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This is how to rewire your brain in less than a day according to a neuroscientist

Fast Company Tech

He is the founder and director of The Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison , where he conducts groundbreaking research on emotions and the brain, as well as meditation and contemplative practices. You shared that: our brains are constantly being shaped, wittingly or unwittingly. Its a learnable skill.

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Research roundup: 2,400-year-old clay puppets; this is your brain on Klingon

Ars Technica

March's list includes fascinating papers on such topics as how the brain responds to speaking Klingon (or Dothraki, or Navi), the discovery of creepy preclassic Salvadoran puppets, the effectiveness of "dazzle camouflage," and how male blue-lined octopuses manage not to be cannibalized by their chosen mates.

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Alphabet spins off laser-based Internet backbone provider Taara

Ars Technica

Taara is the latest project to spring from XAlphabets experimental hub that produced AI lab Google Brain and Waymos self-driving carsand has its origins in a concept called Loon. However, its lasers found a second life on Taaras towers under engineer Mahesh Krishnaswamy. Read full article Comments

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After a Single Concussion, Kids Are 15 Percent Less Likely to Go to College

Futurism

More concerning news from the traumatic brain injury (TBI) front: a new study shows that kids who experience just one concussion are 15 percent less likely to end up going to college the latest research to ring alarm bells about various ways that the long-term impacts of TBIs might manifest.

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Why the best time to solve problems might be the middle of the night

Fast Company Tech

Eventually, I saw that this altered state of wakefulness let me engage with lifes challenges in ways I couldnt during the day. Its a quieter time for our brain, says Katherine Green, the medical director of sleep medicine at UCHealth in Aurora, Colorado. They helped me generate article ideas or navigate complex, ambiguous problems.

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Get inside the minds of first-time travelers in this new documentary

Mashable Tech

Traveling to a new place takes us out of our comfort zone and helps us get a new perspective on our life back home. See how travel changes the brain This documentary does more than capture these first-time travelers' experiences. But nothing is quite as transformative as your very first trip to a new country.

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LinkedIn’s new game, Zip, is here to challenge your brain

Mashable Tech

The company also rolled out Streak Freezes, which lets players protect their streaks for when life gets busy. The launch of Zip is the culmination of a series of updates LinkedIn has been making to its Games division. Earned every five wins, up to two freezes can be stored per game, activating automatically when a day is missed.