http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:15:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/making-mental-maps-manifest.html Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:00:17 +0000 A German designer creates mashups of mental and real world maps.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/nostalgic-tribute-to-80s-childhood-toys-video.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:53:19 +0000 The two-minute King of Legoland video shows a variety of retro childhood toys that were vastly popular in the 1980s. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/people-learn-while-they-sleep-study-suggests-headlines.html Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:51:24 +0000 Scientists speculate that an unconscious form of memory may enable the brain to process information without one's awareness.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/any-computer-can-now-have-infinite-memory-storage.html Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:50:53 +0000 Your hard drive could now instantly have limitless storage capacity with cloud service like Bitcasa.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/nano-structured-glass-chips-are-the-latest-form-of-computer-memory-headlines.html Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:21:39 +0000 They look like whirlpools of light trapped in a piece of round glass, but these nano-structures may be the next type of computer memory.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/is-the-internet-making-you-forget.html Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:46:34 +0000 Our increasing reliance on the Internet to answer virtually any question has handicapped our ability to remember the simplest of facts.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/making-ourselves-smarter-with-mental-exercise.html Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:19:35 +0000 University of Michigan researchers develop intelligence boosting tests which question intelligence as inherited vs. trainable.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/remixing-social-memory-with-the-internet-of-things.html Fri, 06 May 2011 15:21:43 +0000 Memories become metadata at Manchester's FutureEverything Festival.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/apples-new-macbook-pro-is-now-twice-as-fast.html Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:16:15 +0000 Apple's update features faster processing speed, new graphics technology and an HD FaceTime camera.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/the-trick-to-a-great-memory-its-all-about-creativity.html Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:05:34 +0000 A keenly creative visual and spatial imagination can help you commit more to memory.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/exploring-memory-and-perception-through-flickr.html Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:43:30 +0000 German artist Matthias Dörfelt uses openFrameworks and images from the photo sharing service to create a remarkable installation.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/the-images-we-carry-why-the-brain-prefers-certain-visual-data.html Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:31:00 +0000 Our intuitive process of storing mental images resides outside our control, and perhaps with good reason. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/friends-with-cognitive-benefits-social-interaction-helps-problem-solving.html Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:41:52 +0000 Speaking with others in a friendly, rather than competitive tone boosts the part of the brain that helps us solve everyday problems.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/a-100-year-diary.html Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:46:10 +0000 "My Life Story" is an interesting concept that's designed to let you document your life from birth to death. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/a-portal-to-the-mind-how-gestures-relate-to-learning-and-memory.html Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:33:18 +0000 Scientific American explores how our gestures can have a profound influence on how we take in new information, and explains why they can also offer clues to how we think.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/vitamin-b-gives-hope-to-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-patients.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:54:20 +0000 A recent study conducted by Oxford University is indicating that large doses of vitamin B can help halt memory memory loss.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/digital-brains-vs-the-active-rehearsal-of-information.html Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:27:57 +0000 What is the impact of cellphone technologies on our memory? ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/dreaming-can-improve-memory.html Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:19:00 +0000 A recent study highlights the mental benefits of dreaming.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/dreams-can-help-in-becoming-more-creative.html Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:01:05 +0000 More and more researches are suggesting that dreams are necessary for long term memories and creativity.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/levelhead-a-game-testing-spatial-memory.html Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:37:51 +0000 Game artist Julian Oliver has developed Levelhead, an augmented reality game that explores the boundaries between physical and virtual space, offering a novel interactive experience.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/advanced-algorithm-identifies-memories-from-brain-activity.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:12:09 +0000 Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Center for Neuroimaging in London have developed an algorithm that can identify brain activity patterns specific to the recall of specific memories. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/camera-captures-other-photos-taken-in-the-same-moment.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:42:47 +0000 Buttons is a "blind camera" that instantly retrieves an image online uploaded by someone else. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/hard-drives-our-societys-working-memory.html Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:59:20 +0000 New Scientist has published a thought-provoking article which explores the fragile nature of the materials and devices we entrust with storing our data.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/the-importance-of-forgetting.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:54:06 +0000 Researchers at Vanderbuilt University have conducted experiments which explore ways of filtering information.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/new-drug-may-hold-the-key-to-perfect-memory.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:18:48 +0000 Perfect visual memory may become commonplace if new research pans out. A group of Spanish researchers has discovered a substance that could radically enhance visual recall. The group found that if they increased production of a protein called RGS-14 in the area of the visual cortex in mice, it significantly helped their ability to remember objects they’ve seen. With the RGS-14 boost, mice could remember objects they had seen for up to two months – normally, their object recall only lasts about an hour. It remains to be seen if the RGS-14 boost will assist visual memory recall in humans,Read more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/memory-lane-evoking-memories-with-masking-tape.html Wed, 27 May 2009 16:34:29 +0000 Looking to create a kind of virtual physical space that would evoke specific memories of the past, Scott Wayne Indiana used masking tape to draw a scale floor-plan of his childhood house. After recreating the house’s outline on a grass lawn in Central Park, Indiana was flooded with detailed recollections of his youth. An interesting art project that illustrates the power of simple cues to conjure up memories and emotions. Memory Lane [via Wooster Collective]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/the-cookie-is-the-hyperlink-why-distraction-is-ok.html Tue, 19 May 2009 20:42:19 +0000 Sam Anderson has a wonderful article in New York Magazine that examines our modern culture of multi-tasking. He explores both sides of the attention spectrum from continuous partial attention to executive focus, and concludes that maybe all this distraction we’re experiencing is not all that bad. It’s a long (by internet standards) but worthwhile read. Anderson on the benefits of distraction: The prophets of total attentional meltdown sometimes invoke, as an example of the great culture we’re going to lose as we succumb to e-thinking, the canonical French juggernaut Marcel Proust. And indeed, at seven volumes, several thousand pages, andRead more...]]>