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The extended mind : the power of thinking outside the brain / Annie Murphy Paul.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: xiii, 338 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780544947665
  • 0544947665
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Contents:
Prologue -- Introduction: Thinking outside the brain -- Thinking with our bodies. Thinking with sensations ; Thinking with movement ; Thinking with gesture -- Thinking with our surroundings. Thinking with natural spaces ; Thinking with built spaces ; Thinking with the space of ideas -- Thinking with our relationships. Thinking with experts ; Thinking with peers ; Thinking with groups -- Conclusion.
Summary: "A bold new book that proves our bodies and surroundings know more than our brains do"--Summary: Unearthing the untold history of how artists, scientists and authors have used mental extensions to solve, discover and create, an acclaimed science journalist presents a dramatic new view of how our minds work, offering practical advice on how we can all think better. --Summary: Facing a tricky problem or a difficult project, we're told to "use your head." Paul believes we need to think outside the brain: utilize the feelings and movements of our bodies, the physical spaces in which we learn and work, and the minds of those around us. She examines how artists, scientists, and authors have used mental extensions to solve problems, make discoveries, and create new works.. Thinking outside the brain will help us focus more intently, comprehend more deeply, and create more imaginatively. -- adapted from jