- -: Constantly Checking Your Inbox? Email Addiction Explained
November 4, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/27/The_Tyranny_of_E-mail_John_Freeman John Freeman describes the psychology behind compulsive email checking. He explains that the neurological effects of constantly checking your inbox are similar to those of playing a slot machine. "Rather than reward ...
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- -: A Ten-Step Program to End Email Addiction - John Freeman
November 19, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/27/The_Tyranny_of_E-mail_John_Freeman John Freeman outlines two of the steps in his ten-step program to end email addiction. "The number one thing...is not sending an email," he explains. "Another thing is just not checking it in the morning or at night....
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- -: Sex, Drugs, and Firing Neurons: This Is Your Brain on Cognition
November 25, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/04/Baroness_Susan_Greenfield_Is_Online_Networking_Harmful Neuroscientist Susan Greenfield describes the brain's cognitive processes for interpreting and learning from new sensations. Greenfield claims thrill-seeking -- "sex, drugs, and rock and roll" -- ...
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- -: Google CEO: Tech Doesn't Rot Your Brain
February 4, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/29/Leveraging_Technology_to_Better_Society Eric Schmidt, chairman and CEO of Google, responds to the theory that frequent technology use negatively affects the mind. He lauds the surprising mental benefits of video games, but expresses concern about the ...
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- -: Why Is Learning a New Language Harder After Childhood?
November 6, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/02/Norman_Doidge_The_Neuroplasticity_Revolution_An_Update Why is learning a second language more difficult after the onset of adolescence? Psychiatrist Norman Doidge explains that as we get older and master our first language, the competitive nature of b...
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- -: Why Do We Wait for a Crisis to Change Our Behavior?
November 24, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/16/Long_Conversation_with_Stuart_Candy_and_Katherine_Fulton Why do we wait for an all-out crisis to change self-destructive behaviors? Katherine Fulton, president of the Monitor Institute, cites organizational theorist Edgar Schein's observation that peo...
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- -: Kids Today: How Does 10,000 Hours of Video Games Affect Development?
December 14, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/06/Wonderfest_2010_Does_10k_Hours_of_Gaming_Have_Effects World-renowned game designer Jane McGonigal explores whether or not pro-social video games -- games that instruct players to help others -- are actually beneficial to the mental development of chil...
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- -: 'We Find Genocides Boring': Sam Harris on Moral Illusions
January 10, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/10/Sam_Harris_Can_Science_Determine_Human_Values Author Sam Harris explains that despite humanity's general desire to be good, we frequently fall prey to "moral illusions." As an example, he points to the developed world's neglect of strife in regions li...
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Julian Treasure: The 4 Ways Sound Affects Us
July 1, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)In this audio-centric talk, Julian Treasure tells us about the four ways sound affects us. He plays for us all these different sounds we encounter daily and explains how each affects us. There are even very surprising numbers especially on the business side that sound directly influences.
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