June 2009 Archives

Here is a good example of a media article that cites research findings. A good exercise is to find a media article (such as this), then locate the original research, and see how well (or not) the media article did at explaining the science.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/28/AR2008122801588.html

Ashley Kasten

My expert area is perception, so, when I found this picture online depicting a hole of lava on the sidewalk, I had to analyze it. For background, it seems the three dimensional ground illustration is an advertising campaign in New Zealand trying to prevent pedestrians getting hit by cars on busy main roads. The campaign also features a snake pit and a shark in water. I'll be focusing more on the lava depiction.