How to Pay Better Attention, With Neuroscientist Dr. Amishi Jha
Photo: Micaela Heck/Elena ScottiThis week, we’re learning how to find our focus and fight our distractions with help from neuroscientist Dr. Amishi Jha. Listen to hear Dr. Jha break down the evolutionary reason behind why we are so distractible, the benefits of learning how to pay better attention, and what we can do to better…
Spiders are much smarter than you think
People tend to associate intelligence with brain size. And as a general guideline, this makes sense: more brain cells, more mental capabilities. Humans, and many of the other animals we’ve come to think of as unusually bright, such as chimpanzees and dolphins, all have large brains. And it’s long been assumed that the smallest brains simply…
Puppies’ ability to communicate with people is present almost from birth
Enlarge / Gimme five! New University of Arizona study finds puppies are wired to communicate with people. "There's definitely a strong genetic component, and they're definitely doing it from the get-go."Anita Kot/Getty Images That special social bond between dogs and humans might be a genetic trait that evolved as dogs became domesticated and diverged from…
