Scientists Think They’ve Found the Region of the Brain That Regulates Conscious Perception
Wired
APRIL 19, 2025
A new experiment suggests that the thalamus plays a key role in humans becoming consciously aware of stimuli their brain receives.
I am 1 in 10: Endometriosis Awareness Month
Media Cause
MARCH 18, 2022
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, and while my own journey to diagnosis was frustrating, scary, and costly, my timeline is much more condensed compared to others who suffer from this debilitating disease. Spreading endometriosis awareness through film and storytelling. Here’s the distinction: . Tamer Seckin .
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7 Totally Surprising Brain Tricks to Sell Your Cause
NTEN
JANUARY 5, 2012
95% of human thought, emotion and learning happens without our conscious awareness. According to Gerald Zaltman and a slew of neuroscientists, 95% of human thought, emotion and learning happens without our conscious awareness. Brain scans show people’s brains light up in the emotional areas when they see the mean.
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Mental Health Awareness Month: 10 Nonprofits Advocating For Change
Kindful
MAY 1, 2021
This Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re proud to highlight the innovative and impactful work of these Kindful customers. The post Mental Health Awareness Month: 10 Nonprofits Advocating For Change appeared first on Kindful. Adolescent Counseling Services. Colorado Mental Wellness Network. Laughs for the Troops. Let us know !
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Neuralink's first human subject successfully controls computer mouse with thoughts following brain-chip implant
TechSpot
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
"Progress is good, and the patient seems to have made a full recovery, with no ill effects that we are aware of," Musk said in a conversation with Katherine Brodsky during a Spaces event on X/Twitter. Patient is able to move a mouse around the screen by just thinking." Read Entire Article
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Spotify’s leaning hard into video podcasts. Here’s how creators are adapting
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 7, 2025
Video adds a layer of technical complication, says Perry Romanowski, co-host of The Beauty Brains. As far as I’m aware, there’s not a way on Spotify to upload a portion of your episode as a video. But video isnt the be all end all; after all, only 30% of audiences are actively watching their podcasts, per Cumulus Media.
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Industrial Ecosystem Adopts Mega NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint to Train Physical AI in Digital Twins
NVIDIA AI Blog
MARCH 31, 2025
Enterprises can use Mega to test various robot brains and policies at scale for mobility, navigation, dexterity and spatial reasoning. As robot brains execute their missions in simulation, they perceive the results of their actions through sensor simulation and plan their next action.
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How to use your body’s circadian rhythm as a recipe for productivity
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
Being aware of your circadian rhythm might just be the key to improving your productivity and even your quality of life. Studies have shown you work at highest brain capacity, with your best focus and attention, before lunch hour. Ilya Pozin is the founder of Open Me and Ciplex and a columnist for Inc, Forbes, and LinkedIn.
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Meet the self-driving brains working with Volkswagen and Ford
The Verge
AUGUST 17, 2021
I think that that movie is more about self-awareness, like being completely freely autonomous in the world, and that’s not what we’re talking about with Argo. It’s funny that you use that set of phrases to describe a safety proposition. Because that is also the description of the Terminator. It doesn’t get tired, it won’t ever give up.
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Support Bookshare for Veterans
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
For veterans with visual impairments, traumatic brain injuries or other disabilities, reading standard print is difficult, if not impossible. We now offer a free, 30-day Bookshare membership trial to qualified veterans and are using our first-ever crowdfunding campaign to raise awareness of and support for Bookshare’s benefits for veterans.
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Non-Traditional Giving Days for Your Next Fundraiser
The Modern Nonprofit
MARCH 8, 2022
Use awareness months for your fundraiser’s theme. Consider the various awareness months that are observed in the U.S. to plan a monthlong peer-to-peer fundraising campaign: February = Black History Month, American Heart Month, Oral Hygiene Awareness Month, Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, Eating Disorder Awareness Month.
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The myth of the brainstorming session: The best ideas don’t always come from meetings
The Next Web
NOVEMBER 3, 2013
What goes on in your brain during a group brainstorming session. Brain imaging studies have shown that in the presence of external stimulation, introverts show more activity in the regions of the brain that process information, make meaning, and problem solve compared to extroverts. Groups hate scary ideas.
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The Silent Organ: Amplifying the Voice of Brain Health
Medium Technology Section
MARCH 26, 2025
The 21st century has witnessed an unprecedented surge in health awareness. From fitness trackers to personalized nutrition plans, we’re… Continue reading on Medium
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Anima Anandkumar: What’s in the Future for AI?
DataRobot
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Nvidia is now at the center of the AI ecosystem, Anima points out, as its advanced Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) act as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars capable of understanding the modern world. Consider swarms of flying drones that have social awareness. Today’s robots lack the ability to discover and explore.
