Paul J. Zak

Paul’s two decades of research have taken him from the Pentagon to Fortune 50 boardrooms to the rain forest of Papua New Guinea. All this in a quest to understand the neuroscience of human connection, human happiness, and effective teamwork.

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Paul J. ZakDec 14, 2020 6:30:00 AM2 min read

Flowing into Immersion

Steamed mussels, white wine, and espresso. Mihaly, or Mike as he preferred to be called ...

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Paul J. ZakDec 7, 2020 4:07:20 PM2 min read

Battle Tested

"I INTEROGATE TERRORISTS FOR A LIVING AND I NEED THAT STUFF TOMORROW!"

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Paul J. ZakNov 26, 2020 6:08:11 AM2 min read

Thank You to Immersion Super Fans

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others." So said ...

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Paul J. ZakNov 16, 2020 4:56:03 PM2 min read

Crowd-Sourcing Content Creation Using Immersion

Years ago, I served as a consultant to a large ad agency and was invited to join a ...

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Paul J. ZakNov 9, 2020 8:03:49 AM1 min read

Neuroscience-as-a-Service: Democratizing Neuroscience

Neuroscience is awesome! Also, very complicated. Specially trained scientists need a lab ...

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Paul J. ZakNov 2, 2020 8:30:10 AM3 min read

Why Your Gut is Wrong (But is Sometimes Right)

The oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded in 2010 causing deaths and a massive oil spill in ...

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Paul J. ZakOct 26, 2020 1:37:59 PM2 min read

The Neuroscience of Disneyland

Pirates of the Caribbean—that's easily the best ride at Disneyland. At least for me.

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Paul J. ZakOct 1, 2020 6:47:12 AM1 min read

On Being One's Own Rabbit

On Being One's Own Rabbit is the title of a 1927 article by British scientist and ...

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Paul J. ZakSep 21, 2020 8:26:41 AM< 1 min read

5 Ways to Create Immersive Training@ Training Magazine

The editors at Training Magazine asked me if I could identify best practices from the ...

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