(info source: https://bigthink.com/the-learning-curve/3-rules-express-your-thoughts-clearly) It’s got something to do with “misinformation” and “hype in science.” It’s always difficult for us to convey scientific knowledge and applications correctly to the general audience. When we fail it, we will have more dangerous chance to have them prone to misinformation that sneaks into our society for bad. Mr. Alan
I’m a typical introvert, whether or not you believe it. As a psychological scientist I love people in general and in great details, but going out to see people especially in a big party place is completely the other thing apart. To confine myself home for 2 weeks without seeing anybody other than my family
There has been a rich body of scientific literature that shows how gratitude works well for our body, mind, and relationship with others. 6 new studies further show details of how gratitude works. Read them to recap this interesting research trend in positive psychology. (info source: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/six_new_studies_that_can_help_you_rediscover_gratitude)
It’s a news about “AI program predicted the 3-D structure of every known protein.” You may recall class materials in biology back in high school. Different proteins have different 3-D structures that produce different functions. All solved. Really? What an accomplishment. Back then, I thought it would be super biologists in super advanced universities who
As usual, they are talking about the trend of job markets in the near future where AI excels more and more. However, the point is not there, which is good. Besides, it looks like UK has a healthy sense of urgency to adapt to the trend in education. It’s good. Maybe we’d better stop talking
Recently many studies are exploring interesting connections between the brain and gut. It’s been said that the amount of serotonin, which plays a critical role in affective disorders, is much bigger in the gut than the brain. Researchers are using zebrafish and mice to determine specific pathways between the two. It’d be interesting to learn
As in Japan, Singapore has been seeing a rapid pace of graying population and low birth rate. However, unlike the Japanese counterparts, Singaporeans seem more eager to adapt recent digitized solutions in healthcare domains, where this population shift hits the society most. Sure there are growing numbers of new technologies and solutions in Japan, too,
For those of you who are practicing mindfulness meditation, the idea of “self-compassion” is apparently important. There are rather thick layers of research that you’d find for its effectiveness toward well-being of daily life. Especially there are lots of positive scientific evidence on so-called “gratitude” exercise in nursing and other healthcare areas that has its
As I always talk about the importance of sleep all years, some people get tired of listening to me. But as you get older, the more important the quality of good night sleep becomes. This research is one of them to prove it. Sure, the sleep habit is one of the areas where you can
(source: https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/workplace-well-being/index.html) It’s been a buzz word, but the world started to giving a serious attention to this old and new concept of “well-being” especially since the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic. We saw our lifestyle change drastically, witnessed bad hikes of suicide and mental problems among adults and kids alike, and now we all