Should I Worry About Shift Work? Yes – even if you’re not doing it. About a quarter of Americans perform shift work – which means that few families are unaffected by the physical, mental and social effects of working when we should rest. And that does not include encroachment of “stealth” shift work – the […]
New Ways to Make Mistakes
The Need for Performance Better performance: people seek it at every turn. They want to become better writers, better tennis players, better earners, more efficient at sex. Economists wring their hands about “decreasing productivity,” the inability of national economies (like ours) to continue to produce more with less. The specified goal is to grow. To […]
Getting a Smarter Body
Want a smarter body? One that helps deny cancer, dementia, heart attack and stroke and gives you fuller physical, mental and social well-being? Then it’s time to use biological intelligence – how your body creates and uses information. To get a smarter body, check out this video
Smelling Dementia?
Odor and the Brain Can a few sniffs separate those who become demented from those who do not? Some researchers think so. The reasons why can tell you a lot about how your brain and body work – and ways to get them to work better. What Was Found? It’s been known for a […]
Learning From The Next Ebola (10/20/14)
When the Past Is Prologue Humans don’t see threats until they’re kicking at the door. But that does not mean you can’t put a crisis to good use. Chance rules the world. As Nassim Taleb showed in “The Black Swan” and other books, low probability events can create high impacts. But the threat to the […]
