Posts Tagged ‘Books’
It’s Brain Awareness Week!
Reminder: 2009 Brain Awareness Week started today. You can find excellent resources and a calendar of events, Here. Next time you are in a public space (perhaps now you are at home, as I am as I write these lines), look left, look in front, look right. Perhaps you can see someone who would benefit…
Read MoreDistracted in the Workplace? Meet Maggie Jackson’s Book
Today we’ll discuss some of the cognitive implications of “always on” workplaces and lifestyles via a fascinating interview with Maggie Jackson, an award-winning author and journalist. Her latest book, Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age, describes the implications of our busy work and life environments and offers important reflections to help…
Read MoreUpdate: Learning about Learning/ more on Brain Age
Here you have the January edition of our monthly newsletter covering cognitive health and brain fitness topics. Please remember that you can subscribe to receive this Newsletter by email, simply by submitting your email at the top of this page. Bird’s Eye View Brain fitness heads towards its tipping point: How do you know when something is…
Read MoreTop 10 Cognitive Health and Brain Fitness Books
Here you have The 10 Most Popular Brain Fitness & Cognitive Health Books, based on book purchases by SharpBrains’ readers during 2008. Enjoy! 1. Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Pear Press, March 2008) — Dr. John Medina, Director of the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at Seattle Pacific…
Read MoreWhy Smart Brains Make Stupid Decisions
It happens. Often. Why? We just secured an interview with Ori Brafman, co-author of Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior (Doubleday Business, 2008), to discuss our Dark Side (well, he calls it “different hidden forces” and “psychological undercurrents”). While reading some reviews about his book, I particularly enjoyed finding, after the usual impressive long collection…
Read MoreBi-Weekly Update: Preventing Memory Loss and Public Policy
Here you are have the bi-monthly Digest of our most Popular blog posts. (Also, remember that you can subscribe to receive our blog RSS feed, or to our newsletter at the top of this page if you want to receive this digest by email). Brain Fitness News and Events Upcoming Events: I will be speaking at…
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