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Wisdom: It’s Not What You Know; It’s How You Use It
In an article written by Professor Robert J. Sternberg of Yale University, he says that Traditional education, and the intellectual and academic skills that comes with it, scarcely protects us from "evil-doing" or "foolishness." Acting dumbSternberg gives following examples: The US has had well-educated politicians and presidents whose reputations were tarnished because of fool... [Read More]
Why is Yawning Contagious?
Try this experiment when you're in a comatose-inducing meeting or class: Take a hearty yawn (please cover your mouth out of courtesy) and see how many classmates or colleagues yawn. There's a pretty good chance that your yawning will cause a chain reaction of yawns. It's likely you'll yawn at least once after reading this article. Oh, don't misunderstand; this article doesn't intend to bore you. I... [Read More]
How The Brain Can Detect Potential Mistakes
Scientists have long known of how we able to learn from our mistakes, suggesting that the reason lies in the element of surprise when we find that we have done something wrong. However, how the brain manages to learn from mistakes and how quickly it does so have been a mystery for them.With recent studies monitoring the brain activity of a group of volunteers as they made predictions based o... [Read More]
The Brain's Potential Power to Shut Down Trauma
Recent studies have confirmed what we have known all along-that people can suppress emotionally troubling memories. These findings may lead to a way to help patients with post-traumatic stress disorder or anxiety to gain control of debilitating memories.According to the study, this is achieved by shutting down parts of the brain responsible for supporting memories, as well as the brain's emo... [Read More]