The brain experiences ‘time’ very differently compared to how it experiences information from other senses. It is actually possible to savor a moment deliberately and …
Humans are simple in a way: Information comes in through our senses, stuff happens in the brain, and then the information is used. When I …
I won’t tell you what you can actively do to be smarter, but I will tell you what the brain does for you. The brain …
It might seem that we have an answer, but science is far from it. Let’s first look at how we can address this question. In …
There is one thing that baffles me. It is the idea of time. We are going to talk about Time Perception or how the brain experiences …
When people mix two languages while speaking, we say they are code switching. You can call each language a code. Depending on what one is …
It is common knowledge that sleep is important. We know it, we all know it. Pretty well. But we consider the option of burning the candle …
Memory is perhaps the most alluring topic of research in psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience. Through decades of trivial and breakthrough research insights, we know …
Welcome to font psychology or the science of typography – how fonts affect cognition & behavior of people. Designers swear by the importance of fonts. …
These cognitive biases could be spoiling your decisions with incorrect perceptions. Understanding cognitive biases and overcoming them lies at the heart of negotiations, risk-taking, investments, …
There are cognitive biases and thinking errors. Our brains have evolved to have tendencies that, sometimes, and unfortunately, lead to errors. Our perception is compromised, our …
I love science fiction. All kinds. The B-grade kind, the kind which has a higher budget for a famous actor than for a thorough script, …
…. Deep inside your brain, cross-modal correspondences make you human. This finding explains so much about civilization that it is mindblowing. It’s the strongest evidence …
The average person spends a large portion of waking hours studying in the first 20 years of life. A lot more of skill-learning happens based …
Why does coffee taste different from different cups, why does the shape of chocolate change its sweetness, why does music make beer likable? Here’s the …
Most of us grew up thinking we have 5 senses. How wrong was that! Seeing – eyes Hearing – ears Touch – skin Taste – …