brain

Best known for her 55 year old research study, Jane Goodall taught us that chimpanzees are among the most intelligent animals, capable of learning language,  making tools, even expressing altruism. Since we share 96% of the same DNA, few…

As Thomas Jefferson once said, “If you want something you've never had, you must be willing to do something you've never done.” This is why we make speeches, go to job interviews, pitch ideas, and even get down on one knee to propose to a…

The concept of consciousness: a truly absorbing idea. For decades we have assumed that conscious processes operated by the brain existed on levels inaccessible to the subconscious - and vice versa. New studies, however, have shown that…

If you are a creative person, you know all too well that your creative process is at the heart of what you do. I use the word "process" because that is exactly what it is. People don't understand how important that process is to whatever…

Chances are, you know exactly who Morgan Freeman is. In the business of show business, there are very few awards that he hasn't won. His voice is one of the most recognizable voices in the world. In fact, if I had the money I'm pretty…

Recent research co-authored by Kristin Harris, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Texas, Austin, unveiled a stunning increase in our brain’s memory capacity. By a cautious  factor of 10,  human memory’s new size  puts it in…