KristenMindfulness Neuroscientists Confirm that Steve Jobs Was Decades Ahead of His TimeInc Magazine - Geoffrey JamesJobs wasn't just a technology visionary. He pioneered an iconoclastic management theory. Thirty years ago, the mantra of the business world was "greed is good" because (as the movie Wall Street put it),
KristenScience I, Robot: Our Changing Relationship With TechnologyNPR - Shankar Vedantam , Rhaina Cohen , Renee Klahr , Parth Shah , Tara BoyleWhen we have a question about something embarrassing or deeply personal, many of us don't turn to a parent or a friend, but to our computers: We ask Google our questions. As millions of us look for answers
KristenInnovationIf You Can Walk This Far In 2 Minutes, Scientists Say You're Much Smarter Than Average (and Your Brain Is Actually BuiltInc Magazine - Jeff HadenAnd if you can't now, with a little effort you might be able to soon. And in the process you'll improve your overall health. Win-win. Entrepreneurs face considerable mental and emotional challenges, making
KristenIndie Music Why music has such profound effects on the brainpbs.org - Megan Thompson Have you ever wondered why you sometimes get a tingling feeling when you hear a certain piece of music? We did, and we thought we could ask a …
KristenTechnology Researchers develop flexible brain-machine interface for controlling wheelchairsDigital Trends - Georgina Torbet From Facebook to Elon Musk, technology visionaries are working on the promise of brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) to do everything from creating a …
Kristen The Science Behind Why a Dog Loves to Be Called a "Good Boy"Inverse - Lauren Mackenzie Reynolds Who's a GOOD BOY?!? Scrolling back through my Instagram posts recently, I came across a short video I took a few summers ago. I’m throwing a ball into …
Kristen The 6 Ways a Terrifying Episode of Sleep Paralysis Can Be TriggeredInverse - Danny Eckert That feeling you get when a demon is sitting on your chest... Why are some people affected by sleep paralysis? – Tess, age 13. Falling asleep is a bit …
Kristen Geneticists Are Untangling the Mystery of Left-HandednessGizmodo - Ryan F. Mandelbaum A series of genetic variants can influence handedness, according to a new paper. No, researchers have not discovered a “handedness gene.” But through …
KristenMutations Scientists have discovered the gene that makes ‘Super Sleepers’Ladders - Sheila McClear “I generally sleep four hours a night, and then I’m up and good to go,” said a woman named Sindi van Zyl, recently profiled by Fast Company as being a …
Kristen Wish you had a four-day workweek? Well, this business titan is advocating for a 12-hour weekLadders - Kyle Schnitzer Dreaming of a four-day workweek? This billionaire wants people to work just 12 hours a week, with some help from artificial intelligence.Alibaba …
Kristen Neuroscientist: Walking Is 'a Superpower' That Makes Us Smarter, Healthier and HappierInc Magazine - Jessica StillmanIn a new book, a neuroscientist digs deep into the brain benefits of just walking around. Walking probably feels like one of the easiest things you do all day. According to neuroscience, it isn't really.
KristenDogs Different Dog Breeds Have Different Brains, Scientists FindGizmodo - Ed Cara As humans have gone, so have their canine companions. But a new study shows the subtle ways our long-lasting partnership has molded the noggins of …
KristenTechnology Brain-reading tech is coming. The law is not ready to protect us.Vox“Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimeters inside your skull.” That’s from George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, published in 1949. The comment is meant to highlight what a repressive surveillance
Kristen Scientists Find Evidence The Human Brain Can Create Structures in Up to 11 DimensionsScienceAlert - Signe Dean Back in 2017, neuroscientists used a classic branch of maths in a totally new way to peer into the structure of our brains. What they discovered is …
Kristen Have humans developed natural defenses against suicide?sciencemag.org - Elizabeth Culotta While co-organizing a symposium a few years ago, a distinguished evolutionary psychologist named Nicholas Humphrey sought an expert to explore a …
Kristen ‘Dark pools’ of hate flourish online. Here are four controversial ways to fight themsciencemag.org - Eva Frederick For moderators of social platforms such as Facebook, trying to quell the sickening churn of online hate culture is like playing a twisted game of …
Kristen Cameron Boyce's Tragic Death Raises Awareness About Seizure DisordersForbes - Nina ShapiroIn July 2019, beloved young actor Cameron Boyce died in his sleep from an entity called SUDEP, or Sudden Unexplained Death from Epilepsy. As I wrote in a prior Forbes article, few knew that Boyce had suffering
Kristen What does running do to your brain?The GuardianNeuroscientists have studied treadmill runners, ultramarathon athletes – and a number of lab animals – to investigate the effects of running on grey matter It may seem obvious – as you push on through
Kristen Biological learning curves outperform existing ones in artificial intenature.com - Herut Uzan, Shira Sardi, Amir Goldental, Roni Vardi, Ido Kanter Recently, deep learning algorithms have outperformed human experts in various tasks across several domains; however, their characteristics are …
KristenAlzheimer's Disease How Exercise Lowers the Risk of Alzheimer’s by Changing Your BrainTIME - Alice ParkMore and more studies are showing how regular exercise benefits the brain, and in particular, the aging brain. What’s less clear is how exactly exercise counters the cognitive decline that comes with and
Kristen Brain scans discover consciousness in coma patientssciencefocus.com - Jason Goodyer The finding could help predict the chances of recovery in brain-injured patients Some patients that become unresponsive following a significant brain …
Kristen Physicists Overturn a 100-Year-Old Assumption on How Brain Cells WorkScienceAlert - Mike McRae The numbers are mind-boggling, but the way each individual nerve cell contributes to the brain's functions is still an area of contention. In fact, a …
KristenBiographies The man who can remember every day of his lifeBBC FutureBob Petrella can recall any moment from his past. Called highly superior autobiographical memory, there are around 60 known cases around the world. “It’s almost like having a time machine, where I can
Kristen Why Some Scientists Believe the Universe Is Consciousmindmatters.ai - News It’s easy to mock the idea. But consider what neuroscientists studying consciousness are up against: Traditionally, scientists have been stalwart …
KristenThe Brain A Harvard and MIT Study Says Doing 1 Simple Thing Is 'Almost Magical' for Your Child's Brain Development and SuccessInc Magazine - Scott MautzThis one thing is very doable and very powerful, as brain research has shown. There's enough brain-rotting stimuli within your child's reach that any parent should take note when hearing of alternatives
KristenTechnology Neuroscientists decode brain speech signals into written textThe Guardian - Ian Sample Science editorWhen Stephen Hawking wanted to speak, he chose letters and words from a synthesiser screen controlled by twitches of a muscle in his cheek. But the painstaking process the cosmologist used might soon bound
Kristen This Photo Is Black And White. Here's The Science That Makes Your Brain See ColourScienceAlert - Peter Dockrill A bizarre and brilliantly effective optical illusion going viral on the internet tricks your brain into seeing a colour image… but if you look …
KristenTravel This Is Your Brain On TravelForbes - Suzanne Rowan KelleherFeeling stressed? A bit down? Taking a vacation is more than just a fun diversion from the day-to-day grind. There's a growing body of scientific evidence that shows travel is very good for your mental
KristenConsciousness Five myths about consciousnessThe Washington PostThere’s a long history of scientists thinking they have identified a particular feature to explain our advanced consciousness (and planetary dominance). In a popular TED talk, the neuroscientist Suzana
