Midwifery Facts Aren't Enough: The Psychology Of False BeliefsNPR - Shankar Vedantam , Maggie Penman , Tara BoyleIn 2012, as a new mom, Maranda Dynda heard a story from her midwife that she couldn't get out of her head. The midwife told her that years earlier, something bad had happened after she vaccinated her One
Succulents Rose Succulents Are Even Better Than Traditional RosesPrevention - Ann Lien Dolphins, bunny ears…is there no limit to all the fun shapes a succulent can take? Apparently not! Make room for the gorgeous rose-shaped succulent …
Amazon 27 Things That Must Have Been Designed By GeniusesBuzzFeed - Alexandra Napoli These products are AWESOME!
Science Quantum Darwinism, an Idea to Explain Objective Reality, Passes First TestsQuanta Magazine - Philip Ball Three experiments have vetted quantum Darwinism, a theory that explains how quantum possibilities can give rise to objective, classical reality. It’s …
Coffee Shops Want to Power Up Your Productivity? Neuroscience Says Leverage the 'Coffee Shop Effect'Inc Magazine - Scott MautzSomething counterintuitive perks up your productivity at the local coffee shop (and it's not the java). It's long been suspected that sneaking out of the office (or even home office) for a half day of
Socialism The Real Cost of Socialismrealclearpolitics.com - Cora Mandy Under President Trump, America has maintained the lowest unemployment rate in nearly 50 years, there are more jobs opportunities than there are …
Science Can coincidences be explained by science?sciencefocus.com - Robert Matthews Absolutely – it’s all to do with probability. Pretty much any event or object in our lives has the power to generate coincidences. It’s just that we …
Republicans Think Republicans are disconnected from reality? It's even worse among liberalsThe Guardian - Arlie HochschildIn a surprising new national survey, members of each major American political party were asked what they imagined to be the beliefs held by members of the other. The survey asked Democrats: “How many believe
South America These are the 100 most scenic restaurants in AmericaINSIDER - Ian Burke and Meredith Cash While food is the most important factor when choosing where to eat, ambiance is certainly essential to enjoying a fantastic meal. OpenTable has …
Amazon 30 Things That Have NO Right To Be This CoolBuzzFeed - Kayla Suazo A shrimp neck pillow, grapefruit cooler bag, and other things with more charm and innovation than I know what to do with!
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo La mitad de los españoles a favor de una unión con Portugalperiodistadigital.com - Periodista Digital Recuperaron casi en paralelo la democracia, ingresaron juntos en la UE y han padecido la última crisis económica con similar contundencia, y es que, …
Publication Design 5 Guidelines Can Help Your Book Cover Design Pass The 7-Second TestForbes - Adam RoweYou might not have heard of book cover design's "7 second" test, but if you've ever wondered through a bookstore, you've undoubtedly tried it yourself. Pick up a book, glance at the front and back covers,
Dementia Can Learning a Foreign Language Prevent Dementia?mit.edu - By: Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz The evidence is far less clear than popular media might lead you to believe. You may have heard that learning another language is one method for …
Odessa What Will Happen When Robots Store All Our Memoriesmedium.com - David Ewing Duncan In the future, we could record, optimize, and replay our memories — even after death In an excerpt from his new book Talking to Robots, David Ewing …
Consciousness How to Tell if a Person, Animal, or Thing Is Conscious: Try These 3 TestsInverse - Chelsea Szmania How can you know that any animal, other human beings, or anything that seems conscious, isn’t just faking it? Does it enjoy an internal subjective …
Capitalism The end of capitalism has begunThe GuardianWithout us noticing, we are entering the postcapitalist era. At the heart of further change to come is information technology, new ways of working and the sharing economy. The old ways will take a long
Introverts What to Do When You Don't Know Anyone in the RoomEntrepreneur - Marina KhidekelThese 10 strategies will help you feel comfortable and make meaningful connections. For some of us, there is nothing more intimidating than walking into a room and realizing you don’t know a single soul
Hippocampus Modern Life May Be Shrinking the Hippocampus. Here's How to Grow Itrealclearscience.com - Ross Pomeroy Locked away within the recesses of your brain is the seahorse-sized hippocampus. Its two interlocking parts are small relative to the rest of the …
Hippocampus The Neural Similarities Between Remembering and Imagining - Facts So Romanticnautil.us - Jim Davies The act of recalling something that happened to you looks very much like what happens when you imagine something new.Photograph by HBRH / …
Socrates Socrates' Critique of 21st Century Neurosciencescientificamerican.com - Daniel Silvermintz If chocolate releases the same chemicals in the brain as sexual excitement, why not forgo the trials and tribulations of a romantic relationship for …
Fashion 10 companies that give back so you can feel extra good when you shopWell+Good - by Jessica Estrada It used to be that the fashion industry existed in a completely different realm, offering little in terms of solutions to pressing societal issues. …
Storytelling What’s So Powerful About Storytelling? (SSIR)ssir.org - Lindsay Pedersen “In good companies, the story and the strategy are the same thing. As a result, the proper output of all the strategic work is the story…The story of …
Bible 'A History of the Bible' Review: Scripture Under ScrutinyThe Wall Street Journal. - Barton Swaim‘In truth,” writes John Barton at the beginning of “A History of the Bible,” “there are no versions of either Christianity or Judaism that correspond point for point to the contents of the Bible, which
Leadership 5 Things You Need To Understand Before Accepting That Leadership PromotionInc Magazine - Scott MillerBeing the boss isn't easy and not everybody is cut out for the job. The leadership development industry has done a disservice to the global marketplace. After nearly 30 years in the space and as an executive
Salaries & Wages How to negotiate your salary like a proLadders - Susanna Kahr Does the thought of negotiating for your salary bring you out in a cold sweat? You’re not alone. Many people are scared about negotiating their …
Margaret Atwood The last story writing manual you’ll need: Margaret Atwood’s 9 steps to five-star speculative fictionstoryartist.me A mind that thinks outside the box. And still blindly knows its way around the box. Today, I want us to learn from a mastermind of speculative story …
Graduate School Do This 1 Simple Thing Before You Make a Big Life Decision to Avoid Regrets LaterInc Magazine - Jessica StillmanWhen it comes to making life's truly hard decisions -- where to move, whom to marry, what career to pursue -- plenty of experts offer frameworks to help. Ask 'who do you want to become?' suggests one Ignore
Plants The Best Online Shops for Ordering PlantsGQ - Daniel VargheseThat's right, filling your place with greenery no longer requires wandering the aisles of your local humid nursery. Here are four GQ-vetted companies that'll help you find the perfect plants, then ship
DNA The first Europeans weren’t who you might thinkNational Geographic - Andrew CurryGenetic tests of ancient settlers' remains show that Europe is a melting pot of bloodlines from Africa, the Middle East, and today's Russia. The idea that there were once “pure” populations of ancestral
Behavior How smart people handle difficult peopleLadders - Travis Bradberry To deal with difficult people effectively, you need an approach that enables you, across the board, to control what you can and eliminate what you …
Midwifery Facts Aren't Enough: The Psychology Of False BeliefsNPR - Shankar Vedantam , Maggie Penman , Tara BoyleIn 2012, as a new mom, Maranda Dynda heard a story from her midwife that she couldn't get out of her head. The midwife told her that years earlier, something bad had happened after she vaccinated her One
Succulents Rose Succulents Are Even Better Than Traditional RosesPrevention - Ann Lien Dolphins, bunny ears…is there no limit to all the fun shapes a succulent can take? Apparently not! Make room for the gorgeous rose-shaped succulent …
Amazon 27 Things That Must Have Been Designed By GeniusesBuzzFeed - Alexandra Napoli These products are AWESOME!
Science Quantum Darwinism, an Idea to Explain Objective Reality, Passes First TestsQuanta Magazine - Philip Ball Three experiments have vetted quantum Darwinism, a theory that explains how quantum possibilities can give rise to objective, classical reality. It’s …
Coffee Shops Want to Power Up Your Productivity? Neuroscience Says Leverage the 'Coffee Shop Effect'Inc Magazine - Scott MautzSomething counterintuitive perks up your productivity at the local coffee shop (and it's not the java). It's long been suspected that sneaking out of the office (or even home office) for a half day of
Socialism The Real Cost of Socialismrealclearpolitics.com - Cora Mandy Under President Trump, America has maintained the lowest unemployment rate in nearly 50 years, there are more jobs opportunities than there are …
Science Can coincidences be explained by science?sciencefocus.com - Robert Matthews Absolutely – it’s all to do with probability. Pretty much any event or object in our lives has the power to generate coincidences. It’s just that we …
Republicans Think Republicans are disconnected from reality? It's even worse among liberalsThe Guardian - Arlie HochschildIn a surprising new national survey, members of each major American political party were asked what they imagined to be the beliefs held by members of the other. The survey asked Democrats: “How many believe
South America These are the 100 most scenic restaurants in AmericaINSIDER - Ian Burke and Meredith Cash While food is the most important factor when choosing where to eat, ambiance is certainly essential to enjoying a fantastic meal. OpenTable has …
Amazon 30 Things That Have NO Right To Be This CoolBuzzFeed - Kayla Suazo A shrimp neck pillow, grapefruit cooler bag, and other things with more charm and innovation than I know what to do with!
