When Empathy moves us to Action-By Daniel Goleman

By Greater Good Science Center | July 11, 2008 |

Daniel Gole­man requires no intro­duc­tion. Per­son­al­ly, of all his books I have read, the one I found most stim­u­lat­ing was Destruc­tive Emo­tions: A Sci­en­tif­ic Dia­logue With the Dalai Lama, a superb overview of what emo­tions are and how we can put them to good use. He is now con­duct­ing a great series of audio interviews…

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Cognitive Fitness as a New Frontier of Fitness

By Alvaro Fernandez | October 15, 2007 |

Very good arti­cle in the LA Times today. Like a Stair­Mas­ter for the brain: Can men­tal work­outs improve the mind’s agili­ty? Baby boomer con­cerns stim­u­late an indus­try expan­sion. The reporter, Melis­sa Healy, reviews the healthy aging seg­ment in the Brain Fit­ness field. A few select­ed quotes: — “There is plau­si­bil­i­ty, both bio­log­i­cal and behav­ioral, to…

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