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February 5, 2019
Thoughts on the Placebo Effect
Responding to the latest episode of Russ Roberts’ Econtalk.
Tweet thread starting here:
THREAD. @econtalker Lots of thoughts on this week’s episode on the Placebo Effect and the interview with Gary Greenberg. First, why would something like the Placebo Effect evolve in the human species? 1/12— Tim DeRoche (@timderoche) February 5, 2019
If your body has the ability to heal itself, why would it hold that power in reserve… until a particular type of social interaction triggers the healing respon...
November 26, 2018
A novel solution to the problems of the Catholic Church
Taken from “Top Stories” at CBS News.
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November 20, 2018
Audiobook of Huck & Miguel is now live!
Here’s a preview…
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November 19, 2018
Something Wild – just as much a “hero’s journey” as Star Wars
Thank God I missed this movie when it came out!
I say thanks, because it was such a pleasure to see a classic movie from my adolescence, but as a grown man. It was a time machine for me, but — instead of reminding me of the first time I saw it — it reminded me of who I was when it was made.
Like True Romance and Risky Business, this is a movie about a lonely, mild-mannered man who — led by a woman — escapes his humdrum existence and taps into power he didn’t know he had — his wits, his sexu...
November 5, 2018
What I’m reading — In the Distance by Hernan Diaz
Loved this book.
And he had learned that pity was insatiable — a false virtue that always craved more suffering to show how limitless and magnificent it could be.
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October 12, 2018
Jumping on the Brewers’ bandwagon…
Oh yeah I’m jumping on the bandwagon. I haven’t paid the Brewers much attention since 13-0 in 1987. But I spent the first 20 years of my life living and dying with the Brewers. I’m cashing those chips in right now. #thisismycrew
https://t.co/rxFHrb5Pe3 via @journalsentinel— Tim DeRoche (@timderoche) October 12, 2018
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October 3, 2018
She loves a Monkey’s Uncle
Such a delightful find yesterday. Came up on a Spotify playlist that my wife Simone was listening to.
Well, I don’t care what the whole world thinks
Call us a couple of Missing Links
Love all these monkeyshines
Every day is Valentine’s
I love the monkey’s uncle
And the monkey’s uncle’s ape for me.
I should have recognized those harmonies for the Beach Boys. And written by the brothers who wrote “It’s A Small World”!
UPDATE: The Sherman Brothers also wrote all of the music for Mary Poppi...
September 14, 2018
My new book coming in May 2019 on the 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Ed
I’m very pleased to announce that my new book will be released next May on the 65th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling. This is the culmination of several years of work with my good friend and mentor Gloria Romero, who is the former Democratic majority leader of the CA State Senate.
Gloria is so passionate about ending the link between where a child lives and what public school the child is allowed to attend, and she has convinced me that this is one of the primary civil r...
August 31, 2018
Recording the audiobook for Huck & Miguel
All this week I’ve been in the studio recording the audiobook for Huck & Miguel. Surprisingly fun. I love Huck’s voice so much that it’s a pleasure getting into his head again.
And narrating an audiobook is a distinct craft. I got some wonderful coaching from pros PJ Ochlan and Pat Fraley. Such a challenge to bring the story to life for the listener.
Did you know that the leading independent audiobook produc...
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Rebecca De Mornay and the Cat in the Hat
What do they have in common? (besides red stripes, of course!)
They are both agents of chaos.
Has anyone else noticed that Risky Business and The Cat in the Hat are basically the same story? Bored, obedient boy is left alone by parents. Agent of chaos arrives and injects all sorts of fun into boy’s life…. and creates a big mess to boot. Big mess is cleaned up just in time!
(Note: Sally’s a really underdeveloped character in Cat, right? Her main purpose seems to be to make the rhymes work...
