Stressed out? Why mindfulness and meditation help us cope with the world Lucy Draper-Clarke, University of the Witwatersrand In a world fraught with anxiety, stress, and environmental and humanitarian disasters, people are looking for ways to cope. Many have turned to practices originating in ancient eastern philosophies for guidance. Among these is mindfulness, which is linkedContinue reading “Stressed out? Why mindfulness and meditation help us cope with the world.”
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CHATGPT (BRIAN LUCEY & MICHAEL DOWLING)
ChatGPT: our study shows AI can produce academic papers good enough for journals – just as some ban it shutterstock. Brian Lucey, Trinity College Dublin and Michael Dowling, Dublin City University Some of the world’s biggest academic journal publishers have banned or curbed their authors from using the advanced chatbot, ChatGPT. Because the bot uses informationContinue reading “CHATGPT (BRIAN LUCEY & MICHAEL DOWLING)”
Cognitive Biases and Brain Biology
AUTHOR: PROF KEITH M BELLIZZI (UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT) This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Cognitive biases and brain biology help explain why facts don’t change minds. “Facts First” is the tagline of a CNN branding campaign which contends that “once facts are established, opinions can beContinue reading “Cognitive Biases and Brain Biology”
Angsmonster is die ‘bose embrio’ van mediese krisis wat broei
Skrywer van artikel: Louis Awerbuck (Sielkundige en skrywer) GEPUBLISEER IN VRYE WEEKBLAD 22 JULIE 2022 JY voel deurgaans onrustig, asof daar iets groots fout is. Asof iets slegs gaan gebeur, maar jy weet nie wat nie. ’n Permanente hol kol op jou maag, asook ’n kenmerkende gejaagde gevoel, het deel van jou lewenspatroon geword. JyContinue reading “Angsmonster is die ‘bose embrio’ van mediese krisis wat broei”
Sleep: here’s how much you really need for optimal cognition and wellbeing – new research
Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, University of Cambridge; Christelle Langley, University of Cambridge; Jianfeng Feng, Fudan University, and Wei Cheng, Fudan University Most of us struggle to think well after a poor night’s sleep – feeling foggy and failing to perform at our usual standard at school, university or work. You may notice that you’re not concentratingContinue reading “Sleep: here’s how much you really need for optimal cognition and wellbeing – new research”