Science Says Humans Now Have Shorter Attention Spans Than Goldfish--This Is How You Can Fix That

The short history of global living conditions and why it matters that we know it

A recent survey asked “All things considered, do you think the world is getting better or worse, or neither getting better nor worse?”. In Sweden 10% thought things are getting better, in the US they were only 6%, and in Germany only 4%. Very few people think that the world is getting better.

7 Tips To Beat Short Attention Spans In eLearning

How To Beat Short Attention Spans In eLearning. Check 7 tips to beat Short Attention Spans in eLearning, so that you can design eLearning courses that stick

7 strange and surprising ways that humans have recently evolved

Evolution is very much still happening today — and it's happening to us.

Should People Be Made Stronger, Faster, or Smarter Through Technology?

A new survey finds many Americans are dubious about using certain new technologies for human enhancement.

Genesis Project: Should We 'Gift' the Cosmos With Life?

Some exoplanets are only considered habitable for short periods of time, should we give life on these worlds an evolutionary helping hand?

What Is Our Attention Really Worth?

What is our attention really worth? Carl Richards explores how our attention may be the most in-demand asset.

Attention, and Why I'm Rethinking Managerial Generosity

I've been inspired to change the way I interact with colleagues by a quote from Simone Weil: “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.”

What if we got our attention back?

Vanessa Baird makes the case for being true to our brains.

How to relax in 7 short steps [STUDENT BLOG]

Lectures. Essays. Lab reports. Group projects. Exams. Your social life is a distant memory. Clean clothes? Overrated. Juggling everything thrown at you whilst remaining calm and dealing with life in general can make it hard to relax and find balance. Everything becomes frantic... Continue Reading →

Unloved and sidelined: why are social sciences neglected by politicians?

Social sciences can help governments address important social and political challenges, but many academics feel their research is ignored

Science Explains How Spending Time In Nature Boosts Kindness And Generosity

Science says nature teaches you how to be kind and generous.

Short meditation boosts how students do on simple tasks

Students who listened to just a few minutes of a meditation tape performed better on cognitive tasks afterward, but there was one exception.

but it's not too late to fix

At a time when we need it more than ever, aid is being cut and NGOs’ ability to operate freely is under threat

How keeping score can end the era of short-termism

Overcoming short-term obstacles should not come at the expense of long-term, global targets such as sustainable development and climate action, writes Professor Klaus Schwab.

Stressed? Anxious? Pay Attention to This 1 Brain Protein

Why Americans are wary of using technology to ‘enhance’ humans

Americans are largely cautious about using emerging technologies that draw from biotech, nanotechnology and other fields in ways that push human capacities.

The Difference Between Healing and Fixing in the Practice of...

We often hear that mindfulness doesn’t “work” when we use it as a means to an end. Here, Genevieve Tregor explains why mindfulness loses its impact when we use it in small "bandage" doses instead of weaving the practice into our daily lives. #health #mentalhealth #mindfulnessbasedcognitivetherapy

Four one-minute stress fixes

Follow these four one-minute stress fixes the next time you feel your tensions rise so you can turn your stress response into a 'challenge' response.