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The future of mental health care: Brain-zapping, big data, and beauty sleep.

On January 21, Dr. Chris Frueh (who writes as Christopher Bartley) gave a talk on some of the upcoming innovations in mental health care. You can watch the whole thing here (starts at about 14:30). There are all kinds of new treatments on the horizon, like microbiome testing, Ketamine infusion and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Of course most of us don't …

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Author Interview: David Hammes

Professor Emeritus David Hammes was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has lived and worked in California, Canada, Australia, and most recently, Hawaii. His recent retirement from teaching has allowed him to spend time with his wife, Kathy, and his two sons, Mark and Steven. He enjoys reading, writing, and ultramarathoning at distances up to 50 miles. David took time out of …

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Attention Citizen Scientists! ZomBee Update

Honey bees are crucial for over 90 crops grown in the United States. Apocephalus borealis, also known as the "Zombie Fly,"  parasitizes and kills honey bees. As the larvae grow and infect the bees' brains, the bees become disoriented, walking in circles or standing motionless. Infected bees often act like zombies, leaving their hives at night and sometimes …

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Award-winning indie filmmaker Darrell Gabonia is doing the book trailer for The Musubi Murder!

This is not going to be your ordinary book trailer. Darrell Gabonia of The Kellogg's Network and DorkCore fame will be taking on The Musubi Murder as his first book trailer project. Darrell is a writer and filmmaker from Hilo, Hawaii. After graduating from the Academy of Art University San Francisco, he spent a couple of years …

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Is it “killing the golden goose,” or “killing the goose that laid the golden eggs?” Audio sample from The Musubi Murder

The Mubusi Murder audiobook is headed to retail and will be available for download in just a few days! To whet (not "wet") your appetite, here is a sample. Molly Barda is arguing with her best friend, biology professor Emma Nakamura. Voice artist Nicole Gose does an amazing job with this scene, portraying two different …

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When school districts merge

Students warm up in choir, one of the many extracurricular classes offered at Starkville High Photo: Nicole Lewis This story is the second in an ongoing series about the last days of desegregation. STARKVILLE, Miss. — When the news first broke that two neighboring school districts in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi had to consolidate, parents, teachers, …

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Does this outfit make me look readable? Author photos and genre

What is the purpose of an author photo? It allows the reader to feel a connection with the author, of course, but the photo also communicates something about the genre of the book. Janet Evanovich, Sue Grafton, Diane Mott Davidson and Shelley Costa write funny, PG-rated mysteries, where the violence and sex happen offstage. Janet Evanovich …

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