The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain
Annie Murphy Paul
(Author)
Description
A bold new book that proves our bodies and surroundings know more than our brains do For centuries, we've believed that our thoughts happen entirely inside our brains. But in the last decade, new research has revealed that our bodies, our gestures, and our surroundings dramatically impact our intelligence and mental health. For example, did you know that closing your eyes makes you smarter, that half an hour among trees is as effective as a dose of Ritalin at controlling ADHD, that certain hand gestures aid memory, and that negotiators win an average of 80 percent more value when on their own turf? Indeed, as Annie Murphy Paul shows, we are constantly thinking outside our brains. Like Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences or Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence, The Extended Mind offers a dramatic new view of how our minds work, full of practical advice on how to think--and feel--better.Product Details
Price
$28.00
$25.76
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Publish Date
June 08, 2021
Pages
352
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780544947665
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About the Author
ANNIE MURPHY PAUL is an acclaimed science writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, Scientific American, Slate, Time, and The Best American Science Writing, among many other publications. She is the author of Origins and The Cult of Personality, hailed by Malcolm Gladwell as a "fascinating new book." Currently a fellow at New America, Paul has spoken to audiences around the world about learning and cognition; her TED talk has been viewed by more than 2.6 million people. A graduate of Yale University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she has served as a lecturer at Yale University and as a senior advisor at their Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning. She lives in New Haven.