Finally!!!

As the mornings get ever darker in the Fall, I personally cannot wait to get back to real time… Standard Time… time derived from the rising and setting of the sun. Time that correlates to the evolution, over millennia…

Resting is essential for optimal learning to occur.

Yes, you can just push through and keep chugging along... but if these classes have taught you anything, then you know about the nature of diminishing returns. That's why I schedule…

I started reading a book called Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira, which is fundamentally affecting how I think about things... in a fascinating and positive way. It is making me question how our culture educates and teaches us…

I don't know about you but up here in central NY it’s feeling like summertime. That means lake swimming, ice cream eating, long light-filled days, and sparkly firefly evenings.

When the outside world gets overwhelming (like lately), it’s more important…

The mind and body are an integrated mobius strip which influence one another. How we move changes how we think, and recent neuroscience explains this interconnection in ever increasing clarity. As designers, we can integrate this information into our professional…

Neuroscience has come a long way in the last decade. We know so much more than we ever did about the mechanisms of how our brain thinks, perceives, calculates and comes up with new ideas. It's time to apply some…

Let’s debunk the myth of the struggling artist and talk about applying the latest findings in neurobiology to get the most from our design process!

I am delighted to present a lecture on the intersection of neuroscience, perception & creativity…

Check out this quick test that measures divergent thinking, a key component of creativity. 

After you get your score, you can learn more about the test HERE. 

And if your divergent thinking can use a boost, never fear... 

There's…

Here's an excellent podcast by a Stanford neuroscience professor that is (so chock full of info it is almost too much) about how to optimize your brain's ability to learn. It basically hits every strategy that we find in a…