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo La mitad de los españoles a favor de una unión con Portugalperiodistadigital.com - Periodista Digital Recuperaron casi en paralelo la democracia, ingresaron juntos en la UE y han padecido la última crisis económica con similar contundencia, y es que, …
Publication Design 5 Guidelines Can Help Your Book Cover Design Pass The 7-Second TestForbes - Adam RoweYou might not have heard of book cover design's "7 second" test, but if you've ever wondered through a bookstore, you've undoubtedly tried it yourself. Pick up a book, glance at the front and back covers,
Dementia Can Learning a Foreign Language Prevent Dementia?mit.edu - By: Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz The evidence is far less clear than popular media might lead you to believe. You may have heard that learning another language is one method for …
Odessa What Will Happen When Robots Store All Our Memoriesmedium.com - David Ewing Duncan In the future, we could record, optimize, and replay our memories — even after death In an excerpt from his new book Talking to Robots, David Ewing …
Consciousness How to Tell if a Person, Animal, or Thing Is Conscious: Try These 3 TestsInverse - Chelsea Szmania How can you know that any animal, other human beings, or anything that seems conscious, isn’t just faking it? Does it enjoy an internal subjective …
Capitalism The end of capitalism has begunThe GuardianWithout us noticing, we are entering the postcapitalist era. At the heart of further change to come is information technology, new ways of working and the sharing economy. The old ways will take a long
Introverts What to Do When You Don't Know Anyone in the RoomEntrepreneur - Marina KhidekelThese 10 strategies will help you feel comfortable and make meaningful connections. For some of us, there is nothing more intimidating than walking into a room and realizing you don’t know a single soul
Hippocampus Modern Life May Be Shrinking the Hippocampus. Here's How to Grow Itrealclearscience.com - Ross Pomeroy Locked away within the recesses of your brain is the seahorse-sized hippocampus. Its two interlocking parts are small relative to the rest of the …
Hippocampus The Neural Similarities Between Remembering and Imagining - Facts So Romanticnautil.us - Jim Davies The act of recalling something that happened to you looks very much like what happens when you imagine something new.Photograph by HBRH / …
Socrates Socrates' Critique of 21st Century Neurosciencescientificamerican.com - Daniel Silvermintz If chocolate releases the same chemicals in the brain as sexual excitement, why not forgo the trials and tribulations of a romantic relationship for …
Fashion 10 companies that give back so you can feel extra good when you shopWell+Good - by Jessica Estrada It used to be that the fashion industry existed in a completely different realm, offering little in terms of solutions to pressing societal issues. …
Storytelling What’s So Powerful About Storytelling? (SSIR)ssir.org - Lindsay Pedersen “In good companies, the story and the strategy are the same thing. As a result, the proper output of all the strategic work is the story…The story of …
Bible 'A History of the Bible' Review: Scripture Under ScrutinyThe Wall Street Journal. - Barton Swaim‘In truth,” writes John Barton at the beginning of “A History of the Bible,” “there are no versions of either Christianity or Judaism that correspond point for point to the contents of the Bible, which
Leadership 5 Things You Need To Understand Before Accepting That Leadership PromotionInc Magazine - Scott MillerBeing the boss isn't easy and not everybody is cut out for the job. The leadership development industry has done a disservice to the global marketplace. After nearly 30 years in the space and as an executive
Salaries & Wages How to negotiate your salary like a proLadders - Susanna Kahr Does the thought of negotiating for your salary bring you out in a cold sweat? You’re not alone. Many people are scared about negotiating their …
Margaret Atwood The last story writing manual you’ll need: Margaret Atwood’s 9 steps to five-star speculative fictionstoryartist.me A mind that thinks outside the box. And still blindly knows its way around the box. Today, I want us to learn from a mastermind of speculative story …
Graduate School Do This 1 Simple Thing Before You Make a Big Life Decision to Avoid Regrets LaterInc Magazine - Jessica StillmanWhen it comes to making life's truly hard decisions -- where to move, whom to marry, what career to pursue -- plenty of experts offer frameworks to help. Ask 'who do you want to become?' suggests one Ignore
Plants The Best Online Shops for Ordering PlantsGQ - Daniel VargheseThat's right, filling your place with greenery no longer requires wandering the aisles of your local humid nursery. Here are four GQ-vetted companies that'll help you find the perfect plants, then ship
DNA The first Europeans weren’t who you might thinkNational Geographic - Andrew CurryGenetic tests of ancient settlers' remains show that Europe is a melting pot of bloodlines from Africa, the Middle East, and today's Russia. The idea that there were once “pure” populations of ancestral
Behavior How smart people handle difficult peopleLadders - Travis Bradberry To deal with difficult people effectively, you need an approach that enables you, across the board, to control what you can and eliminate what you …
