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Category Archives: information
I am my connectome – aren’t I?
The connectome simply put is the wiring diagram of your brain. But this is not so simple to obtain due the incredible complexity of the human brain. I [..]
Reading and your brain: past, present, and future
Image via Wikipedia Most of us take reading for granted but in the grand scheme of things it is a fairly recent invention and skill of humans. Even [..]
David Foster Wallace: brain and information
I have now written several short pieces about the novelist David Foster Wallace (DFW) (The death of a genius, David Foster Wallace’s memorial). Now, the full Rolling Stones [..]
The logical and illogical influence of information on our thinking
Information (painful or pleasurable) is simply input from our environment (can be in many forms) that plays a role in our decisions (after we have done a bunch [..]
Designing the human brain: the big blue singularity
For any of you fans of the singularity you will have to check out this short 15 minute video; “Designing the human brain” (hosted at seedmagazine). One component [..]
How information can be painful or pleasurable to the brain
“Do you want the good news or bad news first” is an age old question. I wonder if which we choose tells something about how we are wired [..]
How to improve the efficiency of your brain
One great brain hack would be to improve your brain efficiency. Our brains have evolved to use more and more of the total energy that we intake in [..]
Your brain: it all comes down to energy and information
The brain has evolved as a very exceptional device that takes in information and tries to optimize prediction of the near, and far, future. Your brain must reduce [..]
Knowledege to reduce stress of the financial crisis
I am sure many people in the world are currently stressed about the current financial crisis. And we all know uncontrolled chronic stress is bad for your brain [..]
The price of personal genomics keep coming down
Just a few week ago I updated some of the price drops in personal genomics (price drop from $ 999 to $ 399 for the scanning of 500,000+ [..]
