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On brain health of queenagers: a life phase of vulnerability and transformation
"Queenager" is a more positive term for middle-aged women who are in perimenopause. The majority of these women is dealing with brain symptoms, such as brain fog, mental fatigue, mood swings, and sleep disturbances. This blog post explores the mental vulnerabilities of queenagers and shares lifestyle strategies based on the work by neuroscientist and nutritioner Lisa Mosconi. What if we viewed perimenopause not as a time of decline, but as an opportunity to consciously invest in women’s brain health?
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Can Awe Break the Spell of Modernity?
THE FLATTENING OF THE WORLD Modern people are surrounded by scientific and technological miracles and yet scarcely notice them. We […]
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Brain Data Leak Out: How Consumer Neurotech Puts Mental Privacy at Risk
When EEG data from famous top athletes were leaked from a “wellness” headband, it revealed how easily our brain signals can slip into systems of extraction and surveillance. While neurotechnology in academica is tightly regulated, consumer neurotech often escapes scrutiny. In this blog post neuroscientist Dr. Enriquez-Geppert argues that neuroliteratacy is essential in protecting our "cognitive liberty" and she actually practices what she preaches by informing the Mindwise readership on the latest developments in her field.
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The rise of the schooled society: An empirical investigation of the centrality of schooling and its societal effects
Education increases people's chances on the labor market and their position in society. But what if it also contributes to inequality, as well as to wider acceptance of inequality? In this blog, Leandros Kavadias describes his recently completed PhD research on the schooled society and its effects.
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"Een wereld vol denkers": A book by Sebastiaan Mathôt
Marie-Christine van de Glind interviewed Sebastiaan Mathôt about his recent book, the writing process, and how all of the thinkers who feature in his book are (dis)similar from one another.
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Will the kids be alright? Deteriorating mental health, attempted solutions, and misconceptions
The mental health of children and adolescents has increasingly garnered attention in popular culture. Titles such as Johnathan Haidt’s book […]
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Will the kids be alright? Deteriorating mental health, attempted solutions, and misconceptions
The mental health of children and adolescents has increasingly garnered attention in popular culture. Titles such as Johnathan Haidt’s book […]
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The double empathy problem gives autistic people a voice
Autistic people are often labelled as "mind-blind" of incapable of empathy, however this assumption centres the perspectives of neurotypical people. In this blog post Psychology student Jadwiga Michlewicz explains that this is a one-sided view of autism. She discovered that according to the double empathy problem, communication problems between different neurotypes result from mutual misunderstanding and are a shared responsibility for those with and without autism.
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Holidaying on Thin Ice: The Role of Polar Tour Guides in Last Chance Tourism
In 2017, I travelled to the Great Barrier Reef, or rather, I happened to be in the area and felt […]
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Chilling with Andrew Huberman and Friends: Are Cold Showers the Real Deal?
The blogpost explores the allure and controversy around the topic of biohacking, focusing on the promotion of cold showers for health and success. Despite numerous claims from popular figures, scientific evidence remains inconclusive.
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