John Medina, Director of the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at Seattle Pacific University, and author of Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, wrote a great article for us on Brain Rules: science and practice, bringing brain research to daily life.

We enjoyed the book very much since it provides an excellent and engaging overview of recent brain research, so we are glad to see it reaching new corners. You may enjoy these 2 new resources:

1) A 52-minute video based on his Google talk on April 8th: click Here. Great discussion of the brain benefits of physical exercise and stress management.

2) An interview at Harvard Business Review, titled The Science of Thinking Smarter. I enjoyed some of the exchanges, such as this one (though I find the question a bit mystifying, are we assuming it is genes all that matter for leadership?):

Question: In the absence of genetic testing, do you see any merit in the sort of psychological testing some businesses use, such as the Myers-Briggs test?

Well, today we have an exceptional collection of blog carnivals to mention. Please only start browsing if you do have some time to spare…otherwise you will end up spending more time reading the articles than you really can afford to

First, some superb editions of:

Grand Rounds (Medicine). An amazing collection of medicine-related articles, with fun guidance. You can also check the previous edition of this carnival, greatly presented, that we had forgotten to mention (no brain is perfect, if you mind to ask!). 

Encephalon (neuroscience and psychology)

Education Wonks (education, perhaps?)

Tangled Bank (general science)

A new edition of Brain Fitness (we launched this carnival in January and Talia hosted this edition; let us know if you want to host future ones).

And posts on a variety of topics:

Brain Blogging,   Video Game Bloggers,   Nursing,   Economics and Social Policy,   Entrepreneurs,   Family Life,   Teacher In Service,   Online Education,   Personal Development,   Online University,   ADD Blog,   Total Mind and Body Fitness,   Arsenal Of Goals & Plans,   Doing it Differently,   Observations on Life,   Brain Code,   Education and School Issues,   Depression and Mental health,   Special Needs,   Personal Growth.