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• When Desires Collide: Which One to Choose?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  In life we often experience multiple wants and desires. Frequently these desires are incompatible with each other and even worse sometimes we make a decision that results in fulfilling neither desire! Self-sabotage is often the result of conflicting desires, where an individual usually has two (sometimes more) ...
  17 hours ago

• Brain Farts

  
  The Lousy Linguist — Authority: 517
  The title alone made this worth reading: Anatomy of A Brain Fart . Money quote: The latest research seems to indicate that brain farts are a unique type of cognitive mistake. Unlike errors caused by lack of information or experience, or by distractions, brain farts are innate. They have a predictable ...
  20 hours ago

• From Neurons to Nirvana

  
  The Teleomorph — Authority: 118
  Check out this 5-minute trailer for a new documentary about psychedelic science and medicine. It’s being co-produced by the maker of the acclaimed documentary, The Corporation:http://www.aperfectpill.com/purrfect/introduction_.html(Click on the development tab to see the impressive roster of interviewees.)Posted in ...
  21 hours ago

• A happy, merry tide of plugged ears and closed minds?

  
  TT`s Lost in Tokyo — Authority: 123
  A short tale of woe, if I may. During the Bush/Cheney administration I was booted from a few echo chambers more interested in group self-righteousness than thinking, and certainly unwilling to listen to a small government, green-minded conservative: RedState (twice!), Free Republic and NewsBusters. I`ve also had my ...
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• Portrait of a Multitasking Mind: Scientific American

  
  EverestUncensored — Authority: 132
  We can do multitasking while driving, working, loving, caring, nurturing, protecting, memorizing, walking, running, concentrating, reading, writing, and practicing.It seems that chronic media-multitaskers are more susceptible to distractions.Heavy media multitaskers performed worse on task switching than light media ...
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• Inside the Mind of a Savant

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 151
  Editors Note: The main text of this story, originally published in the December 2005 issue of Scientific American , is being made available in light of the recent death of Kim Peek. When J. Langdon Down first described savant syndrome in 1887, coining its name and noting its association with astounding powers of ...
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• A window on savant syndrome closes with the death of Kim Peek

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 151
  
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• Massumi’s Cognitive Doubling, Spinoza’s Numerical Affectivity

  
  Frames /sing — Authority: 423
  I have to admit that the first essay that confronted me in Massumi’s book has really stymied me. The difficulty comes at several levels, not the least of which that I had read this essay before in other contexts, not realizing it, and the deep disappointment with it from the past echoes back up through time like ...
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• How Come Other Folks All Look Alike?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  About 20 years ago I was having dinner at a restaurant in Jakarta, Indonesia with a group of psychologists from various countries. Only two of us were men, and we were both white Americans. The other man was several inches taller than I, significantly heavier, and had lighter colored hair--though we both wore glasses ...
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• ATN’s Annual Christmas Special: Redemption, Part 2 – Show #295

  
  Animal Talk Naturally Online Radio Show — Authority: 120
  Click here to buy ATN 3rd Annual Christmas 09 Part 2This time on Animal Talk Naturally we have four guests on to share their special Christmas message. In addition we share the music of three very talented women. Throughout the LIVE two-hour show we gave away a LOT of door prizes to the live listening audience ...
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• CHC theory of intelligence and its impact on contemporary intelligence test batteries

  
  Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty — Authority: 133
  I frequently reference the CHC (Cattell-Horn-Carroll) theory of intelligence and the impact it has had on contemporary intelligence test development.  I realize that not everyone has the time to rummage through all the blog posts Ive made regarding CHC theory.  Thus, today Im posting a brief summary of CHC theory ...
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• CHC theory of intelligence and its impact on contemporary intelligence test batteries

  
  Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) — Authority: 130
  I frequently reference the CHC (Cattell-Horn-Carroll) theory of intelligence and the impact it has had on contemporary intelligence test development.  I realize that not everyone has the time to rummage through all the blog posts Ive made regarding CHC theory.  Thus, today Im posting a brief summary of CHC theory ...
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• Dont ignore that snore!

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  Snoring, choking, gasping, and pauses in breathing while sleeping: all signs of obstructive sleep apnea, a common disorder thought to affect up to 1 in 5 adults (and 3% of children). Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the throat collapses inward during sleep, resulting in blockage of air flow to the lungs. It often ...
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• Research Byte 12-23-09: Shared and unshared genetic factors in timed and untimed reading and math abilities

  
  Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) — Authority: 130
  A factorial analysis of timed and untimed measures of mathematics and reading abilities in school aged twins (Sara A. Hart, Stephen A. Petrill and Lee A. Thompson)  Learning and Individual Differences, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 27 October 2009, Abstract The present study examined the ...
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• Remembering That Persons Name

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 151
  Note:  an audio clip from Saturday Night Live describes a fake product called the "Mom Translator." That’s a clip from Saturday Night Live . And maybe we can all relate. I know I can. Although I blame my namenesia on the fact that I don’t watch television.  [More]
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• Veteran speaks out about the military’s greatest weapon: racism

  
  Dangerous Intersection — Authority: 434
  In this video, a military veteran named Mike Prysner spoke out about the military’s main weapon: racism . He argues that without racism, none of the military’s expensive weapons could ever be used, and there would be no chance that the working people of one country would be convinced to kill the working people ...
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• The Human Face of War

  
  zenpundit.com — Authority: 125
  The Human Face of War  by Dr. Jim Storr An important new book on military theory and history by British defense expert Dr. Jim Storr , a retired Lt. Colonel, King’s Regiment and an instructor at the UK Defence Academy , was reviewed in Joint Forces Quarterly ( hat tip Wilf Owen ) by Col. Clinton ...
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• Conversations on Creativity with Daniel Tammet- Part III, Nature and Nurture

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
    Although their unusual abilities compel considerable attention, there are fewer than 50 autistic savants worldwide. Daniel Tammet is one of them. Over 30 years, the London-born mathematical and language whiz has transformed from an awkward, reclusive boy into a confident adult. His quiet, private life of strict ...
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• The Future of Cognitive Health Tech – Intel’s Perspective

  
  SharpBrains — Authority: 456
  We are announcing a new session at SharpBrains Summit (and please remember today, December 22nd, is the last date for early-bird registration fees): Monday January 18th, 2010, 3.30-4pm: The Future of Cognitive Health Tech – Intel’s Perspective Two researchers at Intel Corporation and the Technology Research ...
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• Brain Fitness: Skip the Sudoku, Be a Volunteer

  
  Neuromarketing — Authority: 172
  Just-published research in the Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences shows that volunteering and similar social activities are helpful in staving off mental decline in later years, and can actually improve cognition. Comments Comments
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