Mozart’s Brain and the Fighter Pilot
To get smarter, we need to exercise our cognitive powers – in the same way that we strengthen our bodies by exercising our muscles. To do this, we need to put ourselves in rich and varied …
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Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload, a book by Daniel Levitin, explores “how humans have coped with information and organization from the beginning of …
The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
For centuries we’ve wondered about the left hemisphere and right hemisphere divide. The “left hemisphere is detail-oriented, prefers mechanisms to living things, and is inclined to …
Brain Rules: 12 Ways to Supercharge Brain Power
If workplaces had nap rooms, multitasking was frowned upon, and meetings were held during walks, we’d be vastly more productive. These are just some of the things we know about how to optimize …