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Daniel Kahneman Discusses New Book on Fast and Slow Thinking

"Kahneman tells NPR's Robert Siegal about the two systems that make up what he calls 'the machinery of the mind:' System 1 - or fast - and system 2 - or slow - thinking."

Visit the NPR website to read "'Fast and Slow': Pondering the Speed Of Thought."

News from FABBS and the FABBS Foundation

• FABBS’ Advocacy for the Sciences of Mind, Brain, and Behavior: Why It’s Important to Scientists »
  Learn more about the vision for FABBS and FABBS Foundation and why our advocacy and education is important for our sciences.
• Congress to Reconvene and Another Appropriations Process to Begin »
  The Second Session of the 112th Congress is formally getting underway this week. Before 2011 ended, House and Senate conferees had agreed on a spending package that included the nine remaining appropriations bills for FY 2012. NIH received funding at $30.7 billion, an increase of $299 million over FY 2011 levels, minus a .189 percent across the board cut for all programs in the Labor-HHS-Education section of the omnibus bill.
• GRANT Act Draws Concerns of Scientists and Policymakers »
  The Grant Reform and New Transparency Act of 2011 (GRANT Act or H.R. 3433) would require federal agencies to establish additional transparency measures, but advocates, scientists, and even members of Congress are raising concerns about its potential impact on science.
• Association of American Medical Colleges Highlights Need for SBS Sciences in Medical Education »
  In a recently released report, Behavioral and Social Science Foundations for Future Physicians, the Association of American Medical Colleges states that “a complete medical education must include, alongside physical and biological science, the perspectives and findings that flow from the behavioral and social sciences.”
• President’s Bioethics Commission Releases Report on Human Research Protections »
  Prompted by the recent revelations of the 1940's U.S. Public Health Services research on sexually transmitted diseases in Guatemala, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues releases a report on the United States system of human research.
• National Cancer Institute is Recruiting Psychological Scientists »
  The principal federal agency responsible for cancer research in the U.S. is recruiting junior and senior level scientists for its Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological Sciences Branch.
• FABBS and FABBS Foundation Welcome New Staff »
  We are very pleased to report the addition of two new staff to our offices in Washington, DC.