Monthly Archives: September 2022

Last Friday Night (9-18-22)

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Luke Ford
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The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology (2005)

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights: * Consider “stranger anxiety” as a candidate psychological adaptation. Its function is to motivate the infant to recoil from potentially dangerous humans and to maintain close proximity to caregivers, thereby avoiding hazards that strangers might pose. … Continue reading →

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The Moral Psychology Handbook

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from the chapter on race in this 2010 book: * evolutionary psychologists hold that people in many cultures and historical epochs have relied on skin color and other bodily features to classify their fellows, and have … Continue reading →

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Set Your Voice Free: How to Get the Singing or Speaking Voice You Want

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this book by Roger Love: * Musicians and singers, not surprisingly, used the widest range of notes. In the course of a conversation, they’d use many thirds (moving from do to mi), fourths (do up … Continue reading →

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La Cienega Heights Was Known As Corning-Cadillac When It Was Dominated By The Playboy Gangster Crips

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Luke Ford

Louis Keane writes in 2021: * When I signed a lease on an apartment on Corning in 2018, I couldn’t believe my luck. The location couldn’t be beaten — 15 minutes from the beach, 20 from Downtown, a stone’s throw … Continue reading →

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