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Author
Publisher
Times Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 385 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Shermer demonstrates how our brains selectively assess data in an attempt to confirm the conclusions (beliefs) we've already reached. Drawing on evolution, cognitive science, and neuroscience, he considers not only supernatural beliefs but political and economic ones as well.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
303 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Both rigorous and playful, The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged) is a celebration of the weirdness of the cosmos, the strangeness of humans, and the joys and follies of scientific discovery"--
Author
Language
English
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NYT - Paperback Nonfiction
Real News or Fake News? Critical Thinking and Information Literacy
Resolution YOU: Adults
Real News or Fake News? Critical Thinking and Information Literacy
Resolution YOU: Adults
Description
"The bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your beliefs and to know what you don't know, which can position you for success at work and happiness at home. The difficulty of rethinking our assumptions is surprisingly common--maybe even fundamentally human. Our ways of thinking become habits that we don't bother to question, and mental laziness leads us to prefer the ease of old...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Identifies a loss of common-sense wisdom that has coincided with a collapsing economy, failing schools, and other setbacks, and offers recommendations to identify and cultivate wisdom by combining experience with empathy and intellect.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
534 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The author has built an innovative system for predicting baseball performance, predicted the 2008 election within a hair's breadth, and has become a national sensation as a blogger. Drawing on his own groundbreaking work, he examines the world of prediction.
Human beings have to make plans and strategize for the future. As the pace of our lives becomes faster and faster, we have to do so more often and more quickly. But are our predictions any good?...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
450 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A captivating journey to the outer frontiers of human knowledge by the popular presenter of Netflix's The Story of Math Ever since the dawn of civilization we have been driven by a desire to know-- to understand the physical world and the laws of nature. But are there limits to human knowledge? This tantalizing question has inspired scientists and functioned as a spur to innovation. Now, Marcus du Sautoy invites us to join him on a journey to the...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
©2014.
Physical Desc
340 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
If life as we know it ended tomorrow, would you know how to survive? In The Knowledge, a New York Times science bestseller, acclaimed scientist Lewis Dartnell synthesizes a staggering amount of information into a step-by-step guide for jump-starting modern technological civilization. Along the way, he reawakens our sense of wonder at the marvelous things we use every day without a moment's thought, explaining the fundamentals on which they are built...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 340 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Looks at the state of knowledge in the American public, and demonstrates how many areas of knowledge correlate with quality of life, politics, and behavior, arguing that being knowledgeable has significant value even when facts can be looked up with little effort.
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
14 videodiscs (6 hrs. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (xx, 450 pages ; 19 cm)
Language
English
Description
For 3,000 years, humanity has grappled with fundamental questions about the nature of reality, the purpose of life, the balance between freedom and laws, the uses of power, and the definitions of justice and beauty. Since civilization began brilliant minds have pondered these questions--and their search for answers has left us an intellectual legacy of unsurpassed depth and richness. This course addresses the Western philosophical tradition with a...
Author
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Data visualization expert Manuel Lima examines more than eight hundred year history of the tree diagram, from its roots in the illuminated manuscripts of medieval monasteries to its current resurgence as an elegant means of visualization. Lima presents two hundred intricately detailed tree diagram illustrations on a variety of subjects--from some of the earliest known examples from ancient Mesopotamia to the manuscripts of medieval monasteries, to...
Author
Publisher
Currency
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Research shows that self-awareness--knowing who we are and how others see us--is the foundation for strong leadership, smart choices, and lasting relationships. Without it, it's almost impossible to master the skills most critical for career and business success today. Yet most of us don't see ourselves as clearly as we could, and it's rare to get candid feedack about what we're doing well, and where we could stand to improve.
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
10 videodiscs (1,800 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 336 pages ; 19 cm)
Language
English
Description
The "Long Debate" on the nature of truth, the scale of real values, the life one should aspire to live, the character of justice, the sources of law, and the terms of civic and political life is encompassed by the name philosophy. Three persistent themes--understood as problems--are knowledge, conduct, and governance, on which there is a storehouse of insights, some so utterly persuasive as to have shaped thought itself. Beginning with Plato and Aristotle,...
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