How City Life Isn't Good for Us

A couple of months ago I speculated about humans’ relationship with nature and the craziness of city life. Here, Jonah Lehrer does a better job:

"When a park is properly designed, it can improve the function of the brain within minutes. As the Berman study demonstrates, just looking at a natural scene can lead to higher scores on tests of attention and memory. While people have searched high and low for ways to improve cognitive performance, from doping themselves with Red Bull to redesigning the layout of offices, it appears that few of these treatments are as effective as simply taking a walk in a natural place."