Recent Feeds + Reads: 2013

National Flags Created From the Foods Each Country Is Commonly Associated With — September 1
shelf life — August 24
Can you name the works of literature from their word clouds? — August 24
Watch an animated Blade Runner told in 60 utterly chaotic seconds — July 25
The Psychology of Music (infographic) — July 25
12 More Weird Books That Really Exist — July 7
What Happens if You Drop a Hot Charcoal into Liquid Oxygen? — June 8
NGC 6302: The Butterfly Nebula — June 8
The Visual Patterns of Audio Frequencies Seen through Vibrating Sand — June 7
Tesselated Floor Tiles — May 29
The Counter Intuitive Key to Self-Confidence — May 28
The Wheel House — May 28
How to Trick Your Brain to Create a New Healthy Habit — May 26
How Do You Break Bad Habits? — May 26
5 Ways Our Friends Make Us Better and Stronger — May 26
How bilinguals switch between languages — May 24
10 Benefits of Reading: Why You Should Read Every Day — May 24
The NEW Periodic Table Song — May 21
Adding a hairy coat to a building to capture wind power — May 20
Think Fitzgerald Would Be Improved by Cats? Watch ‘The Great Catsby — May 15
A Piano with Only Five Keys — May 13
Forms in Nature — May 13
A Solar Eclipse Unlike Any You’ve Ever Seen — May 12
Why does music move us? — May 9
The surprising uses for birdsong — May 9
What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains — May 8
Self-Affirmation Can Clear the Mind — May 8
Turning Adversity into Creative Growth — May 7
A Supercell Thunderstorm Cloud Over Montana — May 6
Famous Artists I Would Pick to Illustrate Classic Books — May 6
Google Card: What if Google issued a credit card? — May 6
Work More Efficiently by Identifying Your Unique Working Style — May 6
The Psychology of Small Packages — May 5
Color signatures of novels’ visual content by Jaz Parkinson — May 5
Playing a Video Game May Keep Your Aging Brain Sharp — May 3
Why Caffeine In Coffee Is A Miracle Drug For The Tired — May 2
The Secret To Finding Meaningful Work — May 2
Is It Worth the Time? — May 2
IF If you can keep your head when all about you ... — April 30
To Strengthen Your Confidence, Look to Your Past — April 30
Milky Way and Stone Tree — April 29
20 Beautiful and Strange Bicycle Designs — April 28
The debt to pleasure — April 28
A visual look at 7 things that make us feel good about work — April 25
10 Foolproof Books to Give as Gifts — April 25
Why money can't buy you happiness — April 24
Can video games help cure depression? — April 24
The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens — April 24
Will we ever… understand why music makes us feel good? — April 23
The psychology of hating food (and how we learn to love it) — April 23
3 Years of the Sun in 3 Minutes — April 23
How to Escape the Cult of "Busy" — April 22
News is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make you happier — April 22
Amazing Ice Cave in Russia — April 22
» The Neuroscience of Learning to Trust Yourself — April 22
How to Procrastinate at Work: A Complete (Research-Based!) Guide — April 20
Psychology Behind Where You Stand When You Get In An Elevator — April 20
Why Does Music Feel So Good? — April 19
Happiness, Beyond the Data — April 19
Top 10 Instant Stress Busters — April 16
Why Your Brain Craves Music — April 16
The Pianobike — April 15
Dan Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work? — April 15
New music 'rewarding for the brain' — April 14
Study: Listening to Certain Sounds Seems to Improve Sleep — April 14
Geometric Light Paintings Drawn by Roombas — April 14
These are among the world’s first 3D photographs of untouched snowflakes — April 13
Conquering ‘Mental Defeat’ of Chronic Pain to Improve Quality of Life — April 13
The science behind meditation, and why it makes you feel better — April 12
Daily Simplicity: 10 Habits That Will Make Your Life Lighter — April 12
Wildlife photos that blur the line between reality and fantasy — April 12
Mining Books To Map Emotions Through A Century — April 11
Why is English Spelling So Messed Up? — April 11
10 Fascinating Scientific and Psychological Effects — April 10
Every language needs its, like, filler words — April 9
Why Ideas Pop Into Your Head When You’re Trying to Fall Asleep — April 9
Book Review: "Stumbling on Happiness" by Daniel Gilbert — April 7
Book Review: "The Resiliency Advantage" by Al Siebert — April 7
How to Stop Worrying about Worrying — April 4
The Science of Cats — April 4
Can Music Be More Effective Than Drugs? — April 3
50 Amazing Galaxy Pictures that You Must See — April 1
12 Lonely Negative Words — March 31
Maico Akiba’s Miniature Worlds — March 30
Why ebooks are a different genre from print — March 27
Why Being Alone Is Hazardous to Your Health — March 27
Prince Rupert’s Drop: The Curious Properties of a Molten Glass Blob Dropped in Cold Water — March 26
Watch four hours of Aurora Borealis compressed into three stunning minutes — March 25
How You Can Benefit from All Your Stress — March 24
Sleep consolidates memories for competing tasks — March 23
