Humans evolved to pay close attention to danger, but today that instinct is being overwhelmed by an endless supply of bad news from around the world. Researchers say the answer isn’t to stop following current events—it’s to build healthier habits around how, when, and where we get our news.

Humans evolved to pay close attention to danger, but today that instinct is being overwhelmed by an endless supply of bad news from around the world. Researchers say the answer isn’t to stop following current events—it’s to build healthier habits around how, when, and where we get our news.

  • WoodScientist@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Your brain is one of the most artificial things in existence. How many years did you spend in formal education in one form or another? What is education other than a way of shaping a mind to a certain form?

    • Bilb!@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      14 hours ago

      That’s the mind, not the brain. The way I see it, the opposite mistake that I made elsewhere in the thread.

        • Bilb!@lemmy.mlEnglish
          1·
          4 hours ago

          I guess I consider the mind something that emerges from what the brain does. I’m sure it could be defined in other ways, though.