Download or read book Neuropolis A Brain Science Survival Guide written by Robert Newman and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are we our brains? How can you map the mind? Can brain scans read our minds? Based on Rob Newman’s live stand-up show and new BBC Radio 4 series, his thought-provoking new book explores the scientific breakthroughs that have turned received ideas of brain science upside down.

Download or read book A Very Unusual Journey Into Play written by Ben Kingston-Hughes and published by Sage Publications UK. This book was released on 2022-04-14 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the definitive guide to how play can transform children’s lives. Bringing together for the strands of research on play, this book shows the unique and profound place play has in the neurological development, emotional well-being and health of children.

Download or read book Neuroscience for Leaders written by Nikolaos Dimitriadis and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2020-10-03 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock your potential with the latest neuroscientific insights and succeed as a leader in complex business environments. As understanding of neuroscience increases, it is better understood how scientific insights can be applied to develop and enhance leadership. Neuroscience for Leaders captures the most up-to-date and important findings in neuroscience and links these to the business world. This guide offers a simple framework to put these principles into practice to make better decisions, take the right actions and find faster solutions. Now in its second edition, this book presents a comprehensive approach to leading people and organizations based on academic research. The authors' 'Brain Adaptive Leadership' approach offers a step-by-step guide to enhancing the way leaders think, understanding and nurturing emotions, shaping automated brain responses and developing dynamic relationships. Examples, activities and practical suggestions are all designed to be clear and engaging. Neuroscience for Leaders is the essential guide for leaders who are ready to gain the business advantage scientifically.

Download or read book The Encyclopaedia of Evolution written by Robert Newman and published by Cargo Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this witty, fact-packed A-Z, Newman takes the reader on a whirlwind tour from caring, sharing vampire bats to intelligent slime-mould; from pacifist baboons to Richard Dawkins wrestling naked with his postman; from the invisibility cloak of the Hawaiian bobtail squid to Francis ‘DNA’ Crick’s belief that life on earth began with alien spaceships. The only comedian ever credited in a paper published in the science journal Nature, Newman explores how stunning scientific breakthroughs have turned received ideas of evolution upsidedown. Now a BBC Radio 4 comedy series, the Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution is based on the stand up show Robert Newman’s New Theory of Evolution.

Download or read book Crazy for Birds written by Misha Maynerick Blaise and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exuberant and vibrant illustrated exploration of birds and our relationships with them From the Common Swift, which can stay in the air continuously without landing for up to ten months at a time, to the tiny Goldcrest, Europe's smallest bird, which can lay a clutch of a dozen eggs in two weeks totaling one-and-one-half times its body weight, the class of animals we call birds is filled with incredible feats of beauty, intellect, and wonder. With enthralling facts, humorous anecdotes, and gorgeous artwork, artist Misha Blaise pays loving homage to these amazing beings that populate our skies and share the planet with us. Using her own adoration of birds as a starting point to explore avian minutiae both strange and fascinating, Blaise winds through the interconnectedness between humans and our feathered friends, from the eccentric people who obsess about birds to the compelling ways people have integrated birds into culture throughout history, as well as our similar behaviors, kindred intelligence, and shared habitats. Thoughtful, philosophical, and delightful, Crazy for Birds pairs beautiful artwork with whimsical writing to explore the many wonders of birds, shedding light on our abiding connection with nature, the diversity of life, and the idiosyncrasy of the human psyche.

Download or read book Dependence Day written by Robert Newman and published by Random House (UK). This book was released on 1994 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Gaps and the Creation of Ideas written by Judith Seligson and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gaps and the Creation of Ideas: An Artist’s Book is a portrait of the space between things, whether they be neurons, quotations, comic-book frames, or fragments in a collage. This twenty-year project is an artist’s book that juxtaposes quotations and images from hundreds of artists and writers with the author’s own thoughts. Using Adobe InDesign® for composition and layout, the author has structured the book to show analogies among disparate texts and images. There have always been gaps, but a focus on the space between things is virtually synonymous with modernity. Often characterized as a break, modernity is a story of gaps. Around 1900, many independent strands of gap thought and experience interacted and interwove more intricately. Atoms, textiles, theories, women, Jews, collage, poetry, patchwork, and music figure prominently in these strands. The gap is a ubiquitous phenomenon that crosses the boundaries of neuroscience, rabbinic thinking, modern literary criticism, art, popular culture, and the structure of matter. This book explores many subjects, but it is ultimately a work of art.

