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"Throughout our life, we look for ways to keep our mind sharp and effortlessly productive. Now, globe trotting neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers insights from top scientists all over the world, whose cutting-edge research can help you heighten and protect brain function and maintain cognitive health at any age. Keep Sharp debunks common myths about aging and cognitive decline, explores whether there's a "best" diet or exercise regimen for the brain,...
5) Deadly decisions: how false knowledge sank the Titanic, blew up the shuttle and led America into war
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Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
2008.
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English
6) The emotion machine: commensense thinking, artificial intelligence, and the future of the human mind
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
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W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
[1998]
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English
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"In an informal style replete with illustrations, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman presents the compelling scientific evidence for vision's constructive powers, and in so doing he unveils a grammar of vision - a set of rules that govern our perception of line, color, form, depth, and motion. Hoffman also describes the loss of these constructive powers in patients who have suffered devastating impairments: the artist who can no longer see or dream...
10) The philosophical baby: what children's minds tell us about truth, love, and the meaning of life
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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Pear Press
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English
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"In Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina, a molecular biologist, shares his lifelong interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. In each chapter, he describes a brain rule--what scientists know for sure about how our brains work--and then offers transformative ideas for our daily lives. You'll learn why Michael Jordan was no good at baseball. You'll peer over a surgeon's shoulder as he proves that...
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TarcherPerigee
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"A fascinating follow-up to the beloved bestseller Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain--with new insights about creativity and our unique way of seeing the world around us"--
In this highly anticipated follow-up of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Edwards illuminates another piece of the creativity puzzle, revealing the role our dominant eye plays in how we perceive, create, and are seen by those around us. Research shows that much like...