Google re:Work: Shaping the Future of HR
Google is known for its innovative HR practices and office culture, most notably expressed through the array of perks the company provides its employees.
December 02nd, 2014
technology
June 28th, 2014
Manipulating Memory through Optogenetics: A Conversation with Neuroscientists Xu Liu and Steve Ramirez
Over the past few years, MIT neuroscientists Xu Liu and Steve Ramirez have been bringing ideas that might only seem possible in science fiction to reality.
May 27th, 2014
Reading Bee-tween the Lines: BeeLine Reader and Spritz Raise Research Questions
We looked into the science behind BeeLine Reader, which was recently awarded first prize in a Social Entrepreneurship competition at Stanford University, and another speed-reading app, Spritz, to find out more about how they work and if they work.
May 08th, 2014
Q&A with Nicholas Epley Part 1: We Need to Talk
We possess a fundamental need to connect with one another, yet connecting with others in a meaningful way can be awkward, elusive, and challenging.
Q&A with Nicholas Epley Part 2: Ourselves & Our Technology
In Part 2 of our interview with Nicholas Epley, we explore his work on presence of mind–how we perceive and relate to the minds of other people and objects.
April 16th, 2014
Be Mindwise: Perspective Taking vs. Perspective Getting
In his new book, Mindwise, Nicholas Epley explores the power of our “sixth sense,” as he calls it—our ability to infer what’s going on in another’s mind, what they think, feel, and want.
