The Surprising Ways Your Name Affects Your Life
From dating to job prospects, a name has remarkable power over the path of its owner’s life.
All posts tagged: neurology
Can Creativity Be Learned?
Prevailing theories on creativity focus on methodology, or amount of practice. But artistic talent may be more hard-wired than previously thought.
Let the Body Rest, for the Sake of the Brain
Sleep deprivation can take a heavy mental toll. The specifics are disturbing.
Music as Religious Experience
On the neuroscience of music and religious feeling.
Fiction, Morality, and the Science of Reading
Books are much more. They are a way of being fully human. — Susan Sontag Anyone who has ever cozied up in a corner with a fascinating novel knows the pleasures of an afternoon spent reading. Perhaps it was when you whizzed through breezy books like the Harry Potter series or spent time (and a great deal of energy) grappling with the more serious concepts put forth by the likes of Dostoevsky or Safran Foer. Either way, finding that truly engaging novel is a beautiful moment, and is always something to be cherished. As C.S. Lewis said, “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” But what if reading is more than just a simple pleasure, more than something that entertains, teaches and engrosses?
