Marc Wittmann

Mar 15, 2024 | thereader.mitpress.mit.edu | Immaculata De Vivo |Geoffrey Engelstein |Marc Wittmann |Emmanuelle Pouydebat

BeeLine Reader uses subtle color gradients to help you read more efficiently. Being optimistic or pessimistic is not just a psychological trait or interesting topic of conversation; it’s biologically relevant. Indeed, there is mounting evidence that optimism may serve as a powerful tool for preventing disease and promoting healthy aging.

Oct 25, 2023 | bottomlineinc.com | Marc Wittmann |Tom Cioffi

Does it feel like time is moving faster as you get older? When you were a kid, a summer day lasted forever. Now, you look up and another month or year has passed and perhaps with little to show for it. Good news: Neuropsychologist Marc Wittmann, PhD, says there is a lot you can do to change that fleeting feeling and slow down time. “Clock time” moves forward at a steady pace. So does your body’s internal clock, which synchronizes and coordinates circadian rhythms and autonomous functions.

Oct 1, 2023 | thereader.mitpress.mit.edu | Erik Davis |Geoffrey Engelstein |David Nye |Marc Wittmann

BeeLine Reader uses subtle color gradients to help you read more efficiently. Listen to this articleBrought to you by Curio, an MIT Press partner... As far as I can make out, the term “doomscrolling” started making the rounds in 2019, and became, for obvious reasons, far more infectious in 2020. We’ve had two more years of pandemic, and a yearish of whatever this next thing we are in is, and the term does not seem to be losing much luster.