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� � � � � � You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Brain Waves Synchronize when People Interact - Scientific American    Neuroscientists usually investigate one brain at a time. They observe how neurons fire as a person reads certain words, for example, or plays a video game. As social animals, however, those same scientists do much of their work together—brainstorming hypotheses, puzzling over problems and fine-tuning experimental designs. Increasingly, researchers are bringing that reality into how they study brains. Collective neuroscience, as some practitioners call it, is a rapidly growing field of research. An early, consistent finding is that when people converse or share an experience, their brain waves synchronize. Neurons in corresponding locations of the different brains fire at the same time, creating matching patterns, like dancers moving together. Auditory and visual areas respond to shape, sound and movement in similar ways, whereas higher-order brain areas seem to behave similarly during more challenging tasks such as making meaning out of something seen or heard. The experience of “being on the same wavelength” as another person is real, and it is visible in the activity of the brain. Such work is beginning to reveal new levels of richness and complexity in sociability. In classrooms where students are engaged with the teacher, for example, their patterns of brain processing begin to align with that teacher's—and greater alignment may mean better learning. Neural waves in certain brain regions of people listening to a musical performance match those of the performer—the greater the synchrony, the greater the enjoyment. Couples exhibit higher degrees of brain synchrony than nonromantic pairs, as do close friends compared with more distant acquaintances. Continued here A Second Front in Hamas's War? - Foreign Affairs    All intelligence agencies fail, often spectacularly. The Central Intelligence Agency’s faulty assessments of Saddam Hussein’s nuclear program before the Iraq war, the German intelligence service’s conviction that Russian President Vladimir Putin was bluffing about invading Ukraine, all three Russian intelligence services’ certainty that Ukrainian forces would quickly fold—failure is the price of admission in a profession that must anticipate what a foreign actor will do based on information that is hidden, incomplete, flawed, and sometimes deceptive.  For Israel’s intelligence services—among the best trained, most dedicated, and technologically advanced in the world—the events of October 7 are an especially painful failure. The months and years to follow will allow for a thorough examination of how a world-class intelligence apparatus, with vast and precision intelligence collection focused on the Gaza Strip and its Hamas leadership, could have missed indications of such a major attack. Believing the threat from Hamas was predictable and contained, Israel likely devoted its best technical and human intelligence capabilities to seemingly more significant threats from Iran and Hezbollah. Not all intelligence assets are created equal, and what was left covering the Gaza Strip may have been insufficient in scope and subpar in capability.   Yet often neglected in intelligence post mortems is the role of the target itself. Failure results not just from internal flaws; it can also be induced by an adversary adept at denial and deception and willing to use previously hard-to-imagine tactics. To conceal an attack of this scale and complexity and achieve complete tactical surprise amid ample warning indicates a dramatic increase in Hamas’s intelligence and security capabilities in recent years. Such capabilities have been the hallmark of another militia, one with which Hamas, not coincidentally, has recently mended ties: Hezbollah. Whether by observing and applying the tactics the Lebanese group has learned over four decades of intelligence warfare with Israel or by, as appears likely, receiving direct training, advising, and planning in Beirut, Hamas in its attack displayed an audacity, savagery, and sophistication that Israeli and Western intelligence services would have thought possible only from Hezbollah.   Continued here Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium How Much Personal Sharing Is Too Much At Work - Forbes    Recently, I had double jaw surgery, and am in recovery. I don't need any major accommodations, but I have an "Ugly Betty" thing going on with braces, elastics, and glasses. Recovery-wise, I am close to graduating from purées to soft food. Even then, I will have to eat with a mirror, while I'm waiting for the nerves in my face to recover from paresthesia. Likely, I will skip the hassle by bringing a smoothie to work sites. How do I message my recovery with clients and prime contractors? My first thought is to be open and transparent. There's no stigma associated with jaw surgery. My face looks slightly different, but most people won't notice. At the same time, I don't want to overshare or burden others with my health issues. - Freelancer The most important thing is that this reader is in recovery, and their health is improving. A strong career foundation is built on good health. This freelancer also shows a strong relationship focus in considering the potential burden on their clients and colleagues. A compassionate relationship orientation is a career advantage. It sounds like this reader is still able to work as before and only their appearance has changed. Since the change seems pronounced (i.e., braces, glasses and other new accessories), work colleagues may ask about it. However, you don’t need to go into any details unless you want to. A simple “I had a medical procedure recently. How are you?” is more than sufficient. Continued here Nikki Haley Is the New Ron DeSantis - The Atlantic    Not her moment to become the Republican presidential front-runner. (Don’t be silly.) Not even her moment to nip at Donald Trump’s heels. But it could be her chance to consolidate the anti-Trump support in the GOP, and to make a solid play for the silver medal and maybe a good speaking slot at the RNC in Milwaukee next summer. The former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador has risen, slightly, in recent polls, and is now third in RealClearPolitics’ average of national polls, after Trump and Ron DeSantis. She is consistently coming in second in polling in the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire, having pulled ahead of DeSantis there. This week, she picked up the endorsement of former Representative Will Hurd when he dropped out of the Republican race. She’s appearing at two major donor conferences this month. Her boomlet is a long way from the big candidate bubbles of the 2012 and 2016 GOP primaries, but it’s the most notable surge in the race right now. Haley has brought this about in part with strong performances at debates, where she’s managed to come off as an adult (sorry, Vivek), a lively presence (sorry, Mike and Tim), and an actual alternative to Trump without letting that define her (sorry, Chris). But more than anything, she has benefited from the dramatic flameout of DeSantis. Continued here

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