7 Ideas to Help Fight Off Boredom — March 23
Why It’s So Annoying to Overhear Someone’s Cellphone Conversation — March 22
2013 Sony World Photography Awards — March 22
Don’t Hit the Snooze Button — March 22
When your actions contradict your beliefs — March 20
Meeting the Moment with Mindfulness — March 19
Checklist: What 9 things can help you make better decisions? — March 19
Five ways to be more creative — March 17
Glitch furniture makes your bedroom look like it’s malfunctioning — March 17
If Famous Websites Were People — March 17
7 Things We Learned About the World Thanks to Photography — March 14
One Thing You Must Stop Doing to Be Happy — March 14
Study: Vivaldi boosts mental vitality — March 14
The Eyes Have It: Google Glass and the Myth of Multitasking — March 14
3 Tips for Being Mindful at Work — March 13
Goalkeeper Cat — March 13
Sakurajima Volcano with Lightning — March 12
How Art Can Be Used To Enhance Your Mind — March 11
Chewing Gum Helps You Concentrate for Longer, Study Suggests — March 11
Pianists at play — March 11
Gorgeous Photography of The Elements — March 11
Rashness & Rumination: New Understanding About the Roots of Depression — March 10
How Meditating for Eight Weeks Can Boost Your Brain — March 10
Cat Reacts to Optical Illusion — March 8
This Is Your Brain on Cartoons — March 7
Hear That? In A Din Of Voices, Our Brains Can Tune In To One — March 7
Pac-Man, Tetris, SimCity & Other Classic Video Games Opening Friday at the Museum of Modern Art — March 7
The Shadow of Surface Tension — March 6
What Are the Broken Windows in Your Life? — March 5
Smithsonian Magazine’s 2012 Photo Contest — March 5
3 ways to harness positive psychology for a more resilient you — March 3
12 Piano notes made visible for the first time — March 3
Behold, the Kindle of the 16th Century — March 1
Top 5 reasons we should play more at work — February 28
The Science Behind Coffee and Why it’s Actually Good for Your Health — February 28
How to Overcome the Anxiety That’s Keeping You From Achieving Your Goals — February 26
Creating A Better Life By Nourishing Your Self Image — February 25
In Search of Meditative Games — February 25
Bring Art into Your Everyday Life: 7 Tips to Art it Up — February 25
The most breathtaking pictures yet of Russian meteorite — February 24
What is the Universe? — February 24
Ten habits of Highly Effective Brains — February 22
Coronal rain: Streams of ionized gas rain on Sun after a solar flare — February 22
The History of Music Told in Seven Rapidly Illustrated Minutes — February 21
8 Suggestions for Strengthening Self-Esteem When You Have Depression — February 21
5 examples of how the languages we speak can affect the way we think — February 20
Key to Happiness: Keeping Busy Without Feeling Rushed — February 20
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques That Work — February 18
Scientists explore the illusion of memory — February 18
Checklist: 8 things to do every day that will make you happier — February 18
Boost your mood with our mood-boosting books! — February 17
To make smart choices, give brain a rest — February 17
Controlling Brain Waves May Be Key to Meditation’s Benefits — February 15
Our brains learn to love music’s harmony — February 15
What is Happiness? — February 14
How Does Fiction Reading Influence Empathy? An Experimental Investigation on the Role of Emotional Transportation — February 14
Alan Friedman’s Astonishing HD Photographs of the Sun Shot from his Own Backyard — February 14
7 Realizations to Help You Deal with Feeling Judged — February 13
Journey through the heavens with 30 amazing stargazer pictures — February 13
Relax! You’ll Be More Productive — February 12
Researchers Take a Closer Look at the Most Common and Powerful Triggers of Depression — February 12
Mathemusician Vi Hart Explains Space-Time with a Music Box and a Möbius Strip — February 12
The Wooden World of Livio De Marchi — February 12
Best Rest Practices for Optimal Productivity & Creativity — February 11
The Joy of Quiet — February 11
In the future — February 10
5 Top Misconceptions Introverts Battle — February 10
The Asch Conformity Experiment — February 10
Rewire Your Brain for Positivity and Happiness Using the Tetris Effect — February 9
Endlessly Amused By People’s Minds — February 9
Why We Need More Research Into Cycling and Brain Science — February 8
Food on the Mind: 20 Surprising Insights From Food Psychology — February 7
Creating an Environment That Nurtures Your Creativity — February 6
The Year’s Most Outstanding Science Visualizations — February 6
Friends of a Certain Age: Why Is It Hard to Make Friends Over 30? — February 5
Try These Cognitive Restructuring Exercises to Improve Your Mood and Reduce Stress — February 4
This Is How Your Brain Works — February 4
11 of the Most Beautiful Museum Libraries in the World — February 3
In the Dairy Case, Ripe Prose – Creative Cheesemongers Pen Clever Descriptions — February 3
A Man Feeding Swans in the Snow — February 2
Mindfulness Meditation Heightens a Listener's Musical Engagement — February 1
