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February 28, 2013 
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Thinking with your gut. How intestinal bacteria affects thinking.
February 28, 2013 0 Comments
Source: The California Academy of Science blog. Read the original post: “Thinking with your Gut” http://www.calacademy.org/sciencetoday/thinking-with-your-gut/ Related Elsewhere: Forbes: “Thinking with your gut. Literally.” http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2011/04/19/thinking-with-your-gut-literally/
Read moreLeft-hand turns require "huge" brain power, study shows; add hands-free cellphone and the brain can't cope
February 28, 2013 0 Comments
Reblogged from canada.com: Canadian researchers have shown for the first time that making left-hand turns at busy intersections — where the worst real-world crashes occur — requires far more brain power than right turns or other manoeuvres. Throw in talking on a hands-free cellphone, and the brain becomes so distracted, it shuts down key areas […]
Read moreTypes of thinking and geometry problems
November 25, 2008 1 Comment
I am glad to see studies about the matching of types of thinking and types of problems. I saw this one yesterday: “A new study in the journal Mind, Brain, and Education reveals that certain types of thinking are best suited to solving certain types of problems. Specifically, geometry problems are best solved by a […]
Read moreA brief history of (ancient) systems thinking
October 26, 2008 5 Comments
Systems thinking is not new. I have been thinking about its ancient history and so far this is what I have gathered: 600 B.C. – philosophers used systems thinking to organize their thoughts (e.g. Lao Tze) 2,700 B.C. – Egyptians, like Imhotep, showed evidence that he was using systems thinking during his roles as architect, […]
Read moreFree book download: Understanding Thinking by John Evans
October 9, 2008 0 Comments
I scanned the book and so far I am impressed. I think folks that read the blog postings on here under the category of thinking may be interested in this book. Evans’ website, (Fluffbuster.co.uk) has a collection of all the diagrams in the Understanding Thinking book. Along with finding more information about the book you […]
Read moreHigher-order Thinking
September 20, 2008 2 Comments
I added “Higher-order Thinking” to the Wikipedia List of thought processes today. The entry for this thought process existed in Wikipedia but it was missing from the master list of thought processes – which is becoming a quick reference list. Here is a quote from the original entry on Higher-order Thinking: “Higher order thinking involves […]
Read moreTime to think: The one-hour thinking habit
September 20, 2008 0 Comments
I love this idea: “Jeffery Fox [...] recommends that you think daily for one hour. Not the unfocused, random thinking you might do in the shower or on your way to work [...] but focused, committed thinking: planning, brainstorming, writing down ideas, testing hypotheses, considering a work problem, imagining the future, setting goals, etc.” [1] […]
Read moreMetacognition: reading and understanding difficult texts
September 19, 2008 3 Comments
Miss Dee documented the way she digests difficult passages in literature. Here is her flow step-by-step: “Step 1: Identify the genre and topic of the passage. Step 2: Look for Topic Sentences and supporting evidence and explanations. Step 3: Draw links -> look out for connectors Step 4: Use one-line summary for each paragraph to […]
Read moreDavid Foster Wallace and “the terrible master”
September 16, 2008 0 Comments
“In 2004, [suicide] was the eleventh leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for 32,439 deaths.” (NIMH website). Next time you look at a baseball stadium that holds approximately 5,000 people, imagine 6 of these stadiums filled with people – and that’s for 2004 alone. In 2008, around the world, the number is closer […]
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