TY - BOOK AU - Grafton,Scott T. TI - Physical intelligence: the science of how the body and the mind guide each other through life SN - 9781524747329 PY - 2020///] CY - New York PB - Pantheon Books KW - Intellect KW - Physiology KW - Mind and body KW - Thought and thinking KW - Informational works KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The space we create -- Surfaces -- Shaping the self -- The hidden hand -- Pulling strings -- Perspectives -- Learning to solve problems -- Purpose -- Costs -- Of one mind N2 - An examination of the intricate, mutually responsive relationship between the mind and the body as they engage (or don't engage) in all manner of physical action; How you decide if you can drive through a snowstorm? How high you are willing to climb up a ladder to change a lightbulb? Grafton accounts for the design and workings of the action-oriented brain in synchronicity with the body in the natural world, and shows how physical intelligence is inherent in all of us-- and always in problem-solving mode. He demonstrates the relevance of physical intelligence with examples that each of us might face-- whether the situation is mundane, exceptional, extreme, or compromised. -- adapted from jacket ER -