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How Nonprofit Professionals Can Manage Workplace Stress Triggers
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JUNE 22, 2017
And sometimes, we are not even aware of the symptoms , let alone changing the situation. Anne Grady, in a recent HBR blog post , describes the harm that repeated stress triggers can create in the workplace: “When you are triggered, the emotional part of your brain takes over. 1: Make Time Everyday for Reflection: Keep a Journal.
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How Nonprofit Leaders Lead
TechImpact
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
It’s this level of self awareness that’s necessary to take a group of ordinary individuals and achieve something extraordinary. Rather than placing the responsibility on individuals, this leader tends to place greater emphasis on group projects and tasks and lives by the adage “two brains is better than one.”.
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Building a Paid Media Strategy to Increase Nonprofit Brand Awareness
Media Cause
JANUARY 30, 2023
But, without a top-of-funnel strategy, like a brand awareness campaign, your paid media efforts could see diminishing returns and decreasing efficiency. However, you can easily justify the cost when you look at the many benefits of awareness campaigns. They also help boost your organic performance.
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Timing Fundraising Appeals: Find the Right Moments to Make an Impact
NonProfit Hub
MARCH 18, 2025
Here are some key opportunities: National holidays and awareness days: Tailor your fundraising appeals to align with national holidays or awareness days relevant to your cause.
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48 6 Nonprofit Technology Takeaways and One Killer Find from #12NTC
NetWits
APRIL 11, 2012
Now that I’ve had a bit to get my brain together I thought I’d share a few key takeaways (for me) from the conference. Holly and the rest of the NTEN team (including all the volunteers) did an incredible job inspiring of over 1800 people for three days. The conference was amazing! 6 Takeaways from #12NTC. 1) Email is Hot.
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Google fires second AI ethics researcher following internal investigation
The Verge
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
In December 2020, Mitchell and Gebru were working on a paper about the dangers of large language processing models when Megan Kacholia, vice president of Google Brain, asked that the article be retracted. Gebru pushed back, saying the company needed to be more open about why the research wasn’t acceptable.
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July Cause Awareness: Disability Pride Month
Qgiv
JULY 3, 2023
Disability Pride Month is a great awareness month dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and the importance of people with disabilities in our communities, promoting the visibility of people with disabilities, and honoring the inherent right to a better quality of life for people with disabilities. Donate to support their mission here.
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This week at TED
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 5, 2009
Many people are aware of both the social focus and high quality videos that come out of TED. Well, I need to head off to get my brain packed with another day of cool ideas. I'm spending the week at the TED2009 conference, bylined The Great Unveiling. The last TED conference I attended was TED2, which was more than 20 years ago!
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Privacy-oriented search app Xayn raises $12M from Japanese backers to go into devices
TechCrunch
AUGUST 9, 2021
And the evidence comes today with the news that Xayn has now raised almost $12 million in Series A funding led by the Japanese investors Global Brain and KDDI (a Japanese telecommunications operator), with participation from previous backers, including the Earlybird VC in Berlin. Xayn’s total financing now comes to more than $23 million.
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How to cure stage fright: The science behind public speaking
The Next Web
DECEMBER 8, 2013
There are primitive parts of your brain that control your reaction to threats on your reputation, making these reactions extremely difficult to control. What happens in our brain. When you think about negative consequences, a part of your brain, the hypothalamus, activates and triggers the pituitary gland to secrete the hormone ACTH.
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167 How To Rewire Your Brain To Be A More Effective Leader
Eric Jacobsen Blog
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
The science of neuroplasticity shows that you can learn the practice of mindfulness training that results in physical changes to the structure of your brain -- in some cases as quickly as eight weeks -- that can be linked to better leadership skills. Self-awareness impacts nearly every aspect of leadership.
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Anonymous $11M gift to support and expand Neurofibromatosis research at the Krembil Brain Institute
Charity Village
MAY 27, 2022
On World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day, UHN Foundation announces an anonymous gift of $11 million in support of Neurofibromatosis (NF) research. The post Anonymous $11M gift to support and expand Neurofibromatosis research at the Krembil Brain Institute appeared first on CharityVillage.
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Net Smart: How To Thrive Online
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 23, 2012
Some points that particularly resonated and that I have been working on myself are: Mindfulness is about becoming aware of how you direct your attention – both online and offline. Breath links mind, brain, and body – and paying attention to your breath help cultivate mindfulness.
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Stay Ahead of AI’s Magic
.orgSource
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Wikipedia offers this one : Intelligence has been defined as the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. ANNs are inspired by the structure and function of the human brain.