Download or read book Imagining Imaging written by Michael R. Jackson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-11-25 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Roentgen to Rembrandt, Hounsfield to Hollywood and Vesalius to videogames, Imagining Imaging explores the deeply entwined relationship between art (and visual-based culture) and radiology / medical imaging. Including artworks from numerous historical eras representing varied geographic locations and visual traditions, alongside a diverse range of contemporary artists, Dr Jackson argues that the foundations of medical image construction and interpretation were laid down in artistic innovations dating back hundreds and thousands of years. Since the discovery of X-rays, artists and moviemakers have, in turn, drawn rich inspiration from radiographic imagery and concepts, but the process of cross-pollination between art and science has continued, with creative endeavour continuing to mould medical imaging examinations to this day. Blending a unique mix of art, science and medical history, together with aspects of visual neurophysiology and psychology, Imagining Imaging is essential reading for radiologists, radiographers and artists alike. Peppered with familiar TV and film references, personal insights into the business of image interpretation, and delivered in an accessible and humorous style, the book will also appeal to anyone who enjoys looking at pictures. Key features: Engaging synthesis of art and medical history, combined with anecdotes and experiences from a working clinical radiologist Diverse range of visual reference points including astronomy, botany and cartography, alongside comprehensive discussion of medical imaging modalities including plain radiography, ultrasound, CT and MRI 200 full colour illustrations

Download or read book Eat Like the Animals written by David Raubenheimer and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2020 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What drives the human appetite? Two leading scientists share their cutting-edge research to show how we can gain control over what, when, and how much we eat.

Download or read book I Puffin Love You Hilarious Animal Puns to Help You Share the Love written by HarperCollins and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What better way to say how you feel than with a collection of cute and paw-sitive af-fur-mations?

Download or read book Basic Concepts In Neuroscience A Student s Survival Guide written by Malcolm M. Slaughter and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2001-09-10 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A new book in the Basic Concepts series *Explains the fundamental principles of neuroscience and helps students organize and condense the material they need to study *Level of the material progressively builds from simple to complex, enabling mastery of concepts *Content is presented in simple, jargon-free language *Critical need-to-know information is highlights in boxes *Numerous tables and charts help compare and contrast key information

Download or read book The Rise written by Sarah Lewis and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From celebrated art historian, curator, and teacher Sarah Lewis, a fascinating examination of how our most iconic creative endeavors—from innovation to the arts—are not achievements but conversions, corrections after failed attempts. The gift of failure is a riddle: it will always be both the void and the start of infinite possibility. The Rise—part investigation into a psychological mystery, part an argument about creativity and art, and part a soulful celebration of the determination and courage of the human spirit—makes the case that many of the world’s greatest achievements have come from understanding the central importance of failure. Written over the course of four years, this exquisite biography of an idea is about the improbable foundations of a creative human endeavor. Each chapter focuses on the inestimable value of often ignored ideas—the power of surrender, how play is essential for innovation, the “near win” can help propel you on the road to mastery, the importance of grit and creative practice. The Rise shares narratives about figures past and present that range from choreographers, writers, painters, inventors, and entrepreneurs; Frederick Douglass, Samuel F.B. Morse, Diane Arbus, and J.K. Rowling, for example, feature alongside choreographer Paul Taylor, Nobel Prize–winning physicists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, and Arctic explorer Ben Saunders. With valuable lessons for pedagogy and parenting, for innovation and discovery, and for self-direction and creativity, The Rise prompts deep reflection and sparks inspiration.

Download or read book Swipe Left written by Lucy Baker and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny, fully-illustrated guide to the thorny world of modern dating – the perfect Christmas stocking filler.

Download or read book Antiques Roadshow 40 Years of Great Finds written by Paul Atterbury and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of the timeless, the priceless and the unforgettable, this beautiful compendium accompanies the beloved BBC One TV series.

Download or read book Eureka An Infographic Guide to Science written by Tom Cabot and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how the world really works in this spectacular journey through space and time that shows the fundamentals of science in groundbreaking visuals, from the Big Bang to Artificial Intelligence.

Download or read book The Ultimate Survival Guide written by John 'Lofty' Wiseman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2004-10-26 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Wealth of Information on Being Prepared for Any Contingency or Catastrophe This is the definitive survival guide and essential resource for all travelers, campers, hikers, and outdoor adventurers. Already a worldwide million-copy bestseller, The Ultimate Survival Guide covers everything from basic first aid to disaster preparedness, from setting up camp to making it through a hurricane -- an absolute must-have volume for anyone who has ever placed him or herself at the mercy of Mother Nature. What to pack, carry, and wear in hostile environments First aid and rescue Finding food, water, shelter, and making fire Dealing with wild animals, snake bites, and fierce climatic hazards Surviving flood, avalanche, tornado, and other violent natural catastrophes Fully illustrated and easy to use

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