Social Brain

Smart enough to be dumb, or vice versa?

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14 May 2012

Jonathan Rowson

Just came across this section of Transforming Behaviour Change while looking for a reference about decision-making and thought it was worth sharing. Any vegetarians or anti-vegetarians out there with views on the subject?

The Myth of Multi-tasking

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04 May 2012

Jonathan Rowson

Many blogs are neophilic, about stuff just posted that has to be seen, but the web is also an archive, and sometimes you stumble upon something of value from yesteryear. So I  just wanted to share my rediscovery of the following thoughtful Atlantic article by Christine Rosen from the Jurassic period of 2008 called 'The Myth of Multi-tasking'.

The limits of Scientism: John Gray on Jonathan Haidt

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27 Apr 2012

Jonathan Rowson

I just read a fascinating review of Jonathan Haidt's acclaimed new book: The Righteous Mind, which he spoke about recently at the RSA.

Obstacles to Mindfulness as a Key to a Healthier Society

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13 Mar 2012

Before I launch my series on how, in my view, mindfulness is a very powerful tool for closing what the RSA calls the ‘social aspiration gap’, I want to bring some perspective. I want to list the main reasons why mindfulness – if it is actually as great as I will argue it is – is not so popular yet: