Why do we like an original painting better than a forgery? Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that human beings are essentialists — that our beliefs about the history of an object change how we experience it, not simply as an illusion, but as a deep feature of what pleasure (and pain) is. Watch Paul Bloom explain wonderful neuroscience concepts.

We’re bringing gameplay into more aspects of our lives, spending countless hours — and real money — exploring virtual worlds for imaginary treasures. Why? As Tom Chatfield shows, games are perfectly tuned to dole out rewards that engage the brain and keep us questing for more.

Sugata Mitra’s studies prove that we are all creative problem solvers by default. If we help each other and create a community, nothing is impossible.

Run towards something and not away from something. Always compete with yourself. Try to be better than you were yesterday. You will see all dots will fall in place, you will get help from everywhere.
Ben Comen’s story teaches me many lessons!