All posts tagged "Science"
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When Two Tribes Meet
Yes, Leonardo da Vinci was both artist and inventor. True, Brian Cox was in that band before he gave it all up...
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The ArtScience Prize
The ArtScience Prize is a catalyst for student learning through passionate pursuit of innovative art and design ideas...
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The Power of Believing that you can improve
The power of believing that you can improve, Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we...
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Scientific Leap of Faith
While studying for his PhD in physics, Uri Alon thought he was a failure because all his research...
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Neuroscience of Mindfulness
The positive effects of mindfulness, such as improved mental and physical well-being, have been documented in research-based studies...
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Kinds of Happiness
Human bodies recognize at the molecular level that not all happiness is created equal, responding in ways that...
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Biology of Love
Nearly 60 years ago, a decade before the counterculture erupted throughout the United States and beyond, Aldous Huxley...
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Brain More Than Chemicals
Modern psychiatric drugs treat the chemistry of the whole brain, but neurobiologist David Anderson believes in a more...
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Do We Need Faith to Believe in Progress?
I’ve had some interesting thoughts about the science vs. religion, materialism vs. spirituality debate. Being a spiritual teacher...
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Trust, Morality – and Oxytocin
At TEDxSiliconValley – What drives our desire to behave morally? Neuroeconomist Paul Zak shows why he believes oxytocin...
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Battling Bad Science
At TEDxSiliconValley, Battling Bad Science, Doctor and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre shows us, at high speed, the ways evidence...
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Wireless Hazards
Must read! Are you aware of the impact the proliferation of wireless technology is having on you and...
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Science Fiction Reality – GUI Design
Minority Report science adviser and inventor John Underkoffler demos g-speak — the real-life version of the film’s eye-popping,...
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The Uniqueness of Humans
At Stanford University, primatologist Robert Sapolsky offers a fascinating and funny look at human behaviors which the rest...
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Mindboggling New Science
Even as mega-banks topple, Juan Enriquez says the big reboot is yet to come. But don’t look for...
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The Science of Love, and the Future of Women
Anthropologist Helen Fisher takes on a tricky topic — love –- and explains its evolution, its biochemical foundations...
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The Chemistry of Performance
More than 60 years ago, psychiatrist and neurologist, Dr Viktor Frankl, found himself interned in a concentration camp....
