Guest Thinkers — September 8, 2011

My New Blog, Duly Noted, Launches at In These Times

Lindsay Beyerstein

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

My new blog, Duly Noted, is live at In These Times. Check it out.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Two colorful cells with purple nuclei, green cell edges, and radiating filament structures against a black background.

Health

When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow

The findings suggest that biochemical and physical effects of exercise could help heal nerves.

A digitally enhanced view of a crescent planet Earth with a galaxy in the background.

Starts With A Bang

What was it like when planet Earth first formed?

The Earth that exists today wasn’t formed simultaneously with the Sun and the other planets. In some ways, we’re quite a latecomer.

Business

How I adapted my company to AI: 5 key insights

Jotform CEO Aytekin Tank explains how he successfully embraced and deployed AI.

Charles bridge in prague, czech republic.

Neuropsych

An untold story of LSD psychotherapy in communist Czechoslovakia

Uncovering the story of Milan Hausner, the Sadská clinic, and LSD psychotherapy behind the Iron Curtain.

An image of a brain exhibiting the tetris effect.

Business

How the neuroplastic “Tetris Effect” can unblock work-life obstacles

Prolonged and repetitive tasks rewire us in profound ways – which can be a force for good at work.

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Making Green Cash from Trash

A Belgian company is working on mining landfills to remove raw materials and make energy and building materials out of them, and then redevelop the land.