Who are you? What’s your background?

I (Krista) am an INTP, technophile and book lover. A little about my background - I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with majors in Biological Basis of Behavior (basically neuroscience) and Religious Studies (focus on 2nd Temple Judaism and Christian Origins). My senior thesis, published 3 years later in Neuropsychologia, is available online (pdf).

After realizing I had no desire to go to med school or get a PhD in psychology, I did a complete 180 and went to art school. I completed 80+ credits in Drawing, Animation, and Multimedia at the Art Institute of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

I soon realized that to succeed in business, I needed business skills so, I went on to complete joint MBA/MS degrees at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. Now I work in marketing and have lots of hobbies. I still enjoy science and keep up with it regularly.

What is the purpose of the site?

ScienceReport.net focuses on the latest studies and advancements in science. I’m primarily interested in neuroscience (which is what my undergrad degree is in) as well as some of the latest studies linking consciousness, physics, and even Buddhism. I’ll probably be blogging a bit of everything, but my three broad areas of focus will be:

• psychology, brain, and behavior
• quantum theory and cosmology
• archaeology and evolution

Who pays for the site?

Right now, ScienceReport.net survives from revenue generated by affiliate programs (primarily Amazon.com) and Google ads. If something I write about sparks your interest, please consider making your purchases through one of my affiliate links. Every little bit is greatly appreciated.

What’s your comments policy?

I encourage discussions and spirited debates but please keep it clean, relevant, useful and friendly.

Here are some things that aren’t tolerated and other miscellaneous guidelines.

• Anonymous Posts: Anonymous and off-topic posts are deleted.
• Abusive and Inappropriate Comments: Comments that are abusive, offensive, rude or contain profane or racist material will be deleted.
• Deletion: I reserve the right to delete any comment I feel is inappropriate, off-topic, offensive, or irrelevant without explanation.
• Editing: I reserve the right to edit all comments for content, clarity, and length.
• Insults and Rude Language: Comments that insult the writer of the post, other commenters, other websites, etc. will be deleted.
• Ownership: The original post belongs to me. Comments belong to their respective commenters. I reserve the right to quote comments in part or in full.
• Reprints: Lengthy reprints of text or news articles will be deleted.

How does the site choose links to other sites?

I only choose links that are relevant to what I write about. Often these will be links to the author’s website or other reviewers and only to other sites that I respect or that contain relevant information. If I do use an affiliate link with in the text, I will clearly mark it as “(affililate)”. Disclosure: all Amazon.com links are affiliate links.

What information about you does the site collect, and why?

ScienceReport.net never sells or rents your private details to anyone.

How can I contact you?

You may post comments in the comments section or email me privately through the contact form.