Braincraft

I tried a $10,000 crystal healing bed. Here's what I learned.

I visited the History of Pharmacy Museum to learn about old science, trust, and what it all has to do with the COVID-19 vaccine.

Many claim that Times New Roman is the most readable or accessible font – but is this really true? We dive into font research to explore the accessibility of Arial, Comic Sans, and fonts like Open Dyslexic. Is there one that stands out from the rest? Or is the world of typefaces as subjective as our opinions about design?

Many people think procrastination is the opposite of productivity. So trying to fix procrastination with productivity hacks like time management apps or optimizing your workflow makes sense, right? But that’s the tricky thing about procrastination: it’s a mental phenomenon, so we need those psychological tricks. Making changes to the way we *think* rather than the way we work, is key.

Never stop asking questions, and remember that it’s never too late to do something new.

I visited a statue of myself and 120 other STEM Ambassadors in Texas! Thank you to the If/Then Initiative for this amazing opportunity.

How many exclamation points is too many?! Should you include emojis in emails ????????‍♀️ Why do people send such terrible emails, or is there more to it? Here Vanessa breaks down the psychology of online communication – emails, text messages and more – to unpack how knowledge bias, negativity bias and generation punctuation lead to miscommunication. Armed with new knowledge about tone and perception, you can reemerge into the world to communicate more clearly... we hope...

300 days ago, I gave up my apartment began an experiment to see how working from anywhere would impact my mood, motivation and creativity. This is what I learned.