This is just a quick note to say that I will be posting somewhat less frequently on PT Blogs. I know, I know, you're crying your eyes out. But before you do anything rash, rest assured I'm not going far away. The reason for the slow-down is that I've just signed a contract with Scientific American to author a regular column titled "
Bering in Mind" and will need to juggle my extra writing time sensibly. This new column at sciam.com will be similar to my PT Blogs postings -- focusing on quirky little things about human nature -- but will be more disciplined and, more importantly, edited.
Here's the descriptive blurb to run with the first few installments of the new column:
In this new column hosted by Scientific American Mind magazine, research psychologist Jesse Bering of Queen's University, Belfast ponders some of the more obscure aspects of everyday human behavior. Ever wonder why yawning is contagious, why we point with our index fingers instead of our thumbs or whether being breastfed as an infant influences your sexual preferences as an adult? Get a closer look at the latest data as "Bering in Mind" tackles these and other quirky questions about human nature.
Meanwhile, I'll keep my PT blog up-and-running and will periodically post here as well, particularly to call your attention to news items and new research findings I think would be of more "mental health and well-being" interest to readers of Psychology Today.
For those who've read my PT blog in the past, thanks for your time, readership, and thoughtful comments. I've enjoyed getting to know you through this online community and I hope you'll become readers of my new column at sciam.com too.
