Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

How Readers Scan News in Print and Online

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

On April 10, the Poynter Institute is set to release it’s latest “eye tracking” study of how readers navigate the printed and online news page. The preview of the key findings is fairly suprising. Watch the video about the study at the site, and listen to this NPR Marketplace story on the forthcoming study.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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.

The Learning Curve

How a better understanding of “emotional energy” can unlock your potential

According to neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi, no one can live a life free of emotional pain. We can only choose how those emotions empower us.

A group of people sitting around a desk signing papers during a Kinsey study.

The Past

Kinsey at 75: How the sexologist enlightened — then scandalized — American society

There are issues with Kinsey’s data, but his books revolutionized Americans’ thinking about sex and sexuality.

A collage highlighting disinformation with a fake ear.

The Learning Curve

Disarming disinformation: How to understand and counter the “post-truth playbook”

Philosopher Lee McIntyre discusses the dangers of disinformation, how such falsehoods spread, and what we can do about it.

A statue of a man sitting under a night sky filled with stars.

The Learning Curve

The 3 disciplines of Stoicism: A guide for living a life of meaning and intention

Philosophers Massimo Pigliucci and Greg Lopez discuss how Stoicism can help us gain perspective on our emotions and act with intention in the world.

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