The future of brain training apps
While we do see improvements on the games people trained on, the benefits don’t extend outside the context of the games.
New sensory experiences
What if you could stream the sound environment around you and convert it into touch on your skin? Would you be able to hear through your touch?
The silver lining of 15-minute book summaries
There’s potential for platforms like Blinkist to nurture meaningful engagement with non-fiction books
The future of long-form content
Despite the overall trend towards bite-sized content, podcasts have exploded as a new long-form medium in the last few years.
Tuning in to inner speech
How would you describe your inner speech? How often are you aware of it? What type of roles does it play in your life?
Reading is different for everyone
You might think that most people have reasonably similar mental states, but it would be incredibly disorienting to be in another person’s head.
Time perception is linked with our experience of self
The felt experience of time is just as important as the science behind it. Neuroscience AND philosophy are needed to fully appreciate time.
BCI 2022: Peloton for the Mind
We need to start thinking of focus as the mental equivalent of cardio. We need a Peloton for the mind.
Learning how to learn
By breaking down a complex skill into individual components, you could design bespoke drills to rapidly improve your weaknesses.
Untranslatable words
A language’s untranslatable words, that have no direct equivalent in other languages, actually clue you in to the intricacies of the culture.
