PROFILE

Annie Murphy Paul

Annie Murphy Paul is a journalist who covers research on learning and cognition and author of the new book The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain.

Do You Experience Pareidolia? It Could Help You Be Creative

By Annie Murphy Paul | April 26, 2023

Pareidolia, the tendency to see faces and other images in random visual patterns, could help us understand and enhance our creativity.

How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain

Free and online: Join us Thursday, Nov. 21, from 10:30–11:30 a.m. PT for a special conversation on the benefits of gratitude, along with practical techniques for people, and practitioners, to easily incorporate it into day-to-day life.

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Are You the A*Hole?

Worried that you might be wrong in that argument you're having? Intellectual humility can help.
How To Practice Gratitude When You’re Not Feeling Grateful (Encore)

One way to feel more thankful for things is to imagine life without them. Our guest tries a practice for seeing the bright side, even when you feel down.