7DaysofGenius
No one should be plugged in 24/7, says Arianna Huffington. A commitment to mindfulness as a life strategy requires an easing away from our devices, especially before bedtime.
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Is there a way to bring out the genius within all of us? The New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer asks neuroscientist Joy Hirsch about the nature of neuro-identity.
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Neuroscientist Joy Hirsch chats with The New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer about searching within the brain for where “genius” resides.
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As part of Big Think’s partnership with 92Y’s Seven Days of Genius series, New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer asks Heather Berlin about the research that illuminates our understanding of genius.
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Neuroscientist Heather Berlin explains current research into creative “flow states,” examining what happens in the brain when rappers and jazz musicians improvise.
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Leading a team of experts to reach creative heights may be the mark of today’s genius.
Everyone’s favorite Science Guy chats with Vsauce3’s Jake Roper about the importance of science education in ensuring future generations remain creative, experimental, and evolutionarily competitive.
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Arianna Huffington explains to Maria Konnikova how mindfulness seeks to recreate “the Garden of Eden, but with consciousness.”
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Arianna Huffington argues that mindfulness meditation is a necessary antidote to America’s unhealthy work culture.
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Centuries-old mindfulness breathing and meditation practices have become an increasingly popular fad, but do they really have the power to transform lives? A growing body of scientific evidence says they do.
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