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16 Feb Beyond the Therapeutic State

Posted at 03:07h in Critical psychiatry, DSM-5, Events, I Like This, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy, What's New 2 Comments

That’s the title of a conference taking place in Norway this coming June. I like the title for a few reasons. First, therapy has become “an arm” of the state. Second, I agree that we must believe in and work for something other than (“beyond”) the current therapy institution (what...

30 Jan More on Murray, Fred and Me

Posted at 21:53h in Overweight Brain Mini Blog, What's New 6 Comments

I have very few photos of my life before age 20 and lots and lots since then. I found one of Murray and another of Murray and me. And here's one of Fred and one of Fred and me. [caption id="attachment_2053" align="alignright" width="208"] Fred and me, circa 1990[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2051" align="alignleft" width="300"]...

30 Jan The Mystery of Play at TEDx

Posted at 00:07h in Creativity, Culture, Events, Human Development, Play, Psychology of Becoming, Speaking Engagements, What's New 2 Comments

Announcing TEDxNavesink PLAY I'm happy to say that I'll be there in Red Bank NJ on May 10 2014. for this unique event on the subject of PLAY. I'll be one of two dozen presenters (list in formation). I titled my talk, "Unveiling the Mystery of How Play Helps Us to Grow at...

22 Jan Seeing the Unseen in High School Theatre

Posted at 20:39h in Creativity, Culture, Education, Human Development, I Like This, Publications, What's New 0 Comments

The Unseen Benefits of the Arts in Schools, An Op Ed by Univrsity of Georgia professor Peter Smagornisky. I'm glad to say I've known Peter for many years through our work together in AERA (American Educational Research Association). Peter's co-author is Michelle Thorne. I like how they help us see a...

22 Jan More Brain? New Poll

Posted at 19:53h in What's New 0 Comments

There's a new poll for The Overweight Brain. Check it out and help me out! [yop_poll id="4"]...

04 Jan Improv in Science featured in the prestigious science journal Nature

Posted at 19:52h in Creativity, Education, I Like This, Learning Environments, Performance Movement, Play, What's New 0 Comments

Hats off to Rachel Berstein for writing Communication: Spontaneous Scientists in the January 1, 2014 issue of Nature. Featured in the article along with funny man and improv devotee Alan Alda, is cell biologist Raquel Holmes, who began her business improvscience while a student in the program I run, The International Class....

03 Jan We Need Lev Vygotsky Revolutionary Scientist more than ever…

Posted at 03:42h in Reviews, Vygotsky, What's New 0 Comments

From the back cover of the new, Classic Text edition of Fred Newman's and my Lev Vygotsky: Revolutionary Scientist...

27 Dec Something Really Good Was on TV

Posted at 23:08h in Culture, I Like This, What's New 1 Comment

December 27, 2013 I love "Sing-Off" the a cappella competition show on NBC...

What’s New

16 Feb Beyond the Therapeutic State

30 Jan More on Murray, Fred and Me

30 Jan The Mystery of Play at TEDx

22 Jan Seeing the Unseen in High School Theatre

22 Jan More Brain? New Poll

04 Jan Improv in Science featured in the prestigious science journal Nature

03 Jan The Methodology of Social Therapy: Marx and Vygotsky

03 Jan We Need Lev Vygotsky Revolutionary Scientist more than ever…

03 Jan Social Therapeutics…Online

27 Dec Something Really Good Was on TV