City Life Changes How Our Brains Deal With Distractions — January 31
Timewarped — January 31
Meditation: No Longer Such a 'Black Box' — January 31
Torre Guinigi: The Tower with Oak Trees on the Top — January 30
The Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time — January 30
Psychology: Why You Want to Squeeze Cute Things — January 29
The Best Fictional Libraries in Pop Culture — January 29
What does it take to have a happy and meaningful life? — January 29
Yoga can help depression, sleep problems — January 28
Here Is What Happens When You Open a Can of Mixed Nuts in Space — January 28
Searching Google, And Finding Ourselves — January 28
6 Possible Secrets to Happiness, According to Science — January 27
Six ways our brains make bad financial decisions — January 27
Watch the brilliant expansion of an exploded star, captured over 58 years — January 27
Playing music may lower your blood pressure — January 27
Defeating Cognitive Distortions: Tips For Better Thinking — January 25
Can Doodling Improve Memory and Concentration? — January 25
Think you can multitask? Congratulations, you’re probably living a lie. — January 25
Why classical music can inspire you to exercise: Relaxing qualities can reduce heart rate and blood pressure — January 24
Paths of Hope — January 24
Joy in the task — January 24
The Velopresso — January 23
Study: Wanting Things Makes Us Happier Than Having Them — January 21
How Imagination Changes the Brain — January 21
4 Strategies to Help You Bounce Back from Adversity — January 21
Make sure your cat watches this anti-drug PSA on the dangers of catnip — January 20
Beautiful Video Game World Maps — January 20
The Reason We Lose at Games: Some Games Simply Too Complex for the Human Mind to Understand — January 20
Cat Beats Investors In Stock Market Challenge — January 19
A Dizzying, Kaleidoscopic View of the World Looking Up — January 18
Can Money Buy Happiness? The Science of Materialism, Animated — January 18
10 Literary Board Games for Book Nerds — January 17
The Art of Loneliness — January 17
Rock and Roll is old. Really old. — January 16
Positive Procrastination, Not an Oxymoron — January 16
13 Healthy Ways to Comfort Yourself — January 16
Jaw-Dropping Photos of Nature Through the Eyes of an Effects Designer — January 16
Surreal Photo Manipulations That Make You Do a Double Take — January 15
6 Steps to Release Your Fear and Feel Peaceful — January 15
Investigation in Emotion Classification — January 15
The beauty of imperfection — January 14
The ABC of Architects — January 14
6 Ways You Can Have a Healthy Relationship with Yourself — January 14
16 Simple Rules for Living a Successful Life — January 13
New Clever Pictogram Movie Posters by H-57 — January 13
Gorgeous Long-Exposure Shots That Transform New York City Landmarks — January 13
Amazing Desk from the 1700s Has Secret Compartments inside Its Secret Compartments — January 12
Milan’s Awesome Vertical Forest — January 12
Don't underestimate your willpower — January 11
The Strange & Surprising Science of Sleep — January 11
Freakish Dust Storm Sweeps Over Western Australia — January 11
The Science of Productivity, Animated — January 10
The 12 cognitive biases that prevent you from being rational — January 10
Why Street Art Matters — January 9
Top Ten philosophical issues of the 21st Century — January 9
The Best Science Books of 2012 [Brain Pickings] — January 9
Do People Accuse You Of Being Too Sensitive? — January 9
3 Ways to Keep Fear Under Control — January 8
11 Magnificent Wonders of the Ice World — January 8
27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts In 2012 — January 8
Accepting Loneliness: A First Step Toward Connecting — January 8
The Surprising Meanings of 20 Famous Authors’ Last Names — January 7
What would the greatest technological leap you'd have to explain to someone who time traveled from the 1950's? — January 7
Literary Graffiti From All Over the World — January 7
Help, I Can’t Stop Thinking! — January 7
Our Personalities Are Constantly Changing, Even If We Think They’re Not — January 6
Paris, The City of Light — January 6
There is only one way in this world to achieve true happiness... — January 6
10 Things Science Taught Us About Happiness in 2012 — January 6
The Brain’s Ability to Look Within: A Secret to Well-Being — January 5
Seeing Earth As Modern Art — January 5
A stopwatch on the brain's perception of time — January 5
Captured in (Actual) Pictures: The Swirling Birth of Planets — January 5
The Science of Creativity in 2013: Looking Back to Look Forward — January 4
Cities Stress Your Brain — January 4
Incredible chemical reactions captured at thousands of frames per second — January 4
Fireworks in Reverse - Happy New Year 2013 — January 3
Why Do We Blink? To Give Our Brains A Rest — January 3
Barefoot Coffee // French Press — January 3
What are the three ways to train your brain to be happy? — January 3
3 Steps to Happiness – My New Year’s Wish — January 1
The Blind Dog and His Seeing-Eye Cat — January 1

Posts from 2013