At the Works-in-Progress conference this past week at Arizona State University (great job Art!), I had the pleasure of hearing from Professor Scott Hughes on his latest work on mirror neurons. I have blogged about mirror neurons before and the impact on people. It explains things from why Harley rides are pleasurable to why Starbucks runs smoothly. Scott … Continue reading Mirror Neurons & Mediation Advice
For anyone who’s interested in writing about international or comparative mediation, you should be aware of the following opportunity: Call for Papers International Mediation Leadership Summit The Dispute Resolution Section of the American Bar Association, in collaboration with AAA International Centre for Dispute Resolution, ACB Group-Netherlands, ADR Center-Rome, CEDR, CMAP, International Academy of Mediators, … Continue reading Call for Papers: International Mediation
The best part about politics, and particularly presidential elections, is that each news story or political ad demonstrates the well-known negotiation theory of confirming evidence. In other words, we only believe data that confirms what we already think. And, watching the debate last night or listening to the political commentary afterwards probably confirmed for you … Continue reading Talking to Your Own People
So last week when I received my TIAA-CREF statement (like many professors, I assume) you might have heard me scream from Milwaukee. But now I have a better idea–I should be running the market! Tim Harford, a columnist for the Financial Times and author of The Logic of Life: The Rational Economics of an Irrational World … Continue reading Why Women Should Control Wall Street
Everyone in the mediation community needs to know the story of Gary Karpin, a disbarred lawyer from Vermont who moved to Arizona and started advertising his services as a divorce mediator. Karpin made a habit of striking up romantic relationships with isolated, lonely, and vulnerable women in order to swindle them out of lots of money. In … Continue reading Con Man Posing as a Mediator Convicted of Fraud and Theft
From Scientific American website, http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=no-peace-for-science-international-2008-10-10L Martti Ahtisaari takes the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize “for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts.” A former President of Finland, Ahtissari mediated conflicts ranging from apartheid South Africa’s occupation of Namibia in the 1980s to Kosovo in the 2000s and … Continue reading Nobel Peace Prize goes to International Mediator
I am copying here the announcement that I just received from Ethan Katsh about Cyberweek (with his contact information should you have any questions.) It’s a great opportunity for students, professors, and practitioners to explore new software and technology dealing with conflict resolution. Enjoy! National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution Conference Announcement … Continue reading Cyberweek Announced
The winners of the ABA’s 2008 James B. Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition for Law Students were recently announced, and awards the winners are [drum roll please]: First prize went to Adam Gregg from Drake University School of Law for his paper entitled Contractual Expansion of the Scope of Judicial Review After Hall Street: … Continue reading 2008 Boskey Essay Competition Winners Announced
The University of Texas has received a $500 Million pledge from Moncrief Oil, but as the Chrolincle of Higher Education reports it, the gift is conditional on Moncrief prevailing in pending litigation over the ownership of a Russian gas field. The conditional gift raises a number of interesting questions. For example, Rob Recih of Stanford’s … Continue reading $500 Million Gift Pledge (… if I win this lawsuit…)
In anticipation of tonight’s debate between the vice-presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden, much has already been written about the Palin Effect and what impact nominating Sarah Palin has had on the McCain campaign. At first, many commentators thought that her nomination would convince former Hillary Clinton supporters to switch parties and vote Republican. It’s … Continue reading The Mythical Palin Effect–Women Focus on the Message rather than the Messenger