Mary Martin
@marymartin
awareness, imagination, futures thinking, and hope.
Mary Martin
marymartinphd.com
In the case of a monk who has attained the cessation of perception and feeling ... his vitality is not exhausted, his heat has not subsided, and his faculties are exceptionally clear.
Shayla Love • What happens to the brain during consciousness-ending meditation? | Psyche Ideas
Those of us who recognize that we’ve been here before are the ones who have to call attention to where we are heading.
Digital feedback loops are helping us see that our media, technology, culture, economy, and natural world all have at least as much of a cyclical character as a linear one.
It’s not a matter of banishing linearity and progress
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science confirms that simply thinking about ANY object, event or scene changes your physiological state and can either drain your energy or replenish it. “Based on these and hundreds of other studies, we now have good evidence that your brain predicts your body’s responses by drawing on prior experiences with similar situations and objects, even... See more
olgakabel • Balance your "body budget" through movement, thoughts and relationships - Sequence Wiz
competitive intelligence is about the here and now—capturing and analysing information about an organisation's external landscape, which includes the activities of customers, competitors, distributors, technological trends, and prevailing market conditions. It typically has its sights set on the immediate future, up to five years ahead. It also... See more
Bruno Jacobsen • Strategic Foresight vs. Competitive Intelligence — Futures Platform
competitive intelligence and strategic foresight
A chatbot helped more people access mental-health services
A chatbot helped more people access mental-health services
Immeasurables
Could gaming enhance brain plasticity and executive functions (EFs) by fostering creativity? We identify vital benefits from further research exploring the relationship between games, brain plasticity, and creativity.
Christiane Ganter-Argast • (PDF) The light side of gaming: creativity and brain plasticity
Gaming and
This paper aims to dissect the phenomenon of AI hype in light of its core mechanisms, drawing comparisons between the current wave and historical episodes of AI hype, concluding that the current hype is historically unmatched in terms of magnitude, scale and planetary and social costs. We identify and discuss socio-technical mechanisms fueling AI... See more