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How to know it all
The way to know it all is to change the definition of “all.” Schools do this, for example, by defining “all” to mean everything on a test. Then it’s possible for someone to know it all. Schools create the illusion that the world is finite.
The Game of Life , also known simply as Life , is a cellular automaton devised by the British mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970. [ 1 ] The "game" is a zero-player game , meaning that its evolution is determined by its initial state, requiring no further input. One interacts with the Game of Life by creating an initial configuration and observing how it evolves. [ edit ] Rules The universe of the Game of Life is an infinite two-dimensional orthogonal grid of square cells , each of which is in one of two possible states, alive or dead . Every cell interacts with its eight neighbours , which are the cells that are horizontally, vertically, or diagonally adjacent.
Conway's Game of Life
Polyphasic sleep
Polyphasic sleep , a term coined by early 20th-century psychologist J.S. Szymanski, [ 1 ] refers to the practice of sleeping multiple times in a 24-hour period—usually more than two, in contrast to biphasic sleep (twice per day) or monophasic sleep (once per day). It does not imply any particular sleep schedule. The circadian rhythm disorder known as irregular sleep-wake syndrome is an example of polyphasic sleep in humans. Polyphasic sleep is common in many animals, and is believed to be the ancestral sleep state. [ 2 ] The term polyphasic sleep is also used by an online community that experiments with alternative sleeping schedules to achieve more time awake each day. [ edit ] Multiphasic sleep of normal total durationAuthor Affiliations Edited by Kenneth Binmore, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom and accepted by the Editorial Board May 27, 2011 (received for review February 9, 2011) Abstract Are humans too generous?
Evolution of direct reciprocity under uncertainty can explain human generosity in one-shot encounters
How to Hack Your Brain
You are not who you think you are. Your personality and identity is significantly more malleable than you realize. With a few simple tricks, you can exploit your brain's innate functionality to change just about anything about yourself. Here's how. You Are Not Necessarily the Person You Think You Are
How neuroscience is transforming our understanding of economics
John Maynard Keynes Photograph courtesy the International Monetary Fund. Economics is at the start of a revolution that is traceable to an unexpected source: medical schools and their research facilities. Neuroscience—the science of how the brain, that physical organ inside one’s head, really works—is beginning to change the way we think about how people make decisions. These findings will inevitably change the way we think about how economies function. In short, we are at the dawn of “ neuroeconomics .”
Eye Direction and Lying - How to detect lies from the direction of an individual's gaze / visual accessing cues.
Interesting Info -> Lying Index -> Eye Direction & Visual Accessing Cues Eye Movement and Direction & How it Can Reveal Truth or Lies This is a continuation of our previous article Detecting Lies . Many comments by our visitors asked about how eye direction can indicate the presence of a lie. Can the direction a person's eyes reveal whether or not they are making a truthful statement?
How to Memorize Anything You Want: A Quick Primer on Mental Mapping
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20518" title="memory" src="http://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads//2011/09/memory.jpg" alt="" width="419" height="275" /> Editor’s note: This is a guest post from two-time USA Memory Champion, Ron White. What if you could play a game of cards with your buddies and recall every card that had been played? You can.The Illusion of Asymmetric Insight
The Misconception: You celebrate diversity and respect others’ points of view. The Truth: You are driven to create and form groups and then believe others are wrong just because they are others. Source: "Lord of the Flies," 1963, Two Arts Ltd. In 1954, in eastern Oklahoma, two tribes of children nearly killed each other. The neighboring tribes were unaware of each other’s existence. Separately, they lived among nature, played games, constructed shelters, prepared food – they knew peace.
There are as many introverts as extraverts, but you'd never know it by looking around. Introverts would rather be entertained by what's going on in their heads than in seeking happiness. Their big challenge is not to feel like outsiders in their own culture. by Laurie Helgoe, Ph.D. After ten years as a psychologist practicing psychodynamic psychotherapy , I reclined on the couch of my own analyst feeling burdened by my chosen work.
Revenge of the Introvert
Dr. Paul Ekman has been contributing to the understanding of expressions and emotions for nearly 50 years. The Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations — is working to aid the advancement of research and practice related to emotional intelligence in organizations.
Emotional Competency - Resources
A paraphrased transcript of a conversation with Eliezer Yudkowsky.
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The FredBoard [FREDBOARD] - $35.00 : FreakLabs Store, Open Source Wireless Sensor Networks
The FredBoard (aka FreakLabs Breadboard) came out of the necessity for a good learning tool to teach people both electronics and Arduino programming at Tokyo Hackerspace. We needed something compact and sturdy that could easily survive being dropped, put away, and handled. The concept is simple. The fastest way to prototype hardware is by using a solder-less breadboard to put together a circuit.Mindfulness Practices – to try for yourself | Seishindo
Life moves fast. If you’re not mindful, you’ll find this rapid pace creates stress, frustration, sadness in your relationships, chronic pain, and dis-ease. Seishindo Mindfulness Practices are designed to… Help you slow down, recover your sense of connection to life, and feel rejuvenated. Seishindo Mindfulness Practices are an opportunity to experience your life from a heartfelt perspective.Top 10 Strange Phenomena of the Mind
The mind is a wonderful thing – there is so much about it which remains a mystery to this day. Science is able to describe strange phenomena, but can not account for their origins. While most of us are familiar with one or two on this list, many others are mostly unknown outside of the psychological realm. This is a list of the top ten strange mental phenomena.Disorders