A couple of excellent collections of blog posts:

-The Tangled Bank: all things science, with a very clear presentation.

-Medicine 2.0: intersection of Health and Web 2.0, hosted by Bertalan Mesko, its creator.

Here you have a few good recent blog carnivals (collections of selected blog posts around specific topics) 

- Tangled Bank: science-related posts across a variety of disciplines. 

- 2 editions of the Carnival of Education: this week and last one.

- HR carnival: because “human resources” have brains, too.

- Medicine 2.0: how web 2.0 can enhance the practice of medicine.

- Change of Shift: nursing topics.

- Gene Genie: human genetics.

Here is question 21 from Brain Fitness 101: Answers to Your Top 25 Questions.

Question:

I am busy executive with a challenging job. How is brain fitness relevant to me?

Key Points:

• Reduce your stress to improve concentration and learning readiness and reduce distractions.
• Increase your mental stimulation to help maintain a healthy, flexible brain.

Answer:

Executives, or anyone involved in complex and rapidly evolving environments, need to make pressured decisions based on sound logic, instead of emotional impulses. It is not easy to deal with the frustration, for example, when Read the rest of this entry »