Do You Have a Shoot, No Shoot Drill?

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Aasia: Why do police kill innocent people, or people of color? And try to instead of just going to the default while theyre races. You ko er the placey, as that facebook whistle blower pointed out,. Although maybe social pressure would be enough. I mean, facebook change is name, whatever that means. So did the tobacco industry. But zakerberg seems like he wants to not just be an ass hole and to say, screw you, oan. We're going to make money as fast as we can. He does seem he has some social conscience there. Who knows.

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In this conversation with the acclaimed neuroscientist Amishi Jha, she recounts what her neuroscience research revealed, and shows why whether you’re simply browsing, talking to friends, or trying to stay focused in an important meeting, you can’t seem to manage to hang on to your attention.

Shermer and Jha discuss: the neuroscience of attention; what attention evolved to do; how stress, attention bias, negativity bias, thought flooding, and active listening affect attention; multitasking; the “flashlight” metaphor; mindfulness and well-being, and more…