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Living a Lie: We Deceive Ourselves to Better Deceive Others | Scientific American
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/living-a-lie-we-deceive-ourselves-to-better-deceive-others?utm_source=pocket-newtab Published: 04/03/2017 Author: Matthew Hutson Living a Lie: We Deceive Ourselves to Better Deceive Others Researchers provide the first evidence for a theory first put forward in the 1970s. Illustration by blocberry / Getty Images. People mislead themselves all day long. We tell ourselves we’re smarter and better looking than our friends, that […]
Highway Through Hell | Pocket
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/highway-through-hell Published: 10/23/2017 Author: Ty McCormick Highway Through Hell The human-smuggling route across the Sahara may have been the deadliest on Earth. Then the EU paid Niger’s army to shut it down — and made it even more treacherous. The city of Agadez, located at the gateway to the Sahara in northern Niger, has been […]
Scientists Say You Can Cancel the Noise but Keep Your Window Open | NY Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/11/science/windows-street-noise.html Published: 07/11/2020 Author: David Waldstein Scientists Say You Can Cancel the Noise but Keep Your Window Open Researchers in Singapore developed a system that’s sort of like noise-canceling headphones for your whole apartment. Car alarms, jackhammers, a drunken argument and the rumble of the No. 7 train passing overhead. It is the glorious urban […]
How to hack your brain to remember almost anything | Wired
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-creativity-of-adhd?utm_source=pocket-newtab Published: Neuroscience Author: Matt Reynolds How to hack your brain to remember almost anything Four-time USA Memory Champion Nelson Dellis and psychological scientist Julia Shaw explain how to use the memory palace technique to boost your memory skills. Many people complain about having a terrible memory. Shopping lists, friends’ birthdays, statistics for an […]
The Creativity of ADHD | Scientific American
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-creativity-of-adhd?utm_source=pocket-newtab Published: Scientific American Author: Holly White The Creativity of ADHD More insights on a positive side of a “disorder.” Photo from metamorworks / Getty Images . Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is typically described by the problems it presents. It is known as a neurological disorder, marked by distractibility, impulsivity and hyperactivity, which begins […]
Scientists Say Your “Mind” Isn’t Confined to Your Brain, or Even Your Body | QUARTZ
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/scientists-say-your-mind-isn-t-confined-to-your-brain-or-even-your-body?utm_source=pocket-newtab Published: Unknown Author: Olivia Goldhill Scientists Say Your “Mind” Isn’t Confined to Your Brain, or Even Your Body Exploring how the mind extends beyond the physical self. The mind is more than just the brain. Photo from The Regents of the University of California. You might wonder, at some point today, what’s going […]