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 »