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Psychologist and award-winning columnist Jesse Bering features more than thirty of his most popular essays from Scientific American and Slate, as well as two new pieces, that take listeners on a bold and captivating journey through some of the most taboo issues related to evolution and human behavior. Exploring the history of cannibalism, the neurology of people who are sexually attracted to animals, the evolution of human body fluids, the science of homosexuality, and serious questions about life and death, Bering astutely covers a generous expanse of our kaleidoscope of quirks and origins.

Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the mysterious heart of our existence. What is reality? Who are “you”? How do you make decisions? Why does your brain need other people? How is technology poised to change what it means to be human?

Embracing the Wide Sky is a unique and brilliantly imaginative portrait of how we think, learn, remember and create, brimming with personal insights and anecdotes, and explanations of the most up-to-date, mind-bending discoveries from fields ranging from neuroscience to psychology and linguistics. This is a profound and provocative book that will transform our understanding and respect for every kind of mind.

Psychiatry has come a long way since the days of chaining "lunatics" in cold cells and parading them as freakish marvels before a gaping public. But, as Jeffrey Lieberman, MD, the former president of the American Psychiatric Association, reveals in his extraordinary and eye-opening audiobook, the path to legitimacy for "the black sheep of medicine" has been anything but smooth.

Hoe bespaart een vliegje in een wc duizenden euro's aan schoonmaakkosten? Hoe zorgde een stipje ervoor dat duizenden Nederlandse studenten veel te veel geld leenden? En hoe scoren vrouwenversierders met behulp van drogerpluis? Als iets schijnbaar kleins ongemerkt grote invloed heeft op ons gedrag heet dat het bromvliegeffect. En het treedt veel vaker op dan je denkt.

Quante volte vi siete chiesti perché i vostri figli dicono sempre di no? Quante volte li avete sgridati perché non vi ascoltano o perché dicono le parolacce? Quante volte, insomma, avete domandato ai vostri figli: perché fai così? Per rispondere a queste domande c'è il nuovo audiolibro di Alli Beltrame. Abbinando la sua sensibilità di mamma e counselor all'esperienza di Daniela Bruni, terapista neuropsicomotoria specializzata nello sviluppo infantile, Alli Beltrame fornisce un audiolibro pieno di informazioni sullo sviluppo neurologico dei vostri figli.

Immagina di conoscere i segreti della psicologia umana. Le tecniche che i manipolatori utilizzano per far si che le persone scelgano e compiano determinate azioni che loro vogliono. Ti piacerebbe avere la capacità di influenzare le persone e raggiungere i tuoi obiettivi? Audiolibro originale narrato in italiano (Versione Completa Del Manuale). In questo audiolibro scoprirai cosa fa muovere le persone. Troverai una raccolta delle tecniche persuasive utilizzate dai politici, dagli imprenditori, da persone di pubblico rilievo.

"Das weibliche Gehirn" ist ein Buch, das sich mit der neuesten Forschung auf dem Gebiet des weiblichen Gehirns beschäftigt. Ein komplexes, aber äußerst interessantes Thema! Das Werk ist eine Pflichtlektüre für alle Frauen (und Männer übrigens auch), die mehr über das Verhalten, den Hormonbalance und das Überdenken von Frauen erfahren wollen.

"Das männliche Gehirn" ist ein Buch, das sich mit der neuesten Forschung auf dem Gebiet des männlichen Gehirns beschäftigt. Mit einem wissenschaftlichen Ansatz erforscht Louann Brizendine, wie sich das männliche Gehirn vom weiblichen unterscheidet und warum Männer, generell gesehen, abenteuerlustiger und wettbewerbsfähiger sind als Frauen. Eine Pflichtlektüre für alle Männer (und Frauen übrigens auch), die mehr über das stereotypische, männliche Verhalten erfahren wollen.

Forfatter og antropolog Ina Kjøgx Pedersen har været på feltarbejde i sin egen familie. Hendes idé var på nærmeste hold at følge sin mors demenssygdom; den sygdom, som er udråbt til at være en af vor tids største personlige og verdensøkonomiske katastrofer, som i ringe omfang lader sig behandle, og som i sundhedsvæsnet kun kan måles negativt: I form af rask tilbagegang. Men ville det også opleves sådan for hende i virkeligheden?

