# Secrets of Grimoire Manor A novel of gothic horror and suspense. Also...stuff about science, Dungeons and Dragons, video games and more science. Page: Feed: --- ## [If You Worry About Social Media Bans Stop Saying "Harms"](https://grimoiremanor.substack.com/p/if-you-worry-about-social-media-bans) _2026-08-17 · Christopher J Ferguson, Ph.D._ Critics of social media bans for youth often feed directly into the narrative propping them up. ## [On Aging](https://grimoiremanor.substack.com/p/on-aging) _2026-08-01 · Christopher J Ferguson, Ph.D._ The Grim Reaper comes for us all. But how do we best prepare for his arrival? ## [Is Sunscreen Use Associated with Increased Skin Cancers?](https://grimoiremanor.substack.com/p/is-sunscreen-use-associated-with) _2026-07-24 · Christopher J Ferguson, Ph.D._ A study with bivariate correlations suggest associations may be major, but do they hold once confounders are controlled? ## [Which Was the Best Tank of WWII?](https://grimoiremanor.substack.com/p/which-was-the-best-tank-of-wwii) _2026-07-21 · Christopher J Ferguson, Ph.D._ Forget politics, this is the question of the day... ## [Why is Everybody Nostalgic About the 80s?](https://grimoiremanor.substack.com/p/why-is-everybody-nostalgic-about) _2026-07-13 · Christopher J Ferguson, Ph.D._ Aside from the music, the decade mostly sucked for kids. ## [Is Breastfeeding Better Than Bottle Feeding for Infant IQ, Infections and Maternal Bonding?](https://grimoiremanor.substack.com/p/is-breastfeeding-better-than-bottle) _2026-07-07 · Christopher J Ferguson, Ph.D._ Discerning the line between true benefits and unnecessary guilt and shame ## [Happy Birthday America!](https://grimoiremanor.substack.com/p/happy-birthday-america) _2026-07-03 · Christopher J Ferguson, Ph.D._ 250 years ago, representatives from the 13 colonies declared their independence from England. Their concern was a simple one: that they should not be subject to coercion by a foreign body, even a parliamentary one, in which they had no representation. ## [The Routine Take-Home Writing Assignment is Dead](https://grimoiremanor.substack.com/p/the-routine-take-home-writing-assignment) _2026-06-29 · Christopher J Ferguson, Ph.D._ AI killed it, but maybe it deserved to die? ## [Running With Scissors](https://grimoiremanor.substack.com/p/running-with-scissors) _2026-06-24 · Christopher J Ferguson, Ph.D._ Do safety axioms actually make kids behave more responsibly? Also: how much child safety do we really want anyway? ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VcXl4ObyxFkU) _2026-06-24 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [What If The Youth Crisis of Mental Health and Attention Never Actually Happened?](https://grimoiremanor.substack.com/p/what-if-the-youth-crisis-of-mental) _2026-06-15 · Christopher J Ferguson, Ph.D._ Two new studies cast doubt on a public narrative