four tAKES
Capsule reviews of ‘Full Catastrophe Living’; ‘Savor’; ‘10% Happier’; ‘Mindful Work.’
bibliophiles
Daniel H. Pink’s “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing” has just been released in paperback.
story behind the book | kate tuttle
In her new memoir Dani Shapiro discovers the father she’d grown up with was not her biological father.
Ice loss from Antarctica has increased sixfold since the 1970s, research finds
Not getting enough sleep increased the likelihood of atherosclerosis — plaque buildup in the arteries — throughout the body, the study found.
The Hubble Space Telescope’s premier camera has shut down because of a hardware problem.
Brainiac
For 40 years, computer scientists looked for a solution that doesn’t exist
MIT researchers demonstrate that it’s impossible to find a faster way of computing “edit distance.”
A study suggests that tuning into the sound of your own chewing can help you eat mindfully--and therefore less.
Boston Globe Instagram photos
A live stream of Instagram posts from The Boston Globe photo department.
