Posted Finding the Source of Conformity to Section 25 Psych 1001
The field of social psychology is one that, over the years, has gained a whole new importance in better understanding human behavior and, more central to the field itself, human interactions. Within the field of social psychology, which our...
Posted Lie Detectors: How close are we to reading minds? to Section 25 Psych 1001
Over the past decade scientists have gained a new understanding of brain function and structure through advances in medical imaging technologies such as magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography or EEG. Through these amazing medical advances we can now reliably measure...
Posted Déjà vu: Haven't we been here before? to Section 25 Psych 1001
Most everyone has experienced a moment of what is known as déjà vu. These moments of familiarity are sometimes so intense that we are positive we have seen or been somewhere before; even considering it a psychic episode where...
Posted Identical Twins Separated at Birth: The Perfect Nature vs. Nurture Experiment to Section 25 Psych 1001
All Things Considered 'Identical Strangers' Explore Nature vs. Nurture The debate over the role of nature vs. nurture has raged between scientists of all fields for close to a century. It was with Gregory Mendel's earliest work in 1866 that...
Posted Jam Bands and a Newly Found Direction to Jam Bands
This is a site dedicated to the jam band genre. It was created for Scott Currie's MUS1910W at the University of Minnesota in the fall of 2008. The site consits of three papers discussing the expansive genre that is jam...
Posted Analyzing a Piece: "Flower Sermon" by Lotus to Jam Bands
Jam band is a genre with strong performance practices, as stated earlier. One of these common practices is recording. Recording live performances has always been a large part of jam band, with it beginning with the Grateful Dead. This is...
Posted The Jam Band Tradtition to Jam Bands
The jam band musical tradition is one that is based on a lot of social and performance practices instead of other genres that focus on the musical style and practices. Because of these lax guidelines for the music that should...
Posted Wookiefoot and The High Strung String Band: A Live Performance at the Cabooze to Jam Bands
I went to a concert on September 26, 2008 featuring two bands, Wookiefoot and The High Strung String Band. Both Wookiefoot and The High Strung String Band are jam bands that are from Minnesota. Despite falling into a genre together...
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