Words of Wisdom — July 9, 2014

Alfred North Whitehead on the Art of Progress

"The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order." - Alfred North Whitehead

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“The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.”

– Alfred North Whitehead

Neuropsych

We all can reach a “flow state.” Here’s how.

Perform at your mental peak.

The Present

Is geo-tracking your child the new “helicopter parenting”?

“My dad asked me if I had been to tutoring and I lied… Then he showed me the tablet.”

Health

How does Alzheimer’s disease erode memory? New findings on risk gene offer insights

A recent study reveals how nerve insulation becomes impaired in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.

The Future

A zoologist explains why the project to resurrect the wooly mammoth should go extinct

De-extinction, if it is ever possible, will not be simple.

Strange Maps

The world map of the future might be vertical

A vertical map might better represent a world dominated by China and determined by shipping routes across the iceless Arctic.

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