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Grow the Human Skills: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication
.orgSource
APRIL 17, 2023
Don’t waste valuable brain power. Both participants must be aware of the unspoken emotional dynamics and backstory that might influence the conversation.” Set the example by modeling the behavior you would like to see. Intentional communication requires participants to find mutually beneficial outcomes.
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How Do Questions Improve Nonprofit Technology Training?
NTEN
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
Questions ask your brain to mine your experience and expertise to come up with answers. You become aware of what your thoughts and understandings are about the topic. John Kenyon Consulting. What are some ways you can use questions to improve your technology trainings? You connect any new knowledge to that which you already know.
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What Nonprofit Professionals Need to Know about the Brain
Connection Cafe
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
Additionally, I have been doing research on the brain for years and am an expert on the brain of teenagers, and on how stress impacts the brain. How the brain impacts our clients. Living in poverty has physical manifestations that start in the brain. How the brain impacts our staff.
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5 Ways Neuroscience Helps Your Nonprofit Understand Donor Behavior
Classy
MAY 5, 2021
It’s a concept that helps us understand how people move from pure awareness of a need to an act such as donating. The mesolimbic part of the brain assigns values to the sensory stimuli, helping us classify what we feel. When a donor responds to emotions, the brain releases volatile power chemicals. .
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Zoom Cameras On or Off?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Not to mention, most of us are also staring at a small window of ourselves, making us hyper-aware of every wrinkle, expression, and how it might be interpreted. Without the visual breaks we need to refocus, our brains grow fatigued.”.
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Synthetaic raises $3.5M to train AI with synthetic data
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 20, 2020
In fact, he told me that his time with National Geographic made him aware of the need for more data sets in conservation. Founder and CEO Corey Jaskolski’s experience includes work with both National Geographic (where he was recently named Explorer of the Year ) and a 3D media startup. Sound like an odd match?
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How to Use Neuroscience to Increase Virtual Event Engagement
AccelEvents
AUGUST 7, 2020
Fortunately, the very make up of the human brain offers some potential avenues for increasing engagement in a digital environment and producing a far more satisfying experience overall. When we are engaged in stimulating activities, the brain releases dopamine , a neurotransmitter that leaves us feeling positive and happy.
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Shinkei Systems’ AI-guided fish harvesting is more humane and less wasteful
TechCrunch
JULY 28, 2022
Ike-jime involves piercing the brain with a sharp spike to send the fish to fish heaven, then quickly exsanguinating it, and after that destroying the spinal cord. Even in the same species, even with the same contour, the brain can be in a different location. The problem is it’s kind of an art.
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Wisdom 2.0: Balance in A Hyper Connected World
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
What I mean is that I am focuses more on some inner awareness of when I’m just mindlessly browsing information or staring at the screen. His framework above, “The Healthy Mind Platter” describes the balance of different brain activities you need to incorporate into your life to be balanced. Healthy Mind Platter.
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Cameras On or Off for Zoom: What is Better for Wellbeing and Engagement?
sgEngage
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Not to mention, most of us are also staring at a small window of ourselves, making us hyper-aware of every wrinkle, expression, and how it might be interpreted. Without the visual breaks we need to refocus, our brains grow fatigued.”.
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122 5 Methods for Avoiding Procrastination for Nonprofits
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
It is about estimating how much time it tasks, breaking down big projects into smaller chunks, and understanding when you best concentrate. It also takes some self-awareness of your procrastination methods and being able to set good productive habits. Still, you have to get stuff done. How do you procrastinate? How do you get work done?
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This company is making digital humans to serve the metaverse
The Verge
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Designed to have a short conversation with visitors about herself, she runs on a proprietary “digital brain” and studies my expressions via webcam. Sam isn’t a real person — she’s a digital human created by Auckland-based tech company Soul Machines. At one point Sam asks me to smile but can’t seem to register my biggest, brightest “cheese.”
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Turn Your Dedicated Volunteers into Repeat Donors
Bloomerang
JUNE 21, 2023
That’s because when people engage in a positive physical experience, our brains release neurotransmitters like dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins that create a strong emotional connection and sense of happiness. Engaged volunteers that have hands-on involvement with a nonprofit develop a deep emotional connection.
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How To Be More Strategic
Eric Jacobsen Blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
To think, plan, and act strategically simply requires awareness, discipline, and focus—all of which are in short supply where the crack cocaine of the business world is multitasking. Both flood the brain with dopamine, provide a brief high, and kill your productivity.
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Samin Nosrat: Cook, Teacher, Writer, Accidental Activist
Have Fun - Do Good
JULY 3, 2011
Her newest project is organizing Chez Panisse Foundation's Eating for Education , a grassroots effort to create national awareness about school kitchen/garden programs. August 5: I'll be at BlogHer '11 in San Diego and co-presenting The Write Brain – Essential Blog Content Development Workshop.
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