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Mindfulness Meditation Impairs Task Motivation but Not Performance
By Jon Dron 22 June 2018 @ 10:54amwww.sciencedirect.com - Sadly published behind a paywall (but, happily, also available at SciHub) this is a fascinating sequence of studies from Hafenbrack & Voh that, firstly, appears to demonstrate that mindfulness (meditative practice) actively reduces... -
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Born to be Good
By Mike Sosteric 18 June 2018 @ 7:03amwww.cbc.ca - Fascinating nature of things documentary on human nature. Hint, it's probably not what you think -
Psychedelic drugs promote neural plasticity in rats and flies
By Mike Sosteric 15 June 2018 @ 12:27pm Comments (2)www.sciencedaily.com - Psychedelic drugs may have mind-altering powers in the physical sense, too. A new study has found psychedelics, specifically DOI, DMT, and LSD, can change brain cells in rats and flies, making neurons more likely to branch out and connect with one... -
The ultimate insomnia cure: new GDPR legislation soothingly read by Peter Jefferson
By Jon Dron 29 May 2018 @ 5:22pmblog.calm.com - The BBC's Shipping Forecast is one of the great binding traditions of British culture that has been many a Brit's lullaby since time immemorial (ie. long before I was born). Though I never once paid attention to its content in all the decades I... -
Digging up the devil (Poorly Drawn Lines)
By Jon Dron 11 May 2018 @ 2:00pmPosted to group: AU Anthropology Interest Groupwww.poorlydrawnlines.com - I thought this might be of interest to this group... -
Robert Kroetch's "What the Crow Said" and Endless Winter
By Sandra Law 17 April 2018 @ 1:48pmPosted to group: Literary Weatherwww.uap.ualberta.ca - "What the Crow Said" is set in a fictional town somewhere in the borderland between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The novel follows a schmier game the characters play to distract themselves from the endless winter in the surrounding environment. The... -
Tim Berners-Lee: we must regulate tech firms to prevent 'weaponised' web
By Jon Dron 13 March 2018 @ 3:57pm Comments (2)www.theguardian.com - TBL is rightfully indignant and concerned about the fact that “what was once a rich selection of blogs and websites has been compressed under the powerful weight of a few dominant platforms.” The Web, according to Berners-Lee, is at... -
Raising the Floor's Digital Hub for Developers of Accessible Technologies
By Sandra Law 9 March 2018 @ 4:17pmPosted to group: Accessibility at AUhttps://ds.gpii.net/ - The organization called Raising the Floor has launched a new developer space called GPII Developer Space for those involved in designing, testing and marketing new accessible technologies. -
IDEA – nonverbal algorithm assembly instructions
By Jon Dron 20 February 2018 @ 1:57pm Comments (1)Posted to group: Programming & Problem Solvingidea-instructions.com - This is brilliant - how common algorithms work, presented in the form of IKEA-style assembly instructions. No screwdriver needed.
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This is a really interesting article! A relevant book was recently published by Michael Pollan, an American author, activist, journalist, and professor of journalism at UC Berkley, called "How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence." This book discusses his and others' research on the effects of LSD and psilocybin on suffering related to depression, addiction, and anxiety. He includes a section outlining the neuroscientific research that is being conducted in this department. If you are interested in this topic, I would highly recommend this book.
Melissa Reid June 17, 2018 - 7:36pm
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Thanks for the heads up Melissa. have added it to my purchase list.
Mike Sosteric June 17, 2018 - 8:23pm