Preface In lieu of writing an introduction that runs the risk of adding more smoke than fire, the guest editors elected to engage in a dialogue with one another. Its purpose is to give readers a sense of the thinking behind the special issue, of the debates that ensued, and of the possible directions for further work. We met for lunch in a café-bar in Greenwich Village in April 2001 to discuss ...

Several studies were conducted to assess the relationship between expressive writing (poetry writing and journal keeping) and ego identity development among high school and college students. In three independent comparisons, poetry writers were more likely than students not writing poetry to have previously resolved identity crises (i.e., to be in the identity achiever status). There were also ...

This study analyzes 39 Atlantic and seven Pacific benthic δC records to characterize obliquity and precession responses in Atlantic overturning since 3 Ma. Regional benthic δC stacks are also analyzed. A major transition in orbital responses is observed at 1.5–1.6 Ma coincident with the first glacial shoaling of Northern Component Water. Since ∼1.5 Ma, the phases of Atlantic benthic δC records ...

Reporting on an unusual research approach of heuristic inquiry, I use a conversational writing style to describe a five year project investigating technicism and discourse in a failed teaching reform of a university information systems course. The reform failed because I acted unethically due to my underlying technicist agendas As part of the self dialogue component of heuristic research I cond...

Animal Studies Journal 2021 10(1): Covid-19 and Capital: Labour Nonhuman Animals – A Roundtable Dialogue.

ABSTRACT The suggestions for writing for publication given in this paper include writing with honesty, thinking clearly, considering the potential audience, sharing the article with friends, revising the article, and sending the article to the appropriate journal. Empathy for the difficulty of writing is given and illustrated with examples from Eric Hcffer, Ernest Hemingway, Art Buchwald, Chaim...

Looking back on an excellent year for the Journal of BioPsychoSocial Medicine, with numerous exciting papers addressing topics right at core of the Journal’s interest and often tackling issues at the forefront of international research trends, we first and foremost like to congratulate the Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine on the performance of its official Journal in 2014! Given the v...