News for 'cognitive performance'

How To Work With A Colleague You Dislike

How To Work With A Colleague You Dislike

Rediff.com12 Nov 2024

When addressing issues, it's crucial to focus on specific behaviours rather than personal characteristics to maintain objectivity and reduce personal offence, suggests Sonica Aron, founder, Marching Sheep.

Know What Sadfishing Is?

Know What Sadfishing Is?

Rediff.com18 Jul 2024

It is 'when someone uses their emotional problems to hook an audience on the Internet.'
It essentially amounts to 'performing sadness online for sympathy and/or attention,' explains Sandeep Goyal.

I'll have to do it a 4th time: Trump reacts to Biden dropping out

I'll have to do it a 4th time: Trump reacts to Biden dropping out

Rediff.com22 Jul 2024

"Crooked Joe Biden is the worst president, by far, in the history of our nation. He has done everything possible to destroy our country, from our southern border to energy dominance, national security, international standing and so much more," Trump said.

Stressed at work? Take a video game break

Stressed at work? Take a video game break

Rediff.com27 Jul 2017

You can thank us later.

What 8 hours of sleep can do to your body

What 8 hours of sleep can do to your body

Rediff.com13 Oct 2018

People who sleep for 7 to 8 hours per night performed better cognitively than those who slept less, a study has revealed.

AI Disruption Is REAL & Happening FAST!

AI Disruption Is REAL & Happening FAST!

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

When AI is used to enhance operational efficiency, businesses can deliver the same product or service but with improved quality, faster, or even at a reduced cost

Low academic scores? Blame it on media multitasking

Low academic scores? Blame it on media multitasking

Rediff.com19 May 2016

The more time teenagers spent on phones and TV, the lower their test scores in math and English tend to be.

Shocking! What 16 minutes of sleep can do to your job

Shocking! What 16 minutes of sleep can do to your job

Rediff.com28 Apr 2019

According to a survey, employees who slept 16 minutes less than usual experienced more cognitive issues at work the next day.

Long Covid can negatively impact overall quality of life, says study

Long Covid can negatively impact overall quality of life, says study

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

According to a new Mount Sinai study, patients experiencing post-acute COVID syndrome (also known as 'long COVID') may have symptoms for at least 12 months after initial COVID-19 infection, significantly and negatively impacting their cognition, ability to work, participation in physical activity, interaction with others, and overall quality of life.

The hidden link between IQ and obesity

The hidden link between IQ and obesity

Rediff.com27 May 2018

Study finds link between childhood obesity, school performance.

Planned, balanced diet props SKY to the top

Planned, balanced diet props SKY to the top

Rediff.com7 Nov 2022

'Surya has the mindset of an elite athlete and prioritises his performance over everything else. So, cheat meals are a rarity. He does not crave for junk or comfort foods since the time he has started following the diet.'

What stress does to your brain

What stress does to your brain

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

Stress can impair memory and can even reduce brain size in the middle age.

5 Soft Skills To Boost Your Career

5 Soft Skills To Boost Your Career

Rediff.com4 Aug 2022

With the growing talent pool, professionals must keep pushing their limits to stay relevant.

Long Covid has more than 200 symptoms: Study

Long Covid has more than 200 symptoms: Study

Rediff.com15 Jul 2021

The most common symptoms were fatigue, post-exertional malaise -- worsening of symptoms after physical or mental exertion -- and cognitive dysfunction, often called brain fog.

How TCS is tweaking its business

How TCS is tweaking its business

Rediff.com16 Aug 2018

TCS plans to build ignio as a standalone company.

10 Crucial Skills to get Your Dream Job

10 Crucial Skills to get Your Dream Job

Rediff.com3 May 2021

Candidates need to be agile to understand the situation, be receptive to unlearn and learn and adapt accordingly, advises Sanjeev Verma, vice president-HR, STT GDC India.

With revenue of $31 mn, ignio is another feather in TCS cap

With revenue of $31 mn, ignio is another feather in TCS cap

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

ignio has more than 75 patents filed in the artificial intelligence, machine-learning and intelligent-automation space

Is your smartphone stealing from you?

Is your smartphone stealing from you?

Rediff.com27 Nov 2017

Sleep, brain power and all the things that your gadget may be taking from you.

DGCA to make drug test a must for pilots, crew members

DGCA to make drug test a must for pilots, crew members

Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has released a draft procedure that calls for testing pilots, other aviation personnel and crew members for psychoactive substances before they take to the skies. The Indian civil aviation regulator has sought comments from stakeholders over the next 30 days before issuing a regulation to this effect. Asking airlines and airports to do random checks on crew and air traffic controllers, DGCA proposed that violators be suspended for a minimum of three years or their licence be permanently cancelled as maximum punishment.

10 Ways To Reduce Screen Time For Kids

10 Ways To Reduce Screen Time For Kids

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

Read a story. Cook together. Make recycled home decor crafts.

Eight ways to improve your employability

Eight ways to improve your employability

Rediff.com28 Jan 2014

With a college degree barely being able to help you land a job, we ask the pros what it really takes for students to improve their employability while still in college.

Now, microchip that mimics human brain

Now, microchip that mimics human brain

Rediff.com23 Jul 2013

No computer works as efficiently as the human brain -- so much so that building an artificial brain is the goal of many scientists, researchers said.

WFH: 10 Tips To Manage Your Team

WFH: 10 Tips To Manage Your Team

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

Keep the meetings short, understand that everyone has a different schedule and life style, advises Indira Ramachandra, chief human resources officer, AscentHR

How smartphones are affecting teens

How smartphones are affecting teens

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

Regular use of smartphones may have a negative effect on the development of figural memory performance in adolescents.

What is fibromyalgia, the chronic illness that Lady Gaga is suffering from?

What is fibromyalgia, the chronic illness that Lady Gaga is suffering from?

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

The singer's health struggles have come to light in a recent Netflix documentary trailer.

Resurrecting the brain for a better afterlife

Resurrecting the brain for a better afterlife

Rediff.com12 Apr 2011

A cognitive neuroscientist wants to put a specific mind into a robot.

Want to train your brain muscles? Try these exercises

Want to train your brain muscles? Try these exercises

Rediff.com24 Mar 2019

Indulge in physiological and psychological exercises that challenge your brain and help it function optimally.

Abhay 3 Review

Abhay 3 Review

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

Pinch your nerves, and trust the ghoul -- blood will be spilled; women, children, and grouchy old men will be dismembered! observes Sreehari Nair.

How to become a successful investor

How to become a successful investor

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

Gather information from diverse sources to ensure that your investment decisions are rooted in sound knowledge, says Sandeep Das.

Twitter's Agrawal latest Indian to head a global giant

Twitter's Agrawal latest Indian to head a global giant

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

With his elevation as the CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal, in whom co-founder of the microblogging giant Jack Dorsey has "bone-deep" trust, joins the growing power club of Indian-origin executives helming US-based global multinationals. Twitter's outgoing CEO Dorsey announced on Monday that 37-year old Agrawal, an Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Stanford University alumnus, will be the company's new chief executive as he stepped down after 16 years at the company that he co-founded and helmed. A report in The New York Times said Agrawal will receive an annual salary of $1 million, in addition to bonuses, restricted stock units and performance-based stock units.

Speed hiring catches fancy: 12 minutes and hired or fired

Speed hiring catches fancy: 12 minutes and hired or fired

Rediff.com16 Aug 2015

It's aimed at new-age sectors like e-commerce and other startups so that they can spend less time in their recruitment processes

Daydreaming at work? It means you're smart

Daydreaming at work? It means you're smart

Rediff.com27 Oct 2017

The more you daydream, the more creative you are.

Why are these wrestlers suing WWE?

Why are these wrestlers suing WWE?

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc was sued on Monday by Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and dozens of other retired male and female wrestlers seeking to hold it responsible for neurological injuries they claimed to suffer by participating in its bouts.

The HOTTEST Digital Jobs

The HOTTEST Digital Jobs

Rediff.com25 Mar 2021

Even at the entry-level, professionals who have proficiency in emerging technologies will have an edge over others in these domains.

Chocolate can boost the brain

Chocolate can boost the brain

Rediff.com22 Feb 2007

A study led by Professor Ian Macdonald found that consumption of a cocoa drink rich in flavanols -- a key ingredient of dark chocolate -- boosts blood flow to key areas of the brain for two to three hours.

Can robotics really ease hiring pain?

Can robotics really ease hiring pain?

Rediff.com28 Nov 2017

HR can make better hiring decisions with solutions powered by robotics & machine learning.

A smartphone app that can predict your grades

A smartphone app that can predict your grades

Rediff.com27 May 2015

The SmartGPA app automatically predicts college students' grade point average based on their cellphone data that tracks their study, party and other habits.

The teacher from Dombautiya

The teacher from Dombautiya

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

Tudu's free tuition classes are sought after. She has 45 students who come to her every day to study. Geetanjali Krishna meets the young teacher in one of India's poorest villages, winner of the Plan India Youth Champion Award.

WTF NEWS: It's Weird, True and Funny!

WTF NEWS: It's Weird, True and Funny!

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world.

TCS is leader in software testing services: Report

TCS is leader in software testing services: Report

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

TCS was recognised as a leader in all the categories, namely overall, efficiency, consulting, transformation and digital focus