In search of cultivating a more cognitively diverse brain, research provides strategies...

"... [Viewing] abstract art elicited greater interindividual variability in activity within higher-order, associative brain areas" compared to representational art. 🎨🧠

I just published my annual list of the best books I read all year...

https://chrissanders.org/2025/12/my-favorite-books-of-2025/

What are some of your favorite books you encountered in 2025?

"Those who ultimately come to occupy the most influential positions exhibit early and accurate representations of their network’s general, abstract structure (i.e., who belongs to which communities and cliques)."

For social network development, learning how people are connected matters more than knowing more people. This study focuses on a university environment but also has implications for career progression and job seeking.

It's harder to sustain attention the longer a task takes. That's pretty well established, but importantly and often overlooked is that this effect remains *even if the task is engaging*.

Even if we think we're actively engaged, the mind wanders more with time.

An update on our Golden Ticket fundraiser for Rural Tech Fund... we've got work to do!

https://ruraltechfund.org/goldenticket

Incredibly meaningful lessons learned from a student in my Practical Threat Hunting course...

The research doesn't distract from the work; it *is the work*.

Bonus? You get to carry that attack knowledge to future hunts and investigations.