Rediscovering the (Extra)Ordinary

Rediscovering the unconscious mind.

Most people nowadays subscribe to the idea that our minds have both a conscious part and an unconscious one. The idea is usually attributed to Sigmund Freud but was first proposed by the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, who argued that our actions were largely determined by passions of which we were unaware. Freud later popularised the notion with his book ‘The Interpretation of Dreams.’...

Rediscovering the pillars.

Rediscovering Thalidomide

Thalidomide, a hypnosedative drug introduced in the 1950, has been used in a variety of dermatologic conditions during the past few decades. Although originally withbrawn from world market on discovery of its teratogenic effect, it has since been selectively reintroduced for use in various disorders thought to have an autoimmune or inflammatory basis. A review of the literature focused on clini...

Rediscovering CSCL

In their penultimate sentence, Hakkarainen, Lipponen, and Järvelä correctly point out that CSCL researchers have a complex challenge because the educational use of new information/communication technologies is inextricably bound up with new pedagogical and cognitive practices of learning and instruction. The naïve, technology-driven view was that tools such as CSILE would make a significant dif...

Rediscovering vitamin D

Over the past 2 years there has been a radical change in standard clinical practice with respect to vitamin D. As a result of a growing body of knowledgeable physicians are assessing the vitamin D nutritional status of their patients and prescribing aggressive repletion regimens of a vitamin D supplement. The present paper summarizes some basic information about this essential nutrient and revi...