TED Talk Tuesdays // The surprising science of happiness
Ah, yes. We all love a good formula for happiness. This time, Harvard professor Dan Gilbert in his TED Talk “The surprising science of happiness” lays out an unusual roadmap to that ever-elusive pot-o’-gold at the end of the happiness rainbow: the prefrontal cortex. According to Gilbert’s extensive and compelling research, what we think will […]
TedxTalk Tuesdays // The quest to understand consciousness
This is my second to last TedxTalk Tuesdays post, and I’m in shock at how quickly the summer has flown by. With that said, a TedxTalk about consciousness seemed appropriate (had I been more present in every moment, perhaps the summer wouldn’t have whizzed by…) In this “Smart TedxTalk”, neuroscientist Antonio Damasio examines the incredible […]