cognitive
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Brain power
How power influences our cognitive performance
Researchers hypothesize that having power improves executive function, which is what we use to regulate our thoughts and behaviors.
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Brain power
The cognitive diversity that makes for the best teams
Designing collective intelligence can set teams up for success.
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2017’s top 100 journal articles
Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity
An April 2017 study discusses both the potential implications of, and suggested solutions to, this smartphone-induced brain drain.
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Brain power
One bias to rule them all [Thinking is hard series]
I’ve begun to think of all cognitive biases as different versions of a single bias.
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Brain power
Unconsciously biased [Thinking is hard series]
Your unconscious essentially builds a buffet of ideas and you do your best to pick out something good enough to…
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Opinion
Simple thinking in a complex world is a recipe for disaster
Humans have limited ability to understand complexity, but there are serious dangers if we oversimplify things too much.
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Brain power
An objective perspective on wisdom
A recent study compared the functioning of young and old brains in a way that lends itself to an intriguing…