Words of Wisdom — June 16, 2014

Hemingway on Listening

"I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." - Ernest Hemingway

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“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.”

– Ernest Hemingway

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Brain scans can reveal what song you’re listening to

The ability to decode acoustic information from brain activity aids the development of brain-computer interfaces that restore communication in patients who suffer paralysis.

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Billie Eilish, Vincent van Gogh, and the trippy science of synesthesia

Tasting sounds and hearing colors.

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How saying “me” or “we” changes your psychological response — and the response of other people

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The psychedelic DMT causes the brain to become hyperconnected, scans reveal

A new study provides the most detailed look at brains on psychedelics to date.

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The world’s most successful pirate was a Chinese woman

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