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Texas A&M School of Law Expands ADR Curriculum Under New Dispute Resolution Program Director
December 27, 2017
The Texas A&M University School of Law has beefed up its ADR curriculum after welcoming Professor Nancy Welsh as Director of the Aggie Dispute Resolution Program this fall. According to a Texas A&M news release, all first-year law students will now be required to enroll in a one-credit survey course addressing ADR mechanisms. The law school has also begun offering an upper-level mediation workshop twice per year. The news release states: With Welsh at the helm, Texas A&M...
December 27, 2017
The Texas A&M University School of Law has beefed up its ADR curriculum after welcoming Professor Nancy Welsh as Director of the Aggie Dispute Resolution Program this fall. According to a Texas A&M news release, all first-year law students will now be required to enroll in a one-credit survey course addressing ADR mechanisms. The law school has also begun offering an upper-level mediation workshop twice per year. The news release states: With Welsh at the helm, Texas A&M...
Positive Parenting Gets “Under the Skin”
December 27, 2017
Adolescence is when values and relationships are formed and things happen that leave their sticky fingerprints on the life that follows. Even, it seems, in the everyday functioning of brain systems. New research published in Developmental Science shows that when teenagers have a positive relationship with their parents, then as adults their brains and bodies respond to stress in a way that helps them better engage with the world. However, the study suggests this benefit may be denied to those...
December 27, 2017
Adolescence is when values and relationships are formed and things happen that leave their sticky fingerprints on the life that follows. Even, it seems, in the everyday functioning of brain systems. New research published in Developmental Science shows that when teenagers have a positive relationship with their parents, then as adults their brains and bodies respond to stress in a way that helps them better engage with the world. However, the study suggests this benefit may be denied to those...
How Good is Your EAR?
December 26, 2017
No one is perfect. We all get upset. But some of us get upset more often than others. If that person is the client or the person you’re dealing with “EAR Statements” may help, according to an article by Bill Eddy. He says high conflict people often attack those closest to them and those in authority (like their attorney), especially if they are frustrated (such as during litigation) because they have a hard time dealing with their emotions. Eddy says making EAR statements...
December 26, 2017
No one is perfect. We all get upset. But some of us get upset more often than others. If that person is the client or the person you’re dealing with “EAR Statements” may help, according to an article by Bill Eddy. He says high conflict people often attack those closest to them and those in authority (like their attorney), especially if they are frustrated (such as during litigation) because they have a hard time dealing with their emotions. Eddy says making EAR statements...
How Can Groups Make Good Decisions?
December 26, 2017
We all know that when we make decisions in groups, they don't always go right -- and sometimes they go very wrong. How can groups...
December 26, 2017
We all know that when we make decisions in groups, they don't always go right -- and sometimes they go very wrong. How can groups...
The Brain Benefits of Deep Sleep — and How to Get More of it
December 25, 2017
There's nothing quite like a good night's sleep. What if technology could help us get more out of it? Dan Gartenberg is working on tech that stimulates deep sleep, the most regenerative stage which (among other wonderful things) might help us consolidate our memories and form our personalities. Find out more about how playing sounds that mirror brain waves during this stage might lead to deeper sleep -- and its potential benefits on our health, memory and ability to learn.
December 25, 2017
There's nothing quite like a good night's sleep. What if technology could help us get more out of it? Dan Gartenberg is working on tech that stimulates deep sleep, the most regenerative stage which (among other wonderful things) might help us consolidate our memories and form our personalities. Find out more about how playing sounds that mirror brain waves during this stage might lead to deeper sleep -- and its potential benefits on our health, memory and ability to learn.
The Weird Reason Sleep Is So Good For Memory
December 25, 2017
How sleep helps us adapt our memories for future experiences. Sleep helps to strengthen both old and new versions of an experience, new research shows. Instead of overwriting old versions of a memory, the brain stores another copy of the same experience. Sleep keeps both old and new memories alive, which gives memory more flexibility. Dr Scott Cairney, who led the research said: “Previous studies have shown sleep’s importance for memory. Our research takes this a step further...
December 25, 2017
How sleep helps us adapt our memories for future experiences. Sleep helps to strengthen both old and new versions of an experience, new research shows. Instead of overwriting old versions of a memory, the brain stores another copy of the same experience. Sleep keeps both old and new memories alive, which gives memory more flexibility. Dr Scott Cairney, who led the research said: “Previous studies have shown sleep’s importance for memory. Our research takes this a step further...
Bob Ambrogi joins LexBlog as Editor-in-Chief and Publisher
December 24, 2017
Christmas comes a few days early at LexBlog with the announcement that lawyer and leading legal journalist, Robert Ambrogi, is joining LexBlog as our publisher and editor-in-chief. Bob is one of the better known legal journalists in the country. He served as editor-in-chief of the National Law Journal and was founding editor of Lawyers USA. Bob’s blog, LawSites, may be the most widely followed and respected legal technology publication in the country. More than one entrepreneur has told...
December 24, 2017
Christmas comes a few days early at LexBlog with the announcement that lawyer and leading legal journalist, Robert Ambrogi, is joining LexBlog as our publisher and editor-in-chief. Bob is one of the better known legal journalists in the country. He served as editor-in-chief of the National Law Journal and was founding editor of Lawyers USA. Bob’s blog, LawSites, may be the most widely followed and respected legal technology publication in the country. More than one entrepreneur has told...
Why Do We Crave? The Science Behind Food Cravings
December 24, 2017
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a craving is a “very strong desire for something.” You could crave a donut, a glass of wine, or a cigarette. Even sex. All of us have felt like slaves to our food cravings at some point — it’s just a matter of how long until we give in. The million-dollar question: How do food cravings work? Our evolutionary history provides some clues. “Our brains evolved to respond to food whenever the opportunity was available, especially if the food was palatable...
December 24, 2017
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a craving is a “very strong desire for something.” You could crave a donut, a glass of wine, or a cigarette. Even sex. All of us have felt like slaves to our food cravings at some point — it’s just a matter of how long until we give in. The million-dollar question: How do food cravings work? Our evolutionary history provides some clues. “Our brains evolved to respond to food whenever the opportunity was available, especially if the food was palatable...
The Co-Parenting Movement
December 24, 2017
From The Washington Post: The every-other-weekend dad, born from two generations of soaring divorce rates, was once a conventional part of American culture. In recent years, more couples have been agreeing to parent after divorce as they did in marriage: collaboratively. Now lawmakers are accelerating this trend toward co-parenting, with legislatures in more than 20 states this year considering bills that would encourage shared parenting or make it a legal presumption — even when parents disagree. Read...
December 24, 2017
From The Washington Post: The every-other-weekend dad, born from two generations of soaring divorce rates, was once a conventional part of American culture. In recent years, more couples have been agreeing to parent after divorce as they did in marriage: collaboratively. Now lawmakers are accelerating this trend toward co-parenting, with legislatures in more than 20 states this year considering bills that would encourage shared parenting or make it a legal presumption — even when parents disagree. Read...
Opening the Google AI China Center
December 23, 2017
Focused on basic AI research, the Center will consist of a team of AI researchers in Beijing, supported by Google China’s...
December 23, 2017
Focused on basic AI research, the Center will consist of a team of AI researchers in Beijing, supported by Google China’s...
