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Tsongas Litigation Consulting
- Jan 7, 2015
CURIOSITY PROMOTES LEARNING
A teaser trailer for the new Star Wars movie came out recently, sending fans of the series, including my 3-year old, Emperor-obsessed...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
- Aug 29, 2014
METAPHORS AS A TEACHING TOOL
There are times when I’m working with clients when I’ll suggest a colorful metaphor as a way of communicating an idea about the case. ...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
- Aug 11, 2014
JURORS BIAS EVIDENCE TO HELP “THEIR SIDE”
When I studied juror decision-making in graduate school, I was most concerned about the ecological and external validity of my research....
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
- Apr 18, 2014
THE SPOTLIGHT IS NOT AS BRIGHT AS YOU THINK
One of my favorite topics from the world of social psychology is the “spotlight effect.”1 This describes our tendency to overestimate...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
- Mar 24, 2014
BRAIN GAMES
It’s not often that my 15 year-old son tells me there’s this “great” show he wants me to watch with him that doesn’t involve car chases,...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
- Feb 4, 2014
THE EYES HAVE IT, OR DO THEY?
A common strategy I always taught my students when teaching public speaking, and that has now carried over into my work preparing...