearing. There are daily, hourly updates of breaking news. The current campaigns…

Mar 2, 2020

You don’t need to identify with a candidate.

Mar 2, 2020

Use Paperpile’s Annotation System

Reading scientific papers as PDFs is a major part of being an academic. Professors, postdocs, grad students and undergraduates end up…

Jan 18, 2020

Use Paperpile’s Annotation System

Jan 18, 2020

Summer Running or Winter Running: Which is Better?

I love running outside, but each season is different. And where I live, Southern Ontario, we get quite a range, with summer high…

Jul 20, 2019

Summer Running or Winter Running: Which is Better?

Jul 20, 2019

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Mindful University Leadership

How a mindfulness practice can be cultivated and helpful for academic leaders.

Jul 15, 2019

Mindful University Leadership

Jul 15, 2019

Psychology and the Art of Dishwasher Maintenance

It’s useful and powerful to know how something works. The cliché that “knowledge is power” may be a common and overused expression but…

Feb 12, 2019

Psychology and the Art of Dishwasher Maintenance

Feb 12, 2019

Why don’t more academics engage in public debate?

Last week, Matthew Sears wrote a great article in MacLean’s about how academics should do more public scholarship and debate. For example…

Jan 6, 2019

Why don’t more academics engage in public debate?

Jan 6, 2019

The Benefits of Playing Sports

Both of my daughters play team sports. Club sports, recreational leagues, competitive leagues, and high school teams. It’s part of the…

Jan 4, 2019

The Benefits of Playing Sports

Jan 4, 2019

Cause and Effect

“Correlation does not imply causation” is a well-worn phrase, an expression used to explain things, and (often) to smugly shut down an…

Dec 27, 2018

Cause and Effect

Dec 27, 2018

John Paul Minda

John Paul Minda

Author and Professor of Psychology at Western University. I write about Cognitive Science, Psychology, and Higher Education. http://jpminda.com/

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