Naas presents a sobering message: face-to-face interactions is critical to keeping us sane, adjusted and cognitively engaged.
Are You Multitasking Your Life Away?: Cliff Naas at TEDxStanford
Category: Viewing
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Antonio Damasio: The quest to understand consciousness
Damasio uses a combination of brain scan techniques to identify where, in our brain, consciousness lies. -
Donald Sadoway: The missing link to renewable energy
“If you want to make something dirt cheap, make it out of dirt.” Sadoway talks about how he developed an industrial size battery that is incredibly reliable, simple and cheap. -
Sheena Iyengar: How to make choosing easier
How to avoid decision paralysis:- Cut back. The more options, the lower the participation.
- Concretize. Show the concreteness of the choice.
- Categorize. Fewer items in more categories (that are meaningful to the chooser not necessarily the categorizer) feels like more choice and receives more participation.
- Condition for complexity. Present information from least complex to most complex.
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Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are
The posturing of our body has measurable physiological effects that can improve or degrade our situation.