HINRICHS, Bruce H. 1945-

PERSONAL:

Born October 26, 1945, in Minneapolis, MN; son of William C. (a machinist) and Dorothy Kretschmar (a homemaker) Hinrichs; children: Nicole A. Hinrichs-Bideau, Danielle M. Ethnicity: "White." Education: University of Minnesota, B.A. (psychology and mathematics), 1967, M.A. (psychology). Hobbies and other interests: Music, guitar playing, cultural events, comedy, poetry, science.

ADDRESSES:

Home—1913 Dupont Ave. S., No. 1, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Office—Century College, 3301 Century Ave. N., White Bear Lake, MN 55110. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Century College, St. Paul, MN, professor of psychology and humanities, 1988—; freelance artist. University of Illinois, artist/teacher-in-residence.

MEMBER:

American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, Phi Beta Kappa.

AWARDS, HONORS:

University of Wisconsin-Madison fellowship.

WRITINGS:

Film and Art, J-Press (White Bear Lake, MN), 2000.

Mind as Mosaic: The Robot in the Machine, J-Press (White Bear Lake, MN), 2000.

Contributor of articles and essays to periodicals, including Humanist; and to CD-ROMs, including Renaissance.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

Quirks of Nature, a book of short fiction; Alzheimer's Disease Handbook; research on cognitive neuroscience, Alzheimer's Disease, Modern Art and contemporary films.

SIDELIGHTS:

Bruce H. Hinrichs told CA: "As with creating artworks, I find that writing waits on the muse, particularly good, poetic writing. There are moments when nothing works right, and at other times the sentences flow like silky cream over strawberries.

"I have been writing since college, even before, and find that it is necessary, I don't know why. It is impossible for me to name any specific influences on my writing, but I have enjoyed a wide range of works by such authors as Carl Sagan, Isaac Asimov, Franz Kafka, Gore Vidal, Italo Calvino, Milan Kundera, Jorge Luis Borges, B. F. Skinner, Joseph Heller, and lots of poets.

"I believe that today there is an antagonistic schism between the arts and the sciences that is not only unnecessary but also harmful. I believe that we should reconcile differences and encourage and appreciate both fields of endeavor.

"I love the arts and have been a professional artist for many years in a number of media, including glass-blowing, painting, and photography. My book on film takes the unique position of placing film within the domain of the arts, particularly, of course, modern and postmodern art.

"Science, too, is fascinating to me. I have spent my career teaching students about the scientific side of psychology and have researched several psychological issues, including the question of how the mind is created by the brain. My book Mind as Mosaic: The Robot in the Machine is the culmination of my research and thinking on this topic and I hope it is a significant contribution to the field. I also illustrated the book with my own paintings and photographs in the hopes that readers would appreciate and enjoy it."