Education & Lifelong Learning
Want to improve your Health? Start by boosting your Brain Health
Our cognition and mental wellbeing are crucial factors for our quality of life and put us in a good position to contribute to society. Ultimately, it can be near impossible to achieve physical goals and demanding life challenges if our brain health is not optimal. Yet most of us appear to be more concerned with…
Read MoreFinal 10 days to nominate teachers for the $1M Global Teacher Prize 2024
Dear educators, parents, and students worldwide, There are now ten days to go until applications and nominations close for the Global Teacher Prize, and we wanted to ask you to help us spread the word. The Global Teacher Prize, in partnership with GEMS education, serves to underline the importance of educators and the fact that,…
Read MoreNew book on The Art of the Interesting and how to cultivate psychological richness
What makes for a good life? Is it pleasure or enjoying the passage of time, as James Taylor once sang? Or is it more about living life with purpose and contributing to other people’s well-being? While we at Greater Good have found both happiness and meaning probably play their roles in the good life, recent…
Read MoreAnnouncement: Rebalance to Thrive in 2025 flash executive retreats to be held in Madrid (Jan 17) and London (Feb 11)
We’re happy to announce the dates for two exciting events to help bring latest research and best practices to the real world of leadership and talent. “Our team emerged recharged, aligned, and equipped with practical tools to find personal and professional balance amid our industry’s high demands.” – Alexandra Paton, Head of Continental Europe, Liberty Specialty…
Read MoreStudy: Effortful lifelong learning–full of novelty and challenge– is key to maintain & improve cognitive function
Some 2.3 million of U.S. adults over 65 – more than 4% – have a diagnosis of dementia. But even without a diagnosis, a certain amount of cognitive decline is normal as age sets in. And whether it’s due to fear of cognitive decline or noticing lapses in cognition when we are stressed, many of us…
Read MoreStudy: Brain imaging, combined with computer modeling, can help predict your emotional responses
In a new study, researchers were able to predict a person’s response to emotionally charged scenes using brain imaging and computer modeling alone—gauging not only whether the person’s reaction was positive, negative, or neutral, but also how strong the reaction was. The study helps neuroscientists understand how the brain represents complex emotional natural stimuli, according to…
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