Pyschology

Figuring Out the Most Efficient Way to Practice, One Molecule at a Time

Gary Marcus | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Memory, Neuroscience, Pyschology, Practice, Skills, Music, Learning, Brain, Memory Research, Human Brain, Science News
Gary Marcus

When trying to learn a musical instrument, master a foreign language, or just study for an exam, the rate-limiting step is often memory. The faster you can convert new information into new memories, the faster you can master new skills.

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Your Friends Could Be Bad For Business

Michaël Bikard | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Small Business, Friends, Business School, Mit, Business Advice, Entrepreneurs, Social Connections, Pyschology, Friendships, Social Networks, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Business Management, Business News
Michaël Bikard

Beware of the blinding effect of social connections.

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Money Does Buy Happiness -- If You Make Under $75K A Year: Study

TIME | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School, Pyschology, Poverty, Princeton University, Angus Deaton, Daniel Kahneman, Gallup Poll, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Income, Canada, Business News

People say money doesn't buy happiness. Except, according to a new study from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School, it sort of does -- up to a...

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Freud, the Consumer Finance Protection Agency and Madoff

Jim Randel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Pyschology, Freud, Regulation, Financial Crisis, Consumers, Bernard Madoff, Barack Obama, Business News
Jim Randel

As Freud said, "the mind is an arena for the struggle of antagonistic impulses." And so a la Freud, here are my competing thoughts on the necessity of increased government regulation.

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