TEDxSanJoseCA - Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD - Brain: Memory and Multitasking
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A mix of science and art - brain scientist and nature photographer. Dr. Adam Gazzaley is a rare mix of science and art. He now directs a cognitive neuroscience laboratory at the UCSF Mission Bay campus, which focuses on understanding the neural mechanisms of memory and attention in humans. In addition to his laboratory, he has recently establis... Read more
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- -: TEDxSanJoseCA - Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD - Brain: Memory and Multitasking
April 17, 2011 (about 13 years ago)A mix of science and art - brain scientist and nature photographer. Dr. Adam Gazzaley is a rare mix of science and art. He now directs a cognitive neuroscience laboratory at the UCSF Mission Bay campus, which focuses on understanding the neural mechanisms of memory and attention in humans. In ad...
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- -: ADHD: The Tonsillectomy of the 21st Century?
January 19, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/07/08/Sir_Ken_Robinson_The_Element Sir Ken Robinson compares the current wave of ADHD diagnoses to the "plague" of tonsil removals during the mid-20th Century. He argues that while ADHD may be a real condition, it is currently being over-diagnosed to treat ...
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- -: Does Email Make Workers Less Efficient?
May 5, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/ideas_economy_innovation Justine Thody presents study results that detail the impacts of digital distractions on productivity in the workplace. Thody emphasizes that even in the age of Twitter and Facebook, email remains the greatest culprit. ...
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- -: Why the Human Brain Can't Multitask
June 18, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/ideas_economy_information Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, explains why the human brain struggles to process information that is presented "with the intensity and the quantity and the speed we find ourse...
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- -: Hugh Mackay on the Human Desire to Be Taken Seriously
August 4, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/03/22/Hugh_Mackay_What_Makes_Us_Tick Hugh Mackay, author of What Makes Us Tick?, examines how the desire to be taken seriously affects human behavior. "If we're not taken seriously enough it usually brings out the worst in us," says Mackay. "Much anger in h...
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- -: Want to Foster Innovation? Put Down Your iPad and Unplug
October 10, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Want to Foster Innovation? Put Down Your iPad and Unplug Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/idea_festival_2011 IBM technology evangelist David Barnes champions boredom as a critical ingredient in fostering innovation. Trying to come up with the next big disruptive idea? Unplug for awh...
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