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"How does the brain--a three-pound wrinkly mass--give rise to intelligence and conscious experience? Was Freud right that we are all plagued by forbidden sexual desires? What is the function of emotions such as disgust, gratitude, and shame? Renowned psychologist Paul Bloom answers these questions and many more in Psych, his riveting new book about the science of the mind. Psych is an expert and passionate guide to the most intimate aspects of our...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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New dimensions: first, Howard Gardner revolutionized how we think about "intelligence" and "understanding." Now, with MI: millennium, Gardner expands, and builds upon the foundations of MI theory--bringing twenty years of research, and the history of "intelligence" theory into a timely new focus. In this dynamic presentation for the classroom, Gardner reveals entirely new dimensions of MI, including: a verified eighth intelligence and the possibility...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Metanoia reveals new concepts in natural intelligence. The current environmental crisis demands a radical paradigm shift within the collective human psyche. Current scientific orthodoxy regarding the meaning, significance, and purpose of the web of life is thereby challenged. Nature, in its entirety, is seen as a system of self-organizing intelligence, the essential principles of which can guide human culture. This new vision of nature is accompanied...
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English
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Questioning the childhood predictors of adult greatness, a cognitive psychologist, who was told as a child that he wasn't smart enough to graduate from high school, explores the latest research to uncover the truth about human potential.
"In Ungifted, cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman--who was relegated to special education as a child--sets out to show that the way we interpret traditional metrics of intelligence is misguided. Kaufman explores...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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The singular revolution in cognitive science and education that is changing how we think about intelligence and the human mind. Now, in this dynamic presentation for the classroom, Howard Gardner presents MI theory and reveals what is at stake--for learning, understanding, and assessment. Setting his presentation within a sweeping history of changing ideas about the human brain and the nature of 'mental representations', Gardner powerfully contrasts...
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English
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Explores the nature of human relationships, finding that humans are "wired to connect," and bringing together the latest research in biology and neuroscience to reveal how one's daily encounters shape the brain and affect the body. Humans have a built-in bias toward empathy, cooperation and altruism, provided we develop the social intelligence to nurure these capabilities in ourselves and others.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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First, Howard Gardner conquered long held misconceptions about 'intelligence' and 'understanding'. Now, drawing conclusions from the lives of extraordinary individuals like Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, and Virginia Woolf, Howard Gardner presents a revolutionary new psychology of creativity and leadership. Here, in this dynamic presentation for the classroom, discover where leaders and creators come from. In creativity and leadership, Gardner...
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William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
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English
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The entertainer and mentalist shares his personal story, from his childhood in Tel Aviv to worldwide recognition after winning the international competition show The Successor, and offers insights into the workings of the mind and advice for living.
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Quincunx cycle (Andre Alexis) volume 2
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Coach House Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
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First edition.
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English
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Scribble, an imprint of Scribe Publications
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"A tender, funny, and exquisitely illustrated picture book celebrating all the unique and wonderful qualities that make children who they are. With heartwarming rhyming text all about knowing what makes you special, All the Ways to Be Smart is a wonderful introduction to conversations about self-esteem."--Provided by publisher.
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Gryphon House
Pub. Date
©2012
Edition
Rev. ed.
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English
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"Start Smart!, Revised offers simple, straightforward information and ideas to boost brain power with active exploration, repetition, sensory exploration, laughter and more. Reflecting the latest research about how children learn, each chapter describes how and why the brain develops and explains how you can use the activities to give children the best foundation for future learning"--
13) The smart cookie
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"This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery. Will a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of confidence be enough to help her learn that perfect scores and having all the answers aren't the only ingredients for intelligence?"--
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Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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[Hardcover edition].
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English
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In the last decade, the science of understanding the human brain and replicating its most complicated processes through artificial intelligence has grown exponentially. And yet, large gaps remain in what AI can achieve-gaps that, as pioneering artificial intelligence entrepreneur Max Bennett argues compellingly, exist because there is still too much we don't understand about our own brains. In A Brief History of Brains, Bennett bridges the gap between...
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YMAA Publication Center
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"The author shares her expertise in tai chi, qigong, and medicine, emphasizing how tai chi and qigong aid in memory, emotional balance, and lifelong learning. This book features an illustrated manual detailing tai chi and qigong exercises to prevent brain aging; and concise, accessible guidance in combining elements of eastern and western medicine to form a new vision of brain health."--Publisher.
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