Posts from — October 2009

Every now and then, I see something on TV or read a book that really blows my mind. (Currently this seems to be happening about once a fortnight. What does that mean for my mind, I wonder?)

The show How Kevin Bacon Cured Cancer (5/6 of it is available on YouTube, Part 1 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcCpEf6_Ofg – yes, it is frustrating that it’s missing the last 1/6!) was one of these moments.

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I am fascinated by neuroscience.

After reading pretty much everything Daniel Goleman ever wrote (he’s the emotional intelligence guy – next time you lose the plot, blame him – or your amygdala), I discovered a really interesting book on brain plasticity, The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge www.normandoidge.com.

While this book contains some really interesting stuff all the way through, what was of most interest to me was about kids and electronic media in the Appendices. As a parent in a digital age, it really got me thinking… [Read more →]