Brain Science

A Life That Matters separates lies from truth, myth from facts, and politics from people. It challenges us to hear the words and feel the emotions of the warm, intensely private family who never sought the media storm that accosted them, or the devastating legal battle that broke their hearts. The book asks us what we would do if we found ourselves, as the Schindlers did, wanting nothing more than to love and care for a daughter as long as she could live.

People behave in strange ways. We sometimes giggle when someone falls down, swear we've been to places we haven't, or continue believing in something despite scientific evidence to the contrary. For more than a decade, Scientific American MIND's long-running feature "Ask the Brains" has addressed questions from their readers on the quirks and quandaries of human behavior, psychology, and neurology. Here, in Ask the Brains, Part 1, they’ve compiled some of the best and most interesting inquiries about the human brain.

Claire's perfect wedding takes a horrific turn when her guests start turning into zombies. It's up to her best friend, Kat, and a motley crew of wisecracking misfits to save the day.

They might not have had social media a hundred years ago, but this smackdown by Bernard Shaw on this poor guy is awesome. Also, this is a great way to actually learn what democratic socialism is instead of just throwing it around as a bogeyman buzzword.

For the first time on audio, this is an unabridged reading of a classic Doctor Who novelisation, based on a serial from the original TV series....Why do so many spaceships crash land on Karn, a bleak, lonely and seemingly deserted planet?

Знаете ли вы, на что способен наш мозг? Какой колоссальный потенциал скрыт в его глубинах? Сложно представить, но потенциально гениальность есть в каждом из нас. Надо только найти заветный ключ к скрытым возможностям. В этой книге мы приоткроем завесу таинственности, рассказав о самых необычных способностях мозга. Вы узнаете о парадоксе гениев и громких разоблачениях. Научитесь управлять своим успехом и даже сумеете обмануть свой мозг!…

How can one man or woman put the world of chaos in order.... Do you feel tired of all this chaos and hate in the world? Wouldn’t you like to bring more harmony and peace to our everyday lives? I think we all would. And for years, we have been programmed that one person is just dust in the universe without the possibility to make any significant difference....

En este brillante y provocador ensayo, Jorge Volpi destierra la vieja idea de la ficción como entretenimiento y sostiene, por el contrario, que las novelas y los cuentos han sido esenciales para la evolución de la especie humana.

¡Embárcate en un emocionante viaje a través del cosmos con "Potenciadores Cerebrales Galácticos: Datos Espaciales Astronómicos para Pequeños Astronautas"! Este atractivo libro de curiosidades infantiles es tu boleto para explorar las maravillas del espacio, haciendo que aprender sobre el universo sea una emocionante aventura para las mentes jóvenes.

In this sci-fi comedy, Bonnie Neman is training to be a tour guide at Exponential Innovations, a scientific community run amuck with its own hubris. Javier Costello is a genetic engineer tasked with designing a shrink ray. Together, in a place where even the employees are part of a grander experiment, they'll achieve something impossible.

A follow-up to the highly praised A Month of Bedtime Stories, this collection contains a further seven tales in the series. Each story takes about 10 minutes and places your child at the center of each adventure with heavy doses of wacky humor which can be enjoyed by parent and child alike.

The audiobook provides information on artificial intelligence (AI), its applications, benefits, dangers, and effect on future. You'll also learn about psychopaths and sociopaths and the difference between them. Learn about dissociative identity disorder, its dependencies, and treatment.

Who knew solving math problems could be this much fun? Many kids struggle with math, especially as they move on to more and more abstract concepts. It’s harder to understand an idea when you can’t visualize it and see how it applies to you. By making math concepts more relatable, children may find that math can actually be enjoyable and relevant. With this collection of math riddles and brain teasers, carefully created by Cooper the Pooper, you won’t get the same old math problems that only cover what’s taught in school.

Smartphone? Coole Sache. Internet? Wie kann man ohne überleben!? Zeit, die Menschen zu feiern, die das möglich gemacht haben. Tobias Schrödel, IT-Experte und Deutschlands erster Comedy-Hacker, erzählt die Geschichten rund um die Brains, deren Hardware; Software und Internet-Anwendungen das Leben von uns allen für immer verändert haben - und die teilweise niemand kennt. Das muss sich ändern! Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt! Aber Vorsicht: Es wird absurd, lustig, tragisch und vielleicht sogar ein kleines bisschen lehrreich.

How much do you know about that three-pound hunk of tissue in your head - your brain? Its structure and function drive your behavior in profound ways. Scientists are studying the brain and its chemicals to find behavioral patterns, to figure out the sources of good moods and random outbursts, for example. This compilation from Science News for Students turns to brain science to answer all sorts of questions: Can you actually be addicted to your phone? Why is it so hard to sleep away from home?

Discover how to create an inclusive, fun, and meaningful December holiday experience for you and your family! Have you ever wondered where Christmas trees came from? Why candles are so important in our winter celebrations? Why Hanukkah was established and the secret messages in spinning a dreidel? What the profound principles of Kwanzaa are that support a better life? What winter festival is observed in China? Which is the most ancient winter holiday? How Buddhists celebrate in December? Find answers to these questions and more by exploring these December holidays.

This is an audio summary of Brain Rules, a book that explores how brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work.

Has anyone ever told you gamers out there that your time would be better spent studying? Well, don't let go of that joystick just yet! Turns out, advancing to that next level of Super Mario Brothers has a similar effect on your brain as getting an A on your spelling test. Video games have been successful at training elite groups in the US military and future doctors. Discover how they can help boost your brain power too!

Everyone is always shouting at Gus to stop leaning back in his chair - but does he care? No way! Then sure enough, the chair falls, he cracks his head and has to spend all summer in bed. Out of the crack escape his memories, dreams and imagination...and a beautiful little butterfly guide. Gus must follow the butterfly to recapture all he's lost, including that locked box he doesn't seem to want to touch....

Alien vampires, bloodthirsty brats, annoying relatives, a small-town sheriff harboring big secrets, and a 300-pound football player with a severe case of constipation are among the tales in this repulsive - and quite disturbing - collection of Halloween stories.