Month: April 2017
BBC – Capital – Why talking to yourself is the first sign of… success
Why talking to yourself is the first sign of… success A London dentist stopped looking in other people’s mouths and started opening his own. The results may be something for everyone to chew on http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170428-why-talking-to-yourself-is-the-first-sign-of-success
Why Are You Always Tired? – YouTube
Why Are You Always Tired? - YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=nn42RC1zT_A
Stop scrolling and start connecting – Home | Spark with Nora Young | CBC Radio
Stop scrolling and start connecting A social network built around deep interests. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/353-addiction-failure-psychopaths-1.4075627/stop-scrolling-and-start-connecting-1.4076092
‘The smartphone has really thrown gasoline on the addiction fire of our society’ – Home | Spark with Nora Young | CBC Radio
'The smartphone has really thrown gasoline on the addiction fire of our society' Can we achieve tech-life balance? http://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/353-addiction-failure-psychopaths-1.4075627/the-smartphone-has-really-thrown-gasoline-on-the-addiction-fire-of-our-society-1.4075637
How Exercise Shapes You, Far Beyond the Gym — Science of Us
How Exercise Shapes You, Far Beyond the Gym The biggest benefit might be that it teaches people to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/06/how-exercise-shapes-you-far-beyond-the-gym.html
The Best Way to Follow Your Dreams Is Keeping Your Day Job — Science of Us
The Best Way to Follow Your Dreams Is Keeping Your Day Job How practical people pursue their passion. http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2017/04/the-best-way-to-follow-your-dreams-is-keeping-your-day-job.html
This Bias Explains Your Super-Strong Powers of Observation — Science of Us
The ‘Invisibility Cloak Effect’ Explains Your Super-Strong Powers of Observation Everyone thinks they’re better than average at noticing things --- and better at flying under the radar. http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2017/04/this-bias-explains-your-super-strong-powers-of-observation.html
Basic income finds support on right as ‘most transparent’ form of redistribution – Business – CBC News
Why a guaranteed basic income for the poor is finding right-wing support One might assume that the Ontario Liberal government's pilot project to provide a guaranteed basic income would be roundly dismissed by those on the political and economic right as yet another government-led social welfare scheme doomed to failure. But the policy has adherents … Continue reading Basic income finds support on right as ‘most transparent’ form of redistribution – Business – CBC News
The one crucial skill our education system is missing | World Economic Forum
The one crucial skill our education system is missing We need empathy more than ever to compete with the machines - but instead we're becoming cold and robotic, writes Belinda Parmar. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/04/one-crucial-skill?utm_content=buffera5293&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer