Our Minds

Stress Taking Toll on Nurses’ Compassion

ORBITER Staff

Oct 12, 2017

When you’re in the hospital, doctors might call the shots on the big decisions, but the quality of your stay is extremely dependent on nurses—particularly their competence and compassion. But what if your nurse just doesn’t have time for the compassionate part of caring for you? You might be getting better physically, but it can […]

How Hope Builds Trust and Manages Anxiety

Big Think

Oct 10, 2017

Humans | Our Minds

In this refreshing take on the utility of hope, Princeton research scholar Victoria McGeer explains that there’s a difference between blind hope and practical hope.

New Theory Opens Black Box of Deep Learning

Quanta

Oct 3, 2017

Humans | Our Minds

A new idea called the “information bottleneck” is helping to explain the puzzling success of today’s artificial-intelligence algorithms — and might also explain how human brains learn.

How Belief in Good Affects a Relationship

Big Think

Sep 27, 2017

Humans | Our Minds

Fascinating research from the Hope & Optimism Initiative.

Do You See What I See?

Timothy Dalrymple, PhD

Sep 26, 2017

Humans | Our Minds

You’ve heard that “perception is reality.” Well, it’s not. It might even be a hallucination.

The New IQ: Imagination Quotient

Mark Moring

Sep 7, 2017

Humans | Our Minds

Can imagination be measured and quantified? That’s what scientists at the University of Pennsylvania’s Imagination Institute are trying to figure out.

Our Minds

Stress Taking Toll on Nurses’ Compassion

How Hope Builds Trust and Manages Anxiety

New Theory Opens Black Box of Deep Learning

How Belief in Good Affects a Relationship

Do You See What I See?

The New IQ: Imagination Quotient

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