A neuroscientist’s tips for a new year tuneup for your brain
283 Views December 28, 2018 Kelly Lambert
Pop metaphorical 'brain bubbles' by grounding your brain in the here and now. Sofiaworld/Shutterstock.com…
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December 2018
Clean up your cyber-hygiene – 6 changes to make in the new year
279 Views December 28, 2018 Elissa Redmiles
What dangerous experiences lurk behind the use of this trackpad? Amy Walters/Shutterstock.com Data breaches,…
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Stumped by the stock market slump? Start by picturing a used car dealership
385 Views December 22, 2018 Steven Pressman
Trading stocks can be a lot like buying a used car. goory/Shutterstock.com Stocks have…
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The rise of modern loneliness: 4 essential reads
317 Views December 22, 2018 Nick Lehr
'The Dog' (1820-1823) by Francisco Goya. Museo del Prado Editor’s note: As we come…
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Our complicated relationship with plastic: 5 essential reads
143 Views December 22, 2018 Martin La Monica, Deputy Editor, The Conversation (US edition)
Plastics are hard to avoid in daily life. European Parliament, CC BY-NC-ND Editor’s note:…
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Our complicated relationship with plastic: 5 essential reads
270 Views December 22, 2018 Martin LaMonica
Plastics are hard to avoid in daily life. European Parliament, CC BY-NC-ND Editor’s note:…
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Celebrating solutions that chip away at big problems: 3 essential reads
379 Views December 21, 2018 Emily Schwartz Greco
No longer tangled and pointing in the right direction turgaygundogdu/Shutterstock.com Editor’s note: As we…
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US gun violence in 2018: 3 essential reads
328 Views December 21, 2018 Danielle Douez
Candlelight vigil at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla. Editor’s note: As…
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Science of everyday life: 5 essential reads
242 Views December 21, 2018 Maggie Villiger
Science is the lens through which we can see the world in a new,…
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Of the trillion photos taken in 2018, which were the most memorable?
348 Views December 21, 2018 Nicole Smith Dahmen
What makes some images memorable and others easily forgotten? It’s a question I’ve been…