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by robg 5y ago
Finding time to just be and breathe. Some traditions call it prayer, others mediation. Breath is life itself. Adding in awe helps with the significance, whether from stars or wind or crème brûlée or sleeping in a cozy bed. Just breathe. My
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by robg 5y ago
Jura espresso machine. Use it every day, one push button, easy to maintain. In 14 years have had two issues, once they did a complete refurbishment at no cost, the other they gave 30% off a new machine. With great beans, anything at coffee
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by robg 5y ago
Maybe my age (finished grad school in 2004) but I never created a Facebook account. Seemed like a waste of time and energy. And now? I’d gladly buy an Occulus but nope, need a Facebook account. Seems like a horrid company and where the ciga
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Massive Hack Gave Police a Window on Cocaine, Cash and Killers(wsj.com)
6 points by robg 5y ago|2 comments
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Win our challenge to build with LG. Deadline tomorrow(missionforthefuture.lgnova.com)
1 points by robg 5y ago|0 comments
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by robg 5y ago
First rule for conflicts of interest: Even the appearance of a conflict is itself a conflict. Knowing the good folks at FDA, this reality is protected against, but glad to have ProPublica shining a light.
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The New AI Frontier: Tagging Indigenous Values(idavar.medium.com)
1 points by robg 5y ago|0 comments
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by robg 5y ago
Long history of this effect in cognitive science, have to suppress the incongruity. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriksen_flanker_task I’m with the author, having the arrows point the right way would be cool.
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by robg 5y ago
Consider the calming power of slow rhythmic breathing; meditative practices are found in every religion.
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Why Americans Die So Much More Than Europeans(theatlantic.com)
31 points by robg 5y ago|36 comments
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by robg 5y ago
1. Get good sleep. Your brain power is most affected by a lack of sleep. Poor and insufficient sleep impairs learning, memory, and attention. https://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/benefit...
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Digital detox: Can taking a break from tech improve your well-being?(news.trust.org)
5 points by robg 5y ago|0 comments
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by robg 5y ago
We‘ve known for over thirty years, first based on lesion studies then neuroimaging. For instance, we saw that language didn’t map to one region, but depended on how language was being used and then word meanings relying on sensory vs more a
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by robg 5y ago
You mentioned stress eating, how does the coaching help stress and sleep management? As our self-regulatory cognitive defenses drop across a long stressful day, how to help encourage sleep not eating?
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AI-powered gunshot detection led to a wrongly imprisoned man(apnews.com)
2 points by robg 5y ago|0 comments
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by robg 5y ago
Seems different in kind, not degree. A 3 year old plays with Duplo to make planes and rockets. Yes, art in the sense that drawing on paper is a form of art. But a close to realistic rendering of a soup can that now sells for $millions is &#
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by robg 5y ago
Subliminal advertising has never been shown to work.
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by robg 5y ago
I’m struck by the post-modern, non-working reflection that costs significantly more than the functional object that’s still readily available. LEGO has truly crossed into the art world. Like a painting of a soup can.
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How the Personal Computer Broke the Human Body(vice.com)
5 points by robg 5y ago|1 comments
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Comparative assessments of dietary sugars on cognitive performance (2018)(sciencedirect.com)
122 points by robg 5y ago|99 comments
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She built a toy empire while hiding a lifetime of existential depression(washingtonpost.com)
87 points by robg 5y ago|50 comments
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Appeals court ruling says social media companies aren’t State actors(politico.com)
1 points by robg 6y ago|0 comments
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Breathing and Exercise: Strength Training for Your Diaphragm (2018)(pennmedicine.org)
327 points by robg 7y ago|119 comments
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by robg 7y ago
Still waiting on SwatchOS (From 2018): https://www.swatchgroup.com/en/swatch-group/innovation-power... Swatch itself was born from the desire to keep the Swiss Watch industry alive against low cost quartz mechanis
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Every character actor behind a desk in a Coen Brothers film(everycharacteractorbehindadeskinacoenbrothersfilm.com)
2 points by robg 7y ago|0 comments
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by robg 7y ago
Can anyone tell me the difference between mindfulness and just deep breathing?
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by robg 7y ago
I’m surprised that the work on the glymphatic system still isn’t widely known, but pretty clear it solves the why. We sleep because the glymphatic process cleans the brain of the damage caused by waking life. https://www.ncbi.nlm
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by robg 7y ago
I’m surprised that the work on the glymphatic system still isn’t widely known, but pretty clear it solves the why. We sleep because the glymphatic process cleans the brain of the damage caused by waking life. https://www.ncbi.nlm
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Trump has the right strategy on Beijing. As a Chinese dissident, I’d know(washingtonpost.com)
12 points by robg 7y ago|5 comments
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How Different Types of Coffee Drinks Impact Your Body and Brain(huffpost.com)
1 points by robg 8y ago|0 comments

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