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1) BrainPlay
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Highlights presents kids with silly, open-ended questions that challenge kids to think outside the box and will give their brain a workout! This program focuses on the differences between an inside and outside Cat.
2) Study Skills
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
It’s high drama: police have identified a time-bomb in a car trunk. Brave Constable Taviner decides to defuse it herself—brave because she has no idea what she’s doing. In a flash, skills coach Ray Roundtree appears to save the day with sure and savvy tips about online research: using search engines effectively, identifying reliable information, sources, and skim-reading.
3) MINDWORKS
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Do you believe in ghosts, or do you think these supernatural beings are a figment of one's imagination? Psychologically speaking, are they just hallucinations? Whether or not these entities truly exist cannot exactly be proven. While most of these illusions are a result of how our brain and eyes respond to each other, we have also learned to create many tricks through science, technology, and art. It is fascinating to discover and relearn these old...
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Language
English
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Description
"Even though I've never attempted the New York Times crossword puzzle or solved the Rubik's Cube, I couldn't put down The Puzzler."--Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before. What makes puzzles--jigsaws, mazes, riddles, sudokus--so satisfying? Be it the formation of new cerebral pathways, their close link to insight and humor, or their community-building properties, they're among the fundamental elements that make us...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"A new way of thinking about selling that benefits both the seller and the client Never Be Closing expands on the principles of Tim Hurson's first book, Think Better, to teach salespeople how to improve their results using a simple, repeatable framework. This isn't a book full of mundane tactics for cold-calling or closing a deal. This is a problemsolving approach that includes provocative ideas, such as... - AIM, a conversational tool that...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Introducing The Power of Agency, a science-backed approach to living life on your own terms. Agency is the ability to act as an effective agent for yourself-reflecting, making creative choices, and constructing a meaningful life. Grounded in extensive psychological research, The Power of Agency gives you the tools to help alleviate anxiety, manage competing demands and help you live your version of success.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"How our fast-forward minds make something out of nothing. From a healing placebo to a run on the bank, the self-fulfilling potential of expectations has been observed for years. But now neuroscientists and psychologists are beginning to solve the mysteries of our expectant brain and applying their findings to field ranging from medicine to sports to education. Mind over Mind explores the frontiers of expectations research, revealing how our brains...
Series
Brain games volume Season 2
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This episode of BRAIN GAMES unveils the subtle tricks and tactics that advertisers, marketers, and even con men can use to get you to do what they want, without you noticing. The power of persuasion is a $500 billion a year industry. By exposing viewers to specific stimuli, host Jason Silva can prime the audience to respond in certain ways. If he says 'ducks,' it's more than likely that a viewer will see ducks in a picture that could easily be interpreted...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"The bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your beliefs and to know what you don't know, which can position you for success at work and happiness at home. The difficulty of rethinking our assumptions is surprisingly common--maybe even fundamentally human ... The new science of intellectual humility shows that as a mindset and a skillset, rethinking can be taught, and Grant explains...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Hay muchos libros de autoayuda en el mercado. Unos sostienen que podemos conseguir cualquier meta que nos propongamos, incluida la felicidad plena, y nos indican cómo hacerlo; otros pretenden paliar el sufrimiento que nos invade cuando no lo logramos. Sin embargo, la verdadera ayuda no consiste en hacer lo que otros nos dicen, sino en aprender a desarrollar el pensamiento crítico por nosotros mismos, desde nuestras circunstancias, con nuestra perspectiva,...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Elegantly written and deeply grounded in personal experience-works by Oliver Sacks come to mind-Physical Intelligence gives us a clear, illuminating examination of the intricate, mutually responsive relationship between the mind and the body as they engage (or don't engage) in all manner of physical action. Ever wonder why you don't walk into walls or off cliffs? How you decide if you can drive through a snowstorm? How high you are willing to climb...
19) Brain Power
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
What is consciousness? Where do our thoughts come from? What are the connections between mind and matter? Even today, no one knows the answers. Human consciousness - the small inner voice that says "I", through which we apprehend the world, is one of the greatest mysteries in contemporary science. Scientists believe that our thoughts and feelings do not spring from a disembodied mind but from the body, and specifically from one particular organ: the...
Series
Pub. Date
[2013], c2009
Language
English
Description
How can evidence be presented for maximum effectiveness in arguments? Simply laying it all out is not always enough, but hiding parts of it is not the answer, either. This program begins by illustrating the meaning and significance of evidence and the presentation of evidence in numbers, percentages, rates, and over time. An argument against zoos then gives viewers the opportunity to evaluate how evidence is used to support the arguments being made....
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