Photograph by Michael Rekochinsky
Photograph by Michael Rekochinsky
 
WHAT WE FOUND
MRI scan showing the brain structure of different dog breeds
How Being Man’s Best Friend Has Shaped Dogs’ Brains
Your dog’s breed says a lot more about their brain than you’d think. New MRI scans found that breeds like Border Collies and Labradors, the ones bred for generations to read our cues and work alongside us, actually have more specialized brain wiring than older, more ancient breeds. Even training itself physically reshapes the pathways dogs use to understand us. Basically, every “good boy” is quietly rewiring something. Inside the dog brain. ›
Illustration related to longevity and what people would sacrifice for extra years
What Americans Would Give Up for a Longer Life
A new survey asked people what they’d actually give up for 10 extra healthy years, and the answers are more specific than you’d guess. A third would ditch alcohol forever. Almost nobody would give up their relationship or their career. Most Americans, it turns out, care less about living longer and more about staying sharp and mobile for as long as they’re here, no matter what the tradeoff costs. What people chose. ›
 
MORE GOOD STUFF
Illustration of a lightbulb and question marks
Stop Giving Advice. Start Asking Better Questions.
The best thing you can offer someone is not advice. It’s a good question. This is one you’ll remember in your next conversation. Check it out. ›
Man wearing oversized sunglasses on a sunny street
You’d Be Mad to Wear Skinny Sunglasses
Wear the wrong sunglasses, and you’ll look like a man off to the wrong end of Vegas for the weekend. A very funny argument for oversized frames over skinny ones. Read it. ›
 
TOP SHELF
Why serial killers have all but vanished. A single patch of the Amazon that holds 40,000 kinds of insect, most of them nameless. And the first electric Ferrari just sold for 40 million dollars.
 
ONE TO FOLLOW
Striking modern architecture photographed by @archfeed_
@archfeed_
Cool global architecture and design excellence.
 
LAST WORD
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
— STEVE JOBS