Weekly Newsletter

Human Potential #

The Science of Mental Fitness
Aggregates recent research findings regarding the effect of visualization on skill …

The Myth of the Arc of Justice by Will Baird

The past few weeks have seen major shifts in two important areas of American society: race and sexual orientation. Following the Charleston …

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Evolutionary Biology and Health #

To Stop Mosquito Bites, Silence Your Skin’s Bacteria
Discusses a technique which could prevent …

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I apologize for the short newsletter this week. Graduation has limited the amount of time I’ve been able to spend on it, and I …

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Neuroscience #

Researchers Find Missing Link Between Brain and Immune System
Discusses a recently discovered vessel that connects the …

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Learning and Education #

How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math
An engineering professor recounts how she went from being a …

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Psychology and Brain Science #

Is LSD about to return to polite society?
Profiles the matriarch of the Beckley Foundation, an organization …

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Public Health #

Why an iron fish can make you stronger
Presents a simple but ingenious way to combat anaemia in Cambodia by giving …

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Police Brutality #

Why Cops Like Me Are Quiet
A former NYPD officer discusses police brutality from an officer’s perspective. …

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