As a parent, a spouse, and someone who works full time at my job and pretty much full time at keeping a household running, I often feel like I have 20 tabs open in my brain at once. There are always ...

What’s the big idea? Every moment is filled with how we’ve decided to spend our time, and that time defines us. We make value judgements (often automatically) of our options and follow similar ...

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that ...

Considering the digital and fast-paced world we live in today, feeling overwhelmed, burnt out and stuck at work is a common feeling for many professionals. The constant deadlines, endless ...

Much has been made of the power of habit. We’re encouraged to make healthy choices our default and to understand the way that the brain sets certain tasks, such as our morning commute, on autopilot to ...

Forgetting things is a blessing, believe it or not. For proof, imagine a world where every detail you ever came across was etched indelibly in your mind. Every conversation you regret, every rejection ...

Are the same technologies that promise to make us smarter making us less capable of the mental work that builds understanding ...

In 1943, a pair of neuroscientists were trying to describe how the human nervous system works when they accidentally laid the foundation for artificial intelligence. In their mathematical framework ...