Tom Stafford
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Tom Stafford has a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience and is currently a
lecturer in the Department of Psychology, University of
Sheffield. He is also an associate editor of the Psychologist magazine
and has previously worked as a freelance writer and researcher for the BBC.
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What Is a Wiki (and How to Use One for Your Projects) Publish Date: Jul. 7, 2006
Wikis are becoming known as the tool of choice for large, multiple-participant projects because jumping in and revising the pages of a wiki is so easy for anyone to do. This article covers how to effectively use a wiki to keep notes and share ideas among a group of people, and how to organize that wiki to avoid lost thoughts, and encourage serendipity. Matt Webb and Tom Stafford co-authored this article using a wiki, as they did their book, Mind Hacks .
Paying Attention (or Not) to the Flickr Daily Zeitgeist Publish Date: Dec. 6, 2004
Perhaps the most complex operating system in the world is the human brain. In Mind Hacks , authors Matt Webb and Tom Stafford use cognitive neuroscience to present experiments, tricks, and tips related to vision, motor skills, attention, cognition, and subliminal perception. In this article, they explore how elements of web pages attract attention and influence reading. They then apply some of the ideas from their book in the examination of one such element, an animated photo-sharing widget, the Flickr Daily Zeitgeist.
