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September 27, 2009
by Tobias
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Wallis

I spent a really nice weekend in Haldimann’s chalet together with Richard and Markus. What a lovely place to surf the web while eating juicy plums. We had lots of delicious mountain beef and good conversations about God, Life, the Universe … Continue reading

Dan Gilbert asks, Why are we happy?

September 19, 2009 by Tobias | 0 comments

One of my TED all-time favorites:

Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Our “psychological immune system” lets us feel truly happy even when things don’t go as planned.

Rebecca Saxe: How we read each other’s minds

September 19, 2009 by Tobias | 0 comments

Sensing the motives and feelings of others is a natural talent for humans. But how do we do it? Here, Rebecca Saxe shares fascinating lab work that uncovers how the brain thinks about other peoples’ thoughts — and judges their actions.

September 14, 2009
by Susanna
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Superfast

We spent a gorgeous day at the zoo with Tim, Aze and Manon. The kids went down the long slide about a gazillion times.