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Discovering Happiness By The Numbers

March 20, 2021

Are you happy? Fewer questions are more open-ended or catch us by surprise than this one. How happy should we be and how often? Our usual instinct is to say “yes” — but we probably answer more reluctantly than usual. It’s a moment when it’s almost impossible to not compare the life

Why The Brain Needs Nature For Its Health

March 18, 2021

The Industrial Revolution brought many blessings to humanity, such as increased standards of living, improved educational opportunities and game-changing technological innovations. Yet it all came with a sense of loss, especially in regard to our connection to nature, as we moved away from an agrarian way of life. Most obviously

Memory Keepers: What You Can Do for Your Brain

March 16, 2021

If the inability to recall where you put your keys, parked your car, or remember the name of someone you just met has you convinced you’re losing your mind, you’re not alone — or off the mark. As you get older, your brain loses mass as cells die out, and memory goes with them.

The Wonder of Math: A Conversation With Danica McKellar

March 14, 2021

When you were a kid, did you have an easy time with math? Were you the type of student who intuitively took to it or were you in the other category, struggling to get the concepts and struggling even more to apply them in real life? Many young adults tend to experience difficulty mastering

How Magicians Use Illusions To Fool Your Brain

March 11, 2021

Clad in a tuxedo, the tall and bearded conjurer tosses the ball up. Once, twice, thrice — voilà! The ball disappears midflight. You’re absolutely sure that your gaze didn’t waver from it, so where did the ball go? Of course, it didn’t actually disappear forever

Mozart in the Crib? How Music Fosters Learning In The Infant Brain

March 9, 2021

For centuries, lullabies have been used by various cultures around the world to pass down cultural knowledge and tradition, but most importantly they facilitate a nurturing relationship between caregiver and child. They have been seen to develop infants’ communication skills and attentive awareness, modulate

Progress and Resistance: The Global Press for Gender Equality

March 8, 2021

With the creation of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in 1946, and the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which explicitly sets forth the principle of equality of women, the U.N. system began its work on behalf of women by emphasizing the legal basis for the promotion of

Forging Ahead Together: Margaret Heffernan on Group Success

March 5, 2021

The road to success seems obvious — plenty of hard work and a goal to rise to the top. It may be intuitive, but is it accurate? Margaret Heffernan, an international businesswoman, believes that true success may require thinking outside the box for answers, something she discusses

Reaching For Gender Equality With Brain-Based Holistic Education

March 4, 2021

Out of 1,000 people, 504 are men (50.4%) and 496 are women (49.6%). We’re talking about half the world’s population. Vulnerable and disadvantaged women, and those who experience discrimination and inequality of any kind, need to be empowered if we are to achieve full inclusivity

Feeling No Pain: What It’s Like To Live With CIPA

February 28, 2021

An episode of the television medical drama “House” featured 16-year-old Hannah and her mother, who were in a severe automobile accident. Hannah saw her mother unconscious and dialed 911. She looked down and noticed a metal rod jammed in her own thigh. At the hospital, Hannah soon ran a

Balance Your Energy … And Your Brain

February 26, 2021

Calmness and assertiveness are the energies of the two main branches of our autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system plays a major role in sensory awareness, emotions, behaviors, and basic organ-system functioning. Its two main branches are the sympathetic and parasympathetic, and they are managed by

How Did Our “Social Brain” Evolve?

February 23, 2021

Beginning about 2.5 million years ago a particular organ underwent a threefold increase in volume, leading to the creation one of nature’s most complex, social, and efficient structures: the human brain. The explanations as to what drove this progressive development are still debatable, yet evolutionary

On Living Well: 4 Surprising Ways To Increase Your Life Expectancy

February 21, 2021

At the beginning of the 20th century, the average American could expect to live just 47.3 years. Since then, life expectancy climbed rapidly—reaching 70 years for the first time in 1961. According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we reached 78.9 years in 2014, and it seemed

Our Brains Are Wired For Empathy

February 17, 2021

Empathy is wired in our brains. As a matter of fact, we have entire circuits dedicated to it. For instance, when we see someone engage in an activity or go through a particular experience, mirror neurons ignite in our brains. They play a role in helping us understand what someone else is going through

Living Mobile: 5 Ways Technology Supports Healthier Lifestyles

February 15, 2021

There is no question that technology can lead to a sedentary lifestyle. It has become increasingly easy to spend the day on the couch playing video games and browsing the Web. But that same technology can help us get fit

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