IWS - The information warfare site - The Information Warfare Site is designed as a clearinghouse for information warfare knowledge. While a occasionally out of date, it does its job admirably. The authors, mostly graduates of the Department of War Studies, King's College London, put together an ambitious, good-looking site, which appears to have never gotten completely off the ground. But a great deal of fascinating background material is available on topics from psychological warfare to espionage to legal issues. In addition, there are several good news feeds in the INFOCON news watch section, sorted by subject, drawing from news sources all over the net, major and minor, from all points of view. Overall, a good place to learn about this increasingly important subject. Rating: 6 out of 10 (24 October 2002) AS
http://www.iwar.org.uk/
Pathology in the Hundred Acre Wood - After all these years, the inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood have caught the attention of a bunch of neurodevelopmentalists who live over in the Wiseacre Wood, and it doesn't look good for Pooh and his gang. First, Pooh is diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), and if that weren't enough, he displays signs of comorbid cognitive impairment (the rain cloud disguise), and microcephaly. Then they start on his obesity. Piglet, Tigger, Roo, they're all defective, somehow. And Christopher Robin? A few oblique but dark remarks pertaining to gender issues. It's enough to make you want to dip your paw into the honey jar again. (9 August 2001) AD
http://www.cma.ca/cmaj/vol-163/issue-12/1557.htm
The Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition - This website is a place to begin if you are interested in the scientific basis of cognition. The members of this program, a joint initiative between Carnegie Mellon University and The University of Pittsburgh, explore processes such as learning, memory, language, and planning using computers, robots, animal models and brain imaging. Visitors of the site can be introduced to the vast discipline of studying the brain by reading about Faculty Research Guide. A comprehensive list of relevant websites can lead one to more information. For those more than just a little curious, there are numerous graduate and post-graduate training and career opportunities listed. Many pages of the site suffer from not being up-to-date. (24 July 2001) HME
http://www.cnbc.cmu.edu/
Sigmund Freud: Conflict & Culture - The Marmite of psychological theory: Freud. You either love him or you hate him. This site is the web version of an exhibit that has travelled the world examining Freud's life, his key ideas, and their effect upon the twentieth century. Personal opinions about Freud's beliefs or methods aside, many acknowledge that his work incited controversy that geographically, socially, and temporally reached beyond that of any modern thinker. The exhibit's sections include "Formative Years", "The Individual: Therapy and Theory", and "From the Individual to Society". Links to additional information about Freud and to biographies and biographical essays are on this site. This is a fascinating and thorough examination of one of the most influential people of recent history. (19 June 2001) SS
http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/freud/
The Association for the Study of Dreams - Dreaming of a better way to spend your time on the web? The Association for the Study of Dreams will not leave you dozing. The site is a fascinating resource for virtually everything that you ever wanted to know about dreams. What does dreaming say about the dreamer? Vivid dreamers are thought to be more creative than other people, and some dreamers have used insights gained through dreams to achieve tremendous social, political, and artistic change. Scientists, curious Georges, and idle-critics will flock to this site like counted sheep. If you need to know more about nightmares, this site will direct you to authoritative material. Articles and information here represent the only professional journal devoted exclusively to dreaming. (8 June 2001) SS
http://www.asdreams.org/
Center for Nonverbal Studies - Without so much as a word, we humans communicate reams of information to one another through our gestures, facial expressions, body movements, clothing, hair, and more. Especially our hair. What once was utilized as camouflage in the natural landscape now helps us blend into our social surroundings. What may not be obvious to us is well appreciated in our 'primate brain' or newly discovered portions of our 'mammalian brain'. Personal space, which varies widely from culture to culture, is covered, and there are explanations as to why some of us (men) feel hostile when a stranger sits directly across from us at the library, and others (women) get agitated when some boor sits beside us at the library. And fascinating to think that a simple throat-clearing (see also adam's-apple jump) could impart such a variety of meanings. Highly recommended. (21 May 2001) AD
http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/
