Ninety-seven. The number that was displayed on my iPhone sent a wave of nausea through my body. Monday was my first day back to work after a two-week break, which included a week detoxing at a Balinese retreat. While I was there, my usage plummeted to less than 30 minutes a day, something I was […]
How a Father's Smoking Habit Might Affect His Children (& Grandchildren)
The negative effects of smoking and nicotine are well known. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, smoking can increase one’s risk of contracting heart disease, lung cancer and/or having a stroke. It can also directly affect a fetus if a person smokes while pregnant. However, a new study conducted by researchers at […]
Stressed at Work? Open Office Plan Might Help
MONDAY, Aug. 20, 2018 — Maybe it’s time to retire the office cubicle. A new study suggests that open workspaces without partitions between desks encourage employees to be more active and help curb stress. “We are becoming an increasingly sedentary workforce, and anything that we can do, even passively, to nudge physical activity up will […]
Working memory might be more flexible than previously thought
Breaking with the long-held idea that working memory has fixed limits, a new study by researchers at Uppsala University and New York University suggests that these limits adapt themselves to the task that one is performing. The results are presented in the scientific journal eLife. You can read this sentence from beginning to end without […]