The guru to the gurus at last shares his knowledge with the rest of us. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman's seminal studies in behavioral psychology, behavioral economics, and happiness studies have influenced numerous other authors,...
Cognition
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Author:Kahneman, DanielSummary: - Author:Jacobs, A.J.Summary:
The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically goes on a rollicking journey to understand the enduring power of puzzles: why we love them, what they do to our brains, and how they can improve our world. What...
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Author:Langer, Ellen J.Summary:Mindful learning takes place with an awareness of context and of the ever-changing nature of information. Learning without this awareness, as Langer shows convincingly, has severely limited uses and often sets on up for failure.
- Author:Paul, Annie MurphySummary:
Use your head. That’s what we tell ourselves when facing a tricky problem or a difficult project. But a growing body of research indicates that we’ve got it exactly backwards. What we need to do, says acclaimed science writer Annie...
- Author:Taylor, Charles, Calvé, NicolasSummary:
Avec cette somme sur la nature du langage, Charles Taylor offre à ses lecteurs le livre qui était présent en arrière-plan de ses travaux précédents, notamment «Les Sources du moi» et «L’Âge séculier». En s’appuyant sur quatre décennies...
- Author:Swingle, Mari K.Summary:
Many of us would no more go out without our cell phone than we would leave the house without clothes. We live our lives on social media, and PDAs, tablets, computers and other devices are completely integrated into our global culture....
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Author:Changizi, MarkSummary:The scientific consensus is that our ability to understand human speech has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. After all, there are whole portions of the brain devoted to human speech. We learn to understand speech too quickly...
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Author:Newport, CalSummary:Cal Newport explains how to systematically train the mind to focus and reorganize one's work life so that deep work is at the core. He explains why this shift is crucial in a complex information economy and how developing a deep work...
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Author:Gazzaniga, Michael S.Summary: - Author:Toland, Sarah, Willeumier, KristenSummary:
Neuroscientist Dr. Kristen Willeumier reveals how you can change your brain by making simple and easy modifications to your lifestyle. Combining clinical experience with revolutionary science, she details how biohacking your brain can...
