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The Genetics of Design
The Primal Vista: Why We Crave Water Views
Posted on Aug 20th, 2015
Marine Biologist, Wallace J. Nichols says, “We know instinctively that being by water makes us healthier, happier, reduces stress, and brings us peace” then he takes it one step further. By using brain scanning hardware and eye-tracking software, he tests the brain’s response to watery stimulus and describes the results in his book, Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do. His mission? To “consider a fundamental question: what happens when our most complex organ—the brain—meets the planet’s largest feature—water?”
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