Mary Martin
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awareness, imagination, futures thinking, and hope.
Mary Martin
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A popular narrative now casts all living entities as ‘machines’ built by genes, as Richard Dawkins called them. For Mayr, biology was unique among the sciences precisely because its objects of study possessed a program that encoded apparent purpose, design and agency into what they do. On this view, agency doesn’t actually manifest in the moment of... See more
Philip Ball • Life With Purpose
Agency and consciousness
By separating pain from the self and relinquishing evaluative judgment, mindfulness meditation is able to directly modify how we experience pain in a way that uses no drugs, costs nothing and can be practiced anywhere.
your emotional experiences feel like they are the truth of the world around you, when in reality the culture we live in shapes your emotions...and your emotions serve as a lens for interpreting the world around you.
Kristen Lindquist • In your feelings? Turns out, we all experience emotions differently
new study examines the potential of artificial intelligence to shift chronic pain treatment from opioids to mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). Utilizing machine learning to analyze extensive patient data, the study aims to predict which patients will benefit most from MBSR, a critical step towards personalized medicine.
Neuroscience News • AI and Mindfulness: A New Way to Manage Pain - Neuroscience News
Mindfulness and
Kind Words is arguably the best game for any person feeling lonely, as it can be enjoyed even by non-gamers. The objective is to write and receive letters from other anonymous players. The contents of these letters tend to be heartfelt stories about people’s lives.
10 Games To Play When You're Lonely
Gaming and
More than taking up time, these high-functioning, high-achieving people have found that mindfulness practice creates time.” One executive shared that it yielded the greatest ROI he’s ever seen.
Jenna Abdou • We lose 50% of our time together from distraction. These neuroscience-backed practices will help you reclaim it
"A lot of how we feel," she explains, "is all about the systems we interact with, whether they're other people or technology. We're interacting increasingly with technology over time, and I think things like how much time we spend staring at screens, our phones and social media is impacting our mental health. So maybe, by having machines that have... See more
Ghost in the machine: The race toward conscious, sentient AI
Neuroarchitecture and Landscaping: Healing Spaces and the Potential of Sensory Gardens
Ciro Férrer Herbster Albuquerque • Neuroarchitecture and Landscaping: Healing Spaces and the Potential of Sensory Gardens
A new study reveals that regardless of task difficulty, people’s minds increasingly wander with time, reaching a 50% distraction rate towards the end of activities. Analyzing over 10,000 participants in 68 studies, the research found no significant difference in distraction levels across various tasks. This phenomenon persists even without external... See more