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Allan Clifton
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Associate Professor of Psychological Science at Vassar College. Personality and disorders, social network analysis, interpersonal functioning. http://personalitystudies.org/
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I was sad to learn that Jane Goodall died today, but happy to learn about Gary Larson being attacked by a chimpanzee named Frodo.
A section of a Wikipedia article about Jane Goodall: In popular culture Gary Larson cartoon incident One of Gary Larson's Far Side cartoons shows two chimpanzees grooming. One finds a blonde human hair on the other and inquires, "Conducting a little more 'research' with that Jane Goodall tramp?"Goodall herself was in Africa at the time. The Jane Goodall Institute thought the cartoon was in bad taste and had its lawyers draft a letter to Larson and his distribution syndicate in which they described the cartoon as an "atrocity". They were stymied by Goodall herself: when she returned and saw the cartoon, she stated that she found the cartoon amusing. Since then, all profits from sales of a shirt featuring this cartoon have gone to the Jane Goodall Institute. Goodall wrote a preface to The Far Side Gallery 5, detailing her version of the controversy, and the institute's letter was included next to the cartoon in the complete Far Side collection. She praised Larson's creative ideas, which often compare and contrast the behaviour of humans and animals. In 1988, when Larson visited Goodall's research facility in Tanzania, he was attacked by a chimpanzee named Frodo.
October 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Very proud of my students presenting their research at the Eastern Psychological Association conference this weekend! Pictured: Kyla Putterman (VC ‘25), My Trieu (VC ‘25), Claire Gallion (VC ‘26), Connor Dalgaard (VC ‘26). Not pictured: Sophia Greene (VC ‘27). Great job, all! @vassar.bsky.social
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March 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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A Garfield panel. Nermal tells Garfield “That gum you like is going to come back in style.”
March 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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I attended the #standupforscience NYC with 3 of my undergrads. Great turnout, and dynamic, inspirational speakers ranging from grad students to physicians to former directors of NIH. Cheers to the organizers for putting together a terrific event.
March 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Describe your account in one Simpsons image
March 1, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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ChatGPT proves Dan Wegner was right!
A screenshot of a ChatGPT interface. The user asked "generate a picture of an empty room with no white bears in it. I need to be very specific. The picture should have absolutely no white bears of any kind, especially polar bears." Below is a Chat GPT-created image of an empty room with a small white polar bear in the corner. "Here is your image of an empty room with absolutely no white bears, especially no polar bears. Let me know if you need any modifications!"
February 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM