As a dog owner and lover, I am very moved by stories like this one: An 81-year old couple adopted a tiny abused puppy ten years ago. The puppy grew … Continue reading “”

Einat Wilf, a young up and coming Israeli politician and intellectual, wrote an interesting article a few years ago on the sense of entitlement that easily becomes engrained in smart … Continue reading “”

After the recent article in the New York Times by the Freakonomics authors arguing that high performance is due to “deliberate practice” rather than innate talent, further evidence is emerging. … Continue reading “”

I just read Gary Smith’s amazing mini-biography of Andre Agassi in Sports Illustrated. The story of his rise to the top, his fall and rebirth is fascinating and humbling. Few … Continue reading “”

My last posting showed how deliberate practice overwhelms differences in natural ability to explain the success of top performers which led to the conclusion that you have to do what … Continue reading “”

If like me you loved the inquisitive mindset in Freakonomics where the authors ask numerous unrelated questions of how the world works, you will find the following article fascinating. Stephen … Continue reading “”

Recent developments in sleep research are extremely interesting. The two most interesting findings are on the importance of non-REM sleep in memory formation and studies on Modafinil and CX717 in … Continue reading “”

The recent Slate article on the deathstyles of the rich and famous is hilarious. I suppose, I found it all the more amusing as I am an adventure traveler who … Continue reading “”

People are notoriously bad at predicting the future further than a few years down the line. We think geometrically and have a really hard time dealing with exponential growth. As … Continue reading “”

It sounds crazy, but there is significant evidence that passing a weak current through your brain can significantly increase your cognitive abilities and alertness. You can read the full article … Continue reading “”

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/23/magazine/23wwln_idealab.html?pagewanted=all In a widely-discussed 2003 article, he found that, as anticipated, virtually all the variation in I.Q. scores for twins in the sample with wealthy parents can be attributed to … Continue reading “”

I thought many of you would enjoy the irony of my posting this 🙂 Freud has been proven wrong time and time again, but this analysis published in the January … Continue reading “”