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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Putting anthropological running theory to the test
One of the theories about why humans are such good runners is that they are built to run run long distance so that they can run down game. Other animals can go much faster in short bursts, but inevitably their … Continue reading
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Self improving computers inevitably take over
I had a fascinating coffee with my friend Steve Omohundro, a physicist, inventor and computer scientist. One of the areas he has done research on is self-aware systems and more particularly computer systems that change their own programming. What he found … Continue reading
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How to hack a job interview
There has been a lot of research on the psychology of persuasion, largely because of its links to advertising and sales. And that research has produced some really interesting results. One of the most interesting aspects of persuasion is that … Continue reading
Humor in the police logs
For a long time I have made a habit scanning the Palo Alto’s Daily Post for a few laughs. It’s not the comics page I’m looking at–it’s the Police Blotter. They have it broken down by city, and while most … Continue reading
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Drinking the fog
In Santa Cruz, where I grew up, the fog rolls in every summer evening and burns off about noon the next day, so this story about the technology to catch fog for drinking water was particularly interesting to me. Santa … Continue reading
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The smell of remembering
There was a time in the 60s when various people promised you could learn in your sleep. Just play a tape of a lesson as you slept, and voila! you would be ready to ace the test in the morning. … Continue reading
Birds and humans are the only animals that gotta’ dance
An interesting interview from Discover, about how nearly every species except humans can’t learn to bop to the beat of music. As the researcher explains, this probably has to do with our vocal learning pathways, which have to be highly … Continue reading
How to get yourself to exercise more
I find that when I first start a run I can sometimes feel like a steaming pile of dog poo, especially if I have been away from running for a bit. But I also know that if I keep on … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Hacking, Diet and Exercise, Uncategorized
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Dopamine and Serotonin: Words and Music
Serotonin has sometimes been called the “police officer” of the brain, regulating the action of other neurotransmitters like dopamine. But this seems to me to be not quite the right analogy. I think of serotonin as the mood music of … Continue reading