Category: 2013
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The Birth of the Self-Tracking Revolution
How 2013’s Fitbit, Jawbone, and Nike trackers launched continuous personal health monitoring — and the psychology and science behind why it worked. Read More
Written by Khali Sollis
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The Brain on Meditation
How neuroscience transformed meditation from an ancient contemplative practice into a modern laboratory subject — and what brain imaging actually revealed about attention, emotion, and neuroplasticity. Read More
Written by Khali Sollis
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The Science of Walking: Why Movement Unlocks Creativity
How a landmark Stanford study revealed why walking can boost creative thinking, and why the research still shapes offices and classrooms today. Read More
Written by Khali Sollis
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The Open Science Movement
How fraud scandals, failed replications, and statistical problems triggered the open science movement and transformed how researchers share data, design studies, and validate discoveries. Read More
Written by Khali Sollis
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Can We Learn While We Sleep? The Science of Targeted Memory Reactivation
Targeted memory reactivation research shows sleep can selectively strengthen specific memories using sound and scent cues, reshaping what we know about learning. Read More
Written by Khali Sollis
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The Gut-Brain Axis
How 2013 studies on mice and yogurt-eating volunteers launched the gut-brain axis, and what a decade of follow-up research has confirmed, revised, or left unresolved. Read More
Written by Khali Sollis
