The Cut
How Neuroscientists Explain the Mind-Clearing Magic of Running
5 min · · Research in neuroscience shows a solid link between aerobic exercise and cognitive clarity. · Shared by 688, including Faik Ersoy, Thomas Power, venkat - bala, Nir Eyal, Paddy Zab, Leslie D, Philippe Gauvin, Birgit Schefer, Neil Hart 💙, Johannes Dornisch, Katja Evertz, Saad Hasnain, Liv 😷, Pat Kua, slumos, Mark Kaigwa, Niklaus Gerber, Matthew Guay, Jane, Marius Bleuer
Quartz
Neuroscientists have identified how exactly a deep breath changes your mind
4 min · · Breathing is traditionally thought of as an automatic process driven by the brainstem—the part of the brain controlling such life-sustaining functions as heartbeat and sleeping patterns. But new and… · Shared by 24, including Himalayan Institute, fnord, Dr. Laura Markham, davidabrock, Marius Bleuer
medium.com
Beyond human-centred design, to?
9 min · · Just over a year ago I wrote a blog post called “Putting users first is not the answer to everything” — it’s been popular — in fact it’s… · Shared by 8, including Marius Bleuer
BuzzFeed News
How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation
Summary · 20+ min · · Some claim millennials are lazy and entitled – unable to do basic tasks that older adults have just gotten on with for years. Anne Helen Petersen, senior culture writer for Buzzfeed News, rejects those labels. Milllennials like herself, she argues, are merely trying their best to navigate trends like skyrocketing student loans and an underpaying, perk-free gig economy. Millennials will likely not be the only ones who feel that her insights and observations are almost painfully on the nose. · Shared by 1208, including Pamela J. Hobart, Mathew Ingram, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙯 💡, Kelsey Jones, hiten.eth, Chris Messina, Liliane Ferrari ™, Richard Gutjahr, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Anita Zielina, Brittany Berger, Austin Kleon, Aleksandra Wisniewska, Tiago Forte, Marie-José Kolly, Sonja Peteranderl (@glocalreporting@chaos.social), Guy Kawasaki, Dao Nguyen, Adam Singer
The Guardian
Why can’t the world’s greatest minds solve the mystery of consciousness?
20+ min · · The long read: Philosophers and scientists have been at war for decades over the question of what makes human beings more than complex robots · Shared by 164, including Andrej Antaš, Marco Unternaehrer, Fabrice Liut 🍌🥑😌, Charlie O'Keefe @charlieok@hachyderm.io, Esther Schindler, Marius Bleuer, Philip Goff, Brian
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Synergies in Innovation: Lessons Learnt from Innovation Ethics for Responsible Innovation
20+ min · · This paper draws on the emerging field of innovation ethics (IE) to complement the more established field of responsible innovation (RI) by focusing on key ethical issues raised by technological… · Shared by 3, including Marius Bleuer
ESO
VISTA gigapixel mosaic of the central parts of the Milky Way
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The New York Times
The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It
15+ min · · A little-known start-up helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images — and “might lead to a dystopian future or something,” a backer says. · Shared by 590, including Sebastian Raschka, Mathew Ingram, Dr. Alec Couros, DHH, Carl Zimmer, Brian Solis, Chris Messina, zooko❤ⓩ🛡🦓🦓🦓, Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine, kate wagner (rilke era), Alexia Bonatsos, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Klaus Eck, Benedict Evans, Troy Hunt, Antonio Vieira Santos, Marsha Collier
Quartz
Cultivating Resilience
1 min · · What does it mean to be resilient? A series on a state of being that many aspire to, but few can define—and even fewer feel they can achieve. · Shared by 8, including Marius Bleuer
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Better Design With Deep Thinking — Smashing Magazine
7 min · · Task switching is a design killer. Find out why switching and interruptions are even more serious than you think and how biology makes it difficult to resist the temptation to just check your email… · Shared by 16, including CSS Weekly, Marius Bleuer
Entrepreneur
Don't Learn More, Learn Smarter. A Quick Guide to Agile Learning.
5 min · · Just like your body, your brain needs to be regularly looked after, fed and trained. · Shared by 278, including Niklaus Gerber, Angel Romero, Romain Lalanne, Prof. Arun Kumar वाघचौरे, rohit, Bilal Aslam, Ines Bieler, Johannes Dornisch, Tom Connor, Gabriele, Real Marsha Wright®, Marius Bleuer, Mike Taylor
Quartz
How the human brain stays young even as we age
6 min · · Understanding how most brains maintain youthful plasticity could lead scientists to figure out why some don't. · Shared by 156, including USC, Marius Bleuer, John Hagel, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Ward Plunet, Ayala Sherbow, Jane, Thomas Power, Faik Ersoy, Jonathan Kogan, Liv 😷
Pew Research Internet
Experts Optimistic About the Next 50 Years of Digital Life
10 min · · Fifty years after the first computer network was connected, most experts say digital life will mostly change things for the better in coming decades. But they say this will require reforms toward… · Shared by 26, including Dr. Ai 🎓#ClassroomWithoutWalls, Alexis Sanders, Marius Bleuer, Alf Rehn
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Liebe: Heiraten oder Konkubinat? Das Gehirn kennt den Unterschied
2 min · · Verheiratet sein ist besser als das Konkubinat: Das lässt sich im Gehirn nachweisen. In Stresssituationen braucht es nur die Hand des Ehepartners in der eigenen, und man beruhigt sich. · Shared by 4, including Marius Bleuer
The New Yorker
The Dark Side of Techno-Utopianism
15+ min · · Big technological shifts have always empowered reformers. They have also empowered bigots, hucksters, and propagandists. · Shared by 254, including Bjorn Larsen, Daniel Nova, Josep M. Ganyet, Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, Mayhem, Just Mayhem., Matthias Lampe, Marius Bleuer, Thomas Power, Kyle Chayka, Mark Kaigwa, Liv 😷, Mathew Ingram, Andreas Von Gunten, Ⓓarío Macchi, Katja Evertz, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Jane
Quartz
A Zen master explains how to walk more mindfully (without looking awkward)
4 min · · Enlightenment is not that complicated and pretty easily attainable. It starts with your breath and a step, Thich That Hanh and Nguyen Anh-Huong explain in their book. · Shared by 15, including Marius Bleuer, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