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What the web is teaching our brains by Anastasia Stephens | The IndependentSpending hours on the net isn't only changing the way we work, shop and socialise. A leading neurologist says it is subtly re-wiring the way we think and behave – often for the better. "Dr Small, one of America's leading neurologists, has written a book, iBrain – Surviving the ...
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Science, Magic, and Religion - lectures by Courtenay Raia | UCLA (videos)Professor Courtenay Raia lectures on science and religion as historical phenomena that have evolved over time. She examines the earlier mind-set before 1700 when into science fitted elements that came eventually to be seen as magical. The course also question how Western cosmologies became ...
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Your Brain on Books. How the mind makes sense of written language | Scientific AmericanIn his new book, “Reading in the Brain,” neuroscientist S. Dehaene describes his quest to understand an astounding feat that most of us take for granted: translating marks on a page (or a screen) into language. (...) We humans would be liberated from our past instincts and free to invent ...
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Born to Perform. The ability to keep cool depends on how your brain is wired by Joshua Gowin | Psychology TodaySome people seem to be naturals, born performers, so what makes them different? The ability to remain calm could be due to the structure of the brain. "Stage manager asked McCartney, "Are you nervous? "No, not really." "You should be, there are over 70 million people watching." (...) The ...
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The Van Gogh Letter Sketches"The feeling for and love of nature always strike a chord sooner or later with people who take an interest in art. The duty of the painter is to study nature in depth and to use all his intelligence, to put his feelings into his work so that it becomes comprehensible to others. But working with ...
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Richard Feynman - The Universe in a Glass of Winegreat find...I haven't thought about Feynman is awhile. cool to see some YouTubes sharing this.Tami Smith added 3 months ago
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