Changing our Minds…by Reading Fiction

By Greater Good Science Center | September 2, 2009 |

(Edi­tor’s Note: we are pleased to bring you this arti­cle thanks to our col­lab­o­ra­tion with Greater Good Mag­a­zine.) Chang­ing our Minds By imag­in­ing many pos­si­ble worlds, argues nov­el­ist and psy­chol­o­gist Kei­th Oat­ley, fic­tion helps us under­stand our­selves and oth­ers. ‑By Kei­th Oat­ley For more than two thou­sand years peo­ple have insist­ed that read­ing fic­tion is good…

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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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Mental Health News: NYT, Mind Hacks

By Alvaro Fernandez | March 15, 2008

A few very inter­est­ing New York Times arti­cles over the last cou­ple of days, plus a great oppor­tu­ni­ty for clin­i­cians and researchers in Latin Amer­i­ca. — Well: When a Brain Sci­en­tist Suf­fers a Stroke “Dr. Tay­lor recounts the details of her stroke and the amaz­ing insights she gained from it in a riv­et­ing 18-minute video…

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Brain Fitness June Blog Carnival

By Alvaro Fernandez | June 18, 2007 |

   Wel­come to the June 18, 2007 edi­tion of brain fit­ness. We hope you will enjoy some of the great posts below! We are hap­py to see a broad­er inter­est in the top­ic since we launched the car­ni­val in Jan­u­ary-thanks to every­one involved.   Edu­ca­tion and Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment Brett Steen­barg­er presents a great 3‑part series titled Trade…

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