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Now on Amazon Kindle – Beloved Distance

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Kay Lorraine

Beloved Distance is now available on Amazon – in Kindle format. Advertisements

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Question: Can Neuroscience Inform Everyday Life? The “Translation Problem” – Neuroskeptic

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Kay Lorraine

A new paper asks why neuroscience hasn’t had more “impact on our daily lives.” The article, Neuroscience and everyday life: facing the translation problem, comes from Dutch researchers Jolien C. Francken and Marc Slors. It’s a thought-provoking piece, but it … Continue reading →

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Of All the Nerve… writing about the “neuro” things we all experience, but few completely understand

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Kay Lorraine

Of all the nerve, I — a non-scientist, a non-neurologist, a non-medical person — am writing a book about the nervous system. To make matters worse (in case you’re not sure, I am being facetious), I’m taking the liberty of … Continue reading →

So, this book is coming along…

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Kay Lorraine

I’ve been working on my latest book, Beloved Distance : The Separation that Connects Us to All, for the past year or so. Actually, I started it almost two years ago. Time flies. Especially when you get busy. And yes, … Continue reading →

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All this drama

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Kay Lorraine

So, the 21st century dumpster fire continues. All I have to do is go over to Google News to find out what else we’re doing to ourselves, these days. And I say “what we’re doing to ourselves” – not “what … Continue reading →

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Feeling underrepresented? Of course! So, I handle it myself.

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Kay Lorraine

According to a new paper Degrees of Difference: Gender Segregation of U.S. Doctorates by Field and Program Prestige published February 6, 2017, women not only earn fewer doctorates in fields that are traditionally separated by gender (golly gee, “Math is … Continue reading →

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Distance? Proximity? What’s even possible?

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Kay Lorraine

Interesting things always happen, when I invest quality time in exploring the Web. I find all sorts of fascinating material to ponder. And Twitter has been a real boon, in that regard. My thought process would not be the same … Continue reading →

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