For mediators, negotiators: recommended social and brain sciences blogs
If you’re fascinated by the role that science plays in exploring and illuminating human behavior and decision making, the internet offers outstanding choices for the discerning reader and dedicated negotiator. I highly recommend the following sites: Brains on Purpose. Lawyer and mediator Stephanie West Allen dis

One reason why mediation trainers should use Twitter
For those of you still on the fence about whether or not to join Twitter, the popular social media and networking site, there’s one reason why you might want to sign up, at least if you’re a mediation trainer: you’ll find out what the participants really think about the program.

Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogging: 3 mistakes to avoid as you negotiate social media
A compellingly attractive aspect of all forms of social media – whether blogging, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, or others – is their relative ease of use. Within moments, anyone with internet access and no technological ability whatsoever can leap confidently into the driver’s seat of social media. Thanks to user-fr

Fallacious Argument of the Month: in pursuit of the red herring
Each month I dedicate a post to the discussion of a different fallacious argument. It’s part of my ongoing effort to help the world bicker better. Here, friends, is this month’s installment. ******************* That diverting entertainment, magic, depends upon distraction to delight and mystif

Top ADR site Mediate.com reaches milestone: 300th issue of weekly newsletter
Year after year, Mediate.com remains at the top of its game, the very best resource bar none for news, information, and high-level thinking about conflict resolution and negotiation. Features that make this site outstanding include: A vast library of articles organized by Section or searc