Habitat is a great organization to work for: it benefits folks both in the US and abroad, both at a basic social service level (you get a roof over your head) and at a more long-term, community-building level. I've worked with them at the local affiliate level in a non-technical job, but they often have tech jobs available to assist with their infrastructure. Most of those jobs are located at their headquarters in Georgia, but the occasional international posting comes through. Check out Habitat's HR Page for details.
FWIW, psychopathology != being a psychopath. Psychopathology is a general term for mental disorders (including major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc.) of which psychopathy is only one. So at least they're not just concerned that their program is channeling Hannibal Lecter.
I think it would be more interesting to give it a test directly aimed at personality than psychopathology. Tests like the NEO-PI (which measures things like introversion vs. extroversion and how open you are to different experiences) or the PAI (which measures a bunch of different characteristics like openness to change and interpersonal warmth, but also includes more psychopathology kinds of factors) are also well-supported empirically, but are less aimed at psychological problems. Still an interesting project.
Well, there are starving people in the world now and the rich are still driving their SUV's, so it probably wouldn't look good in terms of humane distribution of resources.
I wonder what kind of emissions you would get from vegetable oil--I can't imagine it would combust without much by-product, although hopefully it would be more healthy than the carbon monoxide we get from fossil fuels. Maybe it would just smell like french fries...
I posit that the truly astute student (especially in the pre-Law and/or business realms) should *try* to get him- or herself nailed for cheating. After all, what better practice for the real world than facing a group of your peers (i.e., an Honor Council) who believe you are an idiot and arguing your way to what you want? Alternatively, it's excellent practice for administrative manipulation--knowing who to talk to and how to pressure them. After all, it's not the content of college that matters in the end, but rather the life skills you learn while you're there.
Getting out of a major academic violation is one heck of a pass-fail exam to see if you've learned enough to earn a degree.
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Habitat is a great organization to work for: it benefits folks both in the US and abroad, both at a basic social service level (you get a roof over your head) and at a more long-term, community-building level. I've worked with them at the local affiliate level in a non-technical job, but they often have tech jobs available to assist with their infrastructure. Most of those jobs are located at their headquarters in Georgia, but the occasional international posting comes through. Check out Habitat's HR Page for details.
I think it would be more interesting to give it a test directly aimed at personality than psychopathology. Tests like the NEO-PI (which measures things like introversion vs. extroversion and how open you are to different experiences) or the PAI (which measures a bunch of different characteristics like openness to change and interpersonal warmth, but also includes more psychopathology kinds of factors) are also well-supported empirically, but are less aimed at psychological problems. Still an interesting project.
--HappyJoy, psychology geek
Well, there are starving people in the world now and the rich are still driving their SUV's, so it probably wouldn't look good in terms of humane distribution of resources. I wonder what kind of emissions you would get from vegetable oil--I can't imagine it would combust without much by-product, although hopefully it would be more healthy than the carbon monoxide we get from fossil fuels. Maybe it would just smell like french fries...
I posit that the truly astute student (especially in the pre-Law and/or business realms) should *try* to get him- or herself nailed for cheating. After all, what better practice for the real world than facing a group of your peers (i.e., an Honor Council) who believe you are an idiot and arguing your way to what you want? Alternatively, it's excellent practice for administrative manipulation--knowing who to talk to and how to pressure them. After all, it's not the content of college that matters in the end, but rather the life skills you learn while you're there. Getting out of a major academic violation is one heck of a pass-fail exam to see if you've learned enough to earn a degree.