Der neue Bestseller von Nobelpreisträger Daniel Kahneman. Warum treffen wir, je nach Umständen, völlig unterschiedliche Entscheidungen auf ein und derselben Faktengrundlage? Wieso kommen zwei Experten, die über identische Informationen verfügen, zu komplett anderen Schlussfolgerungen? Zusammen mit Cass Sunstein und Olivier Sibony präsentiert Daniel Kahneman die Vielzahl von oft zufälligen Faktoren, die unsere Entscheidungsfindung stören und häufig negativ beeinflussen - sie sind im Begriff "Noise" zusammengefasst.

Der neue Bestseller von Nobelpreisträger Daniel Kahneman. Warum treffen wir, je nach Umständen, völlig unterschiedliche Entscheidungen auf ein und derselben Faktengrundlage? Wieso kommen zwei Experten, die über identische Informationen verfügen, zu komplett anderen Schlussfolgerungen? Zusammen mit Cass Sunstein und Olivier Sibony präsentiert Daniel Kahneman die Vielzahl von oft zufälligen Faktoren, die unsere Entscheidungsfindung stören und häufig negativ beeinflussen - sie sind im Begriff "Noise" zusammengefasst.

In der Nacht vor der Klausur noch schnell den Lernstoff in den Kopf bekommen, das versuchen viele. Doch schon zwei Wochen später ist alles wieder vergessen. Wie aber gelingt es, Wissen langfristig zu behalten? Noch dazu in einer Welt, in der Wissen Vorsprung schafft? Verstehen ist die Zauberformel - und die wahre Stärke menschlichen Denkens. Hirnforscher Henning Beck zeigt, wie es geht. Ob in der Schule, in Unternehmen oder im täglichen Leben: Um der heutigen Informationsflut gerecht zu werden, müssen wir lebenslang lernen. Lernen ist aber nur die halbe Miete.

Quando all'inizio di una storia d'amore il nostro cuore batte all'impazzata, in realtà è il cervello, con le sue componenti chimiche, a scatenare quell'insieme di emozioni e di euforia. Ma anche quando l'amore finisce le aree cerebrali hanno un ruolo nella disperazione che subentra dopo la rottura. Nei tanti modi di amare, a cominciare da quello così differente tra donne e uomini, sono allora i neurotrasmettitori, i geni, o i fattori relazionali, i responsabili di tanta diversità? Qui si parla di rapporti di coppia, del loro nascere e mutare nel tempo, di crisi e infedeltà.

Properly valuing brain gender diversity in the workplace is one of the biggest and largely untapped sources of competitive advantage for modern businesses. Recent advances in neuroscience provide the key to unlocking it. Leading applied neuroscientists and international corporate coaches Kate Lanz and Paul Brown tell you why and how to access all the brains in your business.

This audiobook’s content and entertaining style will appeal equally to science-fiction enthusiasts and scholars, including cognitive and neuroscientists, as well as philosophers of mind. It is a refreshing romp through the science and science fiction of consciousness.

Listen to Sense, a fascinating and revelatory audiobook on how we can unlock our five senses to vastly improve every part of our lives. This audiobook is narrated by the author who has used his multisensory expertise to enhance the recording with sound effects that will awaken your senses as you listen. How can colour prime you for creative thinking? What kind of music helps you run faster? Which scents can help you fall asleep? Our senses have a powerful effect on how we think, feel and behave; yet we don't use them to their full potential.

Did you know that walking can improve your cognitive skills? That strengthening your muscular core reduces anxiety? That light stretching can combat a whole host of mental and bodily ailments, from stress to inflammation? We all know that exercise changes the way you think and feel. But scientists are just starting to discover exactly how it works. In Move!, Caroline Williams explores the emerging science of how movement opens up a hotline to our minds. Interviewing researchers and practitioners around the world, she reveals how you can work your body to improve your mind.

Using client case studies and her own personal experience, Joey guides the listener to gently feel their way through healing - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Including home exercise ideas and a heart-centered approach to the science, Rock Steady is the essential guide for anyone with chronic unwanted sensations or sounds in their body.

Understanding how our brains and bodies actually work is a powerful tool in mitigating the anxiety generated by unpleasant physical and emotional symptoms that we all may experience from time to time. Here, Robert Scaer unravels the complexities of the brain-body connection, equipping all those who are in distress with a plausible explanation for how they feel.