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  5 at-home tips to boost your brainpower. BY Barry Allen   ·  02/01/2021 1. Stay Social  In a time where face-to-face social interaction is at its lowest, it’s important to remain social, not only for fun, but for your brain. Whether it’s having a household games night or catching up with friends on a video chat, being social has been shown to improve and help preserve memory functions. Conducted between 1998 and 2004, subjects who were more ‘socially integrated’ showed higher scores on memory tests conducted every two years. 2. Get lost in fiction  Burying your head in a textbook will help grow your crystalline intelligence and gain knowledge. However, poking your nose into a work of fiction is believed to improve your emotional intelligence. Immersing yourself in books filled with detail, allusion and metaphors activates the same regions of the brain that would be simulated in real-life situations. Reading moral dilemmas in fiction, for example, is known...

  Wish List: Winter gadgets January2021 BY BARRY ALEN   ·  2/1/2021 Nanopresso Is there anything better than a freshly brewed coffee on a cold winter day? With the Nanopresso by Wacaco you can get a fresh brew on the go. Adding either ground coffee beans or a capsule and a cup of hot water, using the manual pump mechanism brews a steaming espresso every time. Digit touchscreen gloves  Stay connected without freezing your fingers with these touchscreen gloves by Moshi. Using connective fibres on all ten fingertips, these gloves offer maximum manoeuvrability on your smartphone. Thanks to the GripTrak™ pattern on the palms of the gloves, your smartphone stays secure in your grasp. Machine washable, Digits boast a microfleece lining, keeping your hands cosy in the cold. Embr Wave bracelet Are you the one in the office or classroom always feeling the cold? If you need a smart way to keep warm, Embr Labs has created the Embr Wave, a wearable wrist warmer that releases...