Posts Tagged ‘museums’
The Age of Mass Intelligence?
“We’ve all heard about dumbing down. But there is plenty of evidence that the opposite is also true. Is this, in fact, the age of mass intelligence?” Fascinating article in Intelligent Life, a publication by The Economist: THE AGE OF MASS INTELLIGENCE — “Millions more people are going to museums, literary festivals and operas; millions…
Read MoreLooking inside the Brain: is my Brain Fit?
Today we have the pleasure to have Dr. Pascale Michelon, one of our new Expert Contributors, write her first article here. Enjoy, and please comment so we hear your thoughts and engage in a nice conversation. (Btw, if you notice some similarity between the colors in the fMRI scan below and the look & feel…
Read MoreDiscover the Brain
Hot off the press! We just found on the newstand an amazing special issue of Discover magazine on The Brain-An Owner’s Manual (Spring 2007), with fascinating articles on how the mind changes from infancy to old age, female vs. male brains (yes, we men have brains too), videogames as brain training (by Steven Johnson), an article…
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