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Reminder: Sharp brains in Vancouver, November 3rd and 4th

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Quick reminder: Our Founder and Edi­tor-in-Chief Alvaro Fer­nan­dez will give a cou­ple talks in Van­cou­ver, Cana­da, on Novem­ber 3rd and 4th. Both are free and open to the pub­lic thanks to local spon­sors and part­ners. [Read more…] about Reminder: Sharp brains in Van­cou­ver, Novem­ber 3rd and 4th

AARP wants to engage Gen X and Millennials with Staying Sharp brain health platform

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BrainFitnessLifecycleAARP Stay­ing Sharp Brain Health Sub­scrip­tion Open to All Ages (press release):

“If sit­ting is the new smok­ing, then Mil­len­ni­als just might be on to something…it’s no sur­prise that the first dig­i­tal natives are using apps and online tech­nol­o­gy to track sleep data, seek out health­i­er food options and [Read more…] about AARP wants to engage Gen X and Mil­len­ni­als with Stay­ing Sharp brain health platform

The Nine Habits of Highly Effective Brains

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While we are still (hope­ful­ly) enjoy­ing some down­time, let’s review some good lifestyle options we can all fol­low to not only main­tain, but improve, our vibrant brains. [Read more…] about The Nine Habits of High­ly Effec­tive Brains

Why the quantified self requires both tech tools and smart brains

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Tech tools to mea­sure per­for­mance can fall short (Finan­cial Times):

“Ben­jamin Franklin could be con­sid­ered a pio­neer of the mod­ern “quan­ti­fied self” approach to per­son­al improve­ment. In the late 18th cen­tu­ry, he famous­ly used a chart to mon­i­tor his behav­iour, includ­ing [Read more…] about Why the quan­ti­fied self requires both tech tools and smart brains

How can Big Data help upgrade brain care?

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You can now enjoy the slide deck from this ses­sion, which took place at the 2013 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit (Sep­tem­ber 19–20th). [Read more…] about How can Big Data help upgrade brain care?