The new way of working (from home)
Working from home is challenging, but it can teach you to be very efficient by working in short cycles, taking good breaks, and by integrating work and private life instead of separating them.
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Longing for touch: now and before Covid-19
Many of us may not give much thought to the sense of touch. Yet two
How Googling affects your memory
Having virtually all the information in the world at our fingertips means that we are less likely to learn and remember it for the long term.
The good, the bad and the ugly of praise
Who would say no to a compliment about their own work? It feels good, right? What about one that doesn’t feel entirely honest? Most importantly, is all praise the same?
The mundanity of excellence: an interactive discussion among 40 scientists
Do you know excellence may be achieved easily? Check how scientists think of it!
You can must learn to delete
In order to create better products, ideas, or situations, it is important to add the right elements but often also to omit them. Research shows that humans don’t naturally do this…
Real me vs Virtual me
Nowadays, the anonymization and greater social distance involved in online social interactions appear to facilitate misbehavior and a lack of empathy. Why is it easier to ignore, criticize, or mock people when online?
Truth or lies: how do we decide what to believe?
Would you believe that a) an octopus has three hearts, or b) Einstein performed poorly
The nature versus nurture debate is a chicken-egg scramble
Is our behavior shaped by nature or by nurture, that is, by genes or by environment? Nature and nurture are not exactly like chicken and egg, but more like one big chicken-egg scramble that simmers continuously throughout our lives and is stirred and seasoned all the time.