Our Social Baseline
Jim coanPersonal reflections and illustrations on the science of relationships and the relationships of science.
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Dubito, Ergo Cogito, Ergo Sum
Me, my sister Sandy, and Barbara Folkenberg
1. Dubito
When I was in the 10th grade, my life was scary and full of uncertainties.
My family was in shambles. My house had literally burned down. My mother had suffered serious brain dama...
Grade Inflammation
Me and some students
Much has been written lately about grade inflation. As usual, most of the conversation has centered on the Ivies, particularly Harvard. That is tiresome enough but the framing of the problem is grating. The fear is tha...
You Are a Pain in the Ass
Congratulations, graduating class of 2026!
I should start by acknowledging everyone here who came to celebrate with you—family, friends, partners, and people who maybe even aren't entirely sure why they're here, but showed up anyway.
That...
Lost in a Shopping Mall
The remnants of University City shopping mall in Spokane, WA. Photo by Jim Coan
Below, I am re-publishing one of my very first articles. It was originally printed in the journal Ethics and Behavior in 1997, when I was 28 years old.
The o...
Jay Bhattacharya Is Now A Crank by Proxy
Reading Jay Bhattacharya’s apologia in The Washington Post (August 12, 2025) for NIH’s defunding of mRNA vaccine research was like listening to a man clearing his throat for so long you start to suspect he has no intention of ever singing....
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Father, son, brother, friend, clinical psychologist, neuroscientist, comic illustrator, podcaster, nice enough guy, in that order.
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