A recent study led by Evan Forman, PhD, a psychology professor in Drexel University's College of Arts and Sciences, shows that a computer game can be used to train its players to eat less sugar, as way of reducing their weight and improving their health.
How the Brain Uses Glucose to Fuel Self-Control
The brain requires tons of energy—and new experiments show how low glucose levels and self-control issues are connected.
How to Gamify Wellness Without Missing the Point | Built In
SuperBetter designed a game to support healthy real-world habits. Here’s how its designers combine UX with behavioral science.
Scientists reveal foods to eat now to stave off cognitive decline later
Data on over 3,000 people shows only 8 percent with low-quality diets maintained high cognitive abilities into their 70s, a new study reveals.
Our minds did not evolve for AI
AI is mental junk food: tasty and tempting, but ultimately unhealthy — a cognitive hot dog
Study Finds AI Use Eats Away at Users’ Confidence in Their Own Brains
A new study out of Middlesex University argues that the ultimate effects on an AI users' brain come down to how they use it.
Quickly Training Game-Playing Agents with Machine Learning
Posted by Leopold Haller and Hernan Moraldo, Software Engineers, Google Research In the last two decades, dramatic advances in compute and connecti...
Now that Google's artificial brain is conquering Go, this classic computer game from 1998 could be next
Google DeepMind's next challenge could be 1998's "StarCraft."
This Is Your Brain on Exercise
Exercise is as good for your brain as it is for your body, and researchers are just beginning to discover why
The Brain Eating Machines
The Second Brain That Grows Smarter and Lives on your Computer
How a spark from Andrej Karpathy, app called Obsidian, and “The Curator”, the app I built are changing the way I think.
What the Studies Say About How AI Affects Your Brain: A (Very Big) Compilation
The entire literature clearly points to a single surprising finding
Tinkered Thinking
Daily, snackable writings to spur changes in thinking.Building a blueprint for a better brain by tinkering with the code.
Why Your Brain Needs More Downtime
Research on naps, meditation, nature walks and the habits of exceptional artists and athletes reveals how mental breaks increase productivity, replenish attention, solidify memories and encourage creativity
You Can Increase Your Intelligence: 5 Ways to Maximize Your Cognitive Potential
Brainrot: Deskilling and Addiction are Overlooked AI Risks | Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency
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