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What if becoming smarter had less to do with intelligence and more to do with a handful of everyday habits? Researchers are discovering that many of the things that most influence brain performance are surprisingly simple—and often completely within your control. Research continu ...  Show more

Most parents think the key to getting kids to eat healthy food is explaining why it's healthy. Unfortunately, research suggests that strategy can backfire spectacularly. In fact, telling children a food is "good for you" may be one of the fastest ways to make them reject it. Fort ...  Show more

Today, we’re talking about "emoji anxiety." It’s the modern day head-fuck we don’t talk about enough. LINKS Read ‘Here's how much time it takes to find the right emojis’ from DeskTime Blog Read ‘Investigating the Potential for Miscommunication Using Emoji’ GroupLens Read ‘FOMO: C ...  Show more

Rerun: The first ever emoji set, including the earliest incarnations of 🍷, ❤️, and 💩, was released in Japan on 1st November, 1997. But the only users could send and receive them were owners of a now-forgotten ‘SkyWalker’ handset made by J-Phone. ☹️ Emoji didn’t truly transform ...  Show more

We send 10 billion of them every day. Where do they come from? Zachary Crockett hearts this topic.

🙏 Is this emoji praying hands or a high five? 🍚 What's the best present for celebrating a billion seconds? 💼 For the first time we have Any Other Business WITH SPECIAL GUESTS!If you want a collectable (and mistake-ridden) copy of ‘Love Triangle’, with a special, limited editio ...  Show more