Posts Tagged ‘Dawkins’
The Gene Delusion: IQ and the environment
An anonymous reader of Andrew Sullivan’s blog writes a superb comment, reproduced here: “One thing Watson and others forget is that the brain is highly malleable based on environment. Although he is the father of DNA he knows very little about neuroplasticity and neurogenesis. Previously it was thought that the human brain was ‘hardwired’ after a…
Read MoreCustomer Satisfaction Survey/ Tech Museum Awards
We usually spend more time in this blog talking about brain fitness science, programs and trends than talking about people. Today we are going to change that, since we have been receiving great feedback from a number of sources. While we still need to improve a lot, we can start to see the results of…
Read MoreBaby Boomers, Healthy Aging and Job Performance
There has been an interesting discussion about the issues related to the aging of the legal profession. Stephanie introduced us to the article “the Graying Bar: let’s not forget the ethics” by David Giacalone. In short: statistics about the increasing ratio of lawyers over 70 in active practice, on the one hand, and the general…
Read MoreFree give-aways: Sandra Bullock’s Premonition and our Brain Fitness Center
Some weeks we were contacted by Sony Pictures to provide the Grand Prize for one of their Sweepstakes programs, for just-released Sandra Bullock’s Premonition movie. We were happy to put together a complete Brain Fitness Kit, something like a boot camp for the brain (a “brain camp”?), which you can get FOR FREE. The kit is…
Read MoreTraining the Brains of Fighter Pilots and Basketball Players
We are a brain fitness center because we want to offer the best information, tools and support on how to exercise our brains. Same way you join the gym to stay in shape and find the best machines and personal trainers. One of the “tools” or “machines” we offer was designed under the scientific supervision…
Read MoreSharpen Your Wits With This Special Offer!
We are offering a limited-time deal for the rest of February 2007. If you buy any of the following brain fitness programs: Freeze-Framer, MindFit, Basketball IntelliGym, Cogmed Working Memory Training, or Exercise your Brain DVD, you will get Brain Fitness 101 included for free!
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