This article claims that it always isn't so bad to be an introvert. The article is related to the learning outcome of conformity - groupthink.
Introverts run the world - quietly
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Here are two links where you can try out artificial intelligence programs:
IBM:s Watson Rock, paper, scissors This is a link to Dr Fisher's test to see what personality you are and what other characters that you are compatible. Because Dr Fisher is a well renowned researcher, one would hope that her test is scientifically valid:
Dr Fisher's personality test Apparently I am a Negotiator type, which makes sense. Here is a website that explains the results as well: http://digitalcitizen.ca/y/ This is an article that cites research that shows that education is good for the brain. It may be used for the learning outcomes "the effect of environment on physiological processes" and the effect of social factors on cognitive processes (education on memory)
Keeping your brain sharp Here are some activities that can help you practise your brain as well Total recall Focus test This is an article on vitamin D (for the question "the effect of the environment on one physiological process)
Reasons why vitamin D may matter And here is more information on vitamin D: http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/nutrition/vitamin-d/overview.html This is an interesting article about a couple where both have the diagnosis of autism (which makes it hard to read other people's emotions) It might be used as an example for the role of communication in relationships.
Navigating love and autism This is an interesting article that suggests that reading fiction may improve our ability to emphatize with other people (Another example of neuroplasticity)
The neuroscience of your brain on fiction This made me remember a research study I read a long time ago that suggested a link between the increase in empathy in western society and the increase of reading and education in the 19th century. Here is clip from a documentary about multiple personality disorder:
The extraordinary - multiple personalities This is an interesting study that suggests that the use of mobile phones may make us less socially responsible.
Smartphones may make people selfish This is an interesting short movie about a love competition involving MRI scanning. The person who experiences most love sensations as measured by brain activity wins.
Stanford love competition |
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