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Podcast: Big Brains
Episode: How To Use Nature To Restore Your Focus, with Marc Berman
Description: Weâre living in an attention economyâand most of us are broke. But what if the secret to restoring your focus, improving your mental health, and even reducing crime rates wasnât found in an app or a pill, but in a tree?In this episode, we speak with University of Chicago psychologist Marc Berman, whose research on âsoft fascinationâ and natureâs cognitive effects is reshaping how we think about everything from urban planning to depression treatment. From groundbreaking hospital studies to surprising results with plastic plants, Bermanâs work uncovers the deepâand often invisibleâpower...