Richard E. Cytowic's Blog, page 6
August 15, 2020
3 Ways That School Closures Hurt Social Learning in Kids
Screens don’t teach kids, teachers do, and kids zone out if they know they're not being watched. Once critical learning windows close, important social skills may never develop
School Closures Hurt Youngest Learners, & Zoom Doesn’t Help
Screens don’t teach kids, teachers do, and kids zone out if they know they're not being watched. Once critical windows close at age 5, important social skills may never develop.
July 7, 2020
Ways a Video Game Can Instill Compassion During the Lockdown
To reckon with inherent loneliness during these fraught times, a video game tries to foster kindness rather than violence and aggression.
How a Video Game Instills Compassion During the Lockdown
To reckon with inherent loneliness during these fraught times, a video game tries to foster kindness rather than violence and aggression.
June 18, 2020
Dealing With COVID-19 and Other Things We Can’t Control
A negative mindset thwarts the ability to make optimal decisions.
June 2, 2020
What Endearing Terms Do You Call Your Boyfriend or Girlfriend?
Conventional phrases make your availability tastefully clear to careful listeners, keep you from unwanted advances, and open your imagination to "me" becoming "we."
What Endearing Terms Do You Call Your Boy- or Girl-friend?
Conventional phrases make your availability tastefully clear to careful listeners, keep you from unwanted advances, and open your imagination to "me" becoming "we."
May 23, 2020
Escape From Zoom Fatigue, and What to Do About It
Spending hours in video meetings, many are finding them more exhausting than face–to–face contact. That’s because video chats increase cognitive load and eat up mental capacity.
April 15, 2020
Can Apps Like Zoom Replace Face-to-Face Interaction?
Zoom and similar apps leave much to be desired in satisfying our need to connect. Even reading does a better job of making us feel connected.
March 25, 2020
Sneezing an Unlikely Coronavirus Symptom: A Comparison Guide
Testing can sort out seasonal allergy from common colds and the coronavirus, but what to do given the lack of tests?
