Kalina Christoff

A neuroscientist & psychologist at #UBC, exploring human thought, creativity, spontaneity, meditation, mind-wandering, psychedelics, meaning, & systems change

[James Robinson @jamescrr]

🧠 Is mind-wandering a distraction or a superpower?

In conversation on Multiverses @KalinaChristoff of @NeuroscienceUBC reveals how it fuels creativity, insight & meaning.

Watch now 👉https://t.co/lPPt3U8v2Q

[Center for Science and Society @columbiacss]

Daydreaming is a spontaneous and seemingly unavoidable aspect of our mind’s life. But instead of being a “bug,” it’s an important feature of the healthy mind. What are the potential roles for daydreaming in the brain and for our psyche? RSVP: https://t.co/5k4pLVnq5K

[ACNP @ACNPorg]

The prefrontal cortex is an incredibly diverse swath of tissue. See how its various subregions may differentially contribute to stability and variability in thought and conscious experience in this new piece https://t.co/PHcTrU5une @KalinaChristoff @RCarhartHarris @npp_journal

[Helen Riess, MD @HelenRiessMD]

"The belief that suppressing #empathy automatically leads to improved problem solving is not supported by evidence." from "Dehumanization in Organizational Settings: Some Scientific & Ethical Considerations" by @KalinaChristoff Full text at: https://t.co/hb7fTZ5hWA #neuroscience

[The Tyee @TheTyee]

Daydreamers, mind-wanderers, spontaneous thinkers, don’t fret — your ways are a foundation in creative thinking.

Kerry Banks explains why this is, according to @KalinaChristoff's research at @UBC, and how to best spark it.

https://t.co/wjsPN4Ngvw

[Monash Biomedical Imaging @Mon_Bio_Imaging]

Joint @Mon_Bio_Imaging & @conscious_tlab webinar with @KalinaChristoff from @UBC on Understanding human thought through dynamic brain systems. 17 Sept 10-11am. Register: https://t.co/xyLKsN4YRv
More info: https://t.co/zCuy6yY8dG
@turnerinstitute @Monash_FMNHS @MonashNeurosci

[Kalina Christoff @KalinaChristoff]

Our @WallInstitute's statement on one of the critical crises that our human society and we in academia must urgently resolve. https://t.co/I6033e0m0k

[Kalina Christoff @KalinaChristoff]

Such a pleasure talking to you, @cole_burton Thank you so much for sharing your fascinating work on how we can co-exist better with those large-bodied mammals that we so love to admire, while destroying their habitat so relentlessly.

[Cole Burton @cole_burton]

Enjoyed my first podcast recording - a stimulating discussion of human-wildlife coexistence (and beyond!) with @KalinaChristoff @WallInstitute

[Kalina Christoff @KalinaChristoff]

Thank you for listening @RogerWhitson. The Varela Symposium provides such exceptional ground for conversation and the growth of ideas. It is an honour to be a participant this year. Thank you @upayazen and @jhalifax.

[Wendy Hasenkamp @NeuroWendy]

Looking forward to this weekend - exploring awareness with @upayazen, @jhalifax, @Dr_Epel, @KalinaChristoff, @j_d_dunne, and more! Online, by donation.
There's still time to sign up... https://t.co/dmfhqSLFBv

[Kalina Christoff @KalinaChristoff]

So interesting to talk to Suzanne Simard from @ubcforestry and learn more about her fascinating work on the mycorrhizal network of communications connecting threes and plants underground.

[Wes Pegden @WesPegden]

Arguing with Fauci today, Rand Paul asked why schools should be closed, since the COVID risk to children is so small.

Fauci should have replied that risk to children is not why schools are closed.

Instead he invoked fear of the Kawasaki-like syndrome.👎

https://t.co/8MeTLlh9hq

[Lindsay Shepherd @NewWorldHominin]

Coronavirus Lingo Bingo

[Nicholas A. Christakis @NAChristakis]

Firing a professor (from a state university, no less) for expressing his opinions is foolish and contrary to the purpose of a university.