When you’re making a split-second decision, waiting a fraction of a second to decide can make a world of difference. Scientists at Columbia University and the University of Pittsburgh found that when making choices between a right and wrong answer, people’s accuracy in making ...
Over many centuries, Chinese artists have created paintings that are now in the hearts of more than a billion people.Nymph of the Luo River—Gu KaizhiThe legend has it that Cao Zhi, a prince of the state of Cao Wei, fell in love with the governor’s daughter. However, she married his...
Today we more clearly recognize that the idiot savant is special because of brain impairment.Yet not all brain injury leads to savant skills.Some studies have shown that people who have purposeful interruption of the left side of the brain can develop idiot savant skills.However , f...
While TOMS opted to build its business model around something it could make buzzworthy, this isn’t an option for most businesses. Instead, these businesses have the opportunity to create something interesting that people will get excited about and then spread the word. Chipotle: Creating WOM Buzz...
‘in truth’, joy is known to be our natural way of life. No one can ever take it away, we temporarily lose the awareness of our ‘inner condition’ of freedom that is necessary for the feelings of joy to emerge. That freedom is lost when we assimilate and become attached to our.....
Lawrence Williams asked participants to explain their decision-making to find out. He learned that meaning-oriented people were not thinking about how the product they might buy could bring meaning to their lives. Instead, they were occupied with what else they could do with their money. I am...
She begins to research alternative ways of conceiving, finding ways to learn more and to meet people she might be able to discuss her desire. In doing so she discovers there is more to the subject than just a woman’s desire, there are moral considerations she hasn’t considered, that mig...
If farmers could hear these sounds, said the team, they could give water to the plants that need it most. As climate change causes more droughts, they said this would be important information for farmers. “The sounds that drought-stressed plants make could be used in precision...
Aftertwomonthswewereallpreparedandreadytogoonstage.Itwasfun.Andwhenpeoplestarted___9___,thatgavemeaboostofconfidence.Itstayedwithmeandmademefeel___10___.Irealisedthatbytryingsomethingnew,Icanhavefun—evenifitmeanssteppingoutofmycomfortzone.
Join Into the Glacier for an adventure that will lead you to the untouched beauty and raw nature of Langjokull, Iceland’s second largest glacier It’s an opportunity of a lifetime as we journey up the white slopes and go deep inside the man-made ice tunnels. ...