Category Archives: Play

Playfulness Is a Spiritual Practice | Psychology Today

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Chris

Words of wisdom. Play is without purpose. It is how we engage with our bodies, minds, each other, the world — for the fun in it, the joy of it. Even if we were playing with money, truly playing, it is not … Continue reading →

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Mice Run for Fun, Not Just Work, Research Shows

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Chris

Exercise is naturally fun and playful. That’s the result of this interesting study. Build a running wheel in the wild and mice will come to play. Mice Run for Fun, Not Just Work, Research Shows – NYTimes.com.

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Malcolm Gladwell: Do Genetic Advantages Make Sports Unfair? : The New Yorker

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Chris

In the New Yorker, Malcom Gladwell asks a strange question: Do Genetic Advantages Make Sports Unfair? Anyone who was ever picked last for baseball laughs at this question. Anyone who is a “hard gainer” in the weight room shakes his head. … Continue reading →

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How the Hum of a Coffee Shop Can Boost Creativity – NYTimes.com

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Chris

This is something I’ve always found true–the hubbub of a coffee shop gives just the right level of background noise–like white noise–so that you can tune it all out and concentrate. If things are too quiet, any little sound grabs … Continue reading →

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Photos that mimic human attention

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Chris

This guy has an interesting photo technique: creating photos that are generally still photos, but have one person who is in motion. The funny thing is that it doesn’t seem that odd to look at. And the reason is that … Continue reading →

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The link between imagination, sickle cell anemia and human success

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Chris

On a beach run this morning I was listening to the Fresh Air interview with Jonah Lehrer, author of the book Imagine, which discusses how we get creative insights. Lehrer’s ideas about the nature of the creative process made me … Continue reading →

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More evidence exercise rewires the brain

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Chris

In this item from NYTimes Well blog, they discuss research showing that vigorous exercise can diminish the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in ways that drugs can’t. Yet more evidence that exercise is powerful medicine for many systems in the body, … Continue reading →

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Musings on the physics of baseball

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Chris

I was just reading that Jose Bautista, the current MBL home run leader has popped 31 home runs, well behind the 50 or so that Mark McGuire was hitting by this time of year during the height of the Steroid … Continue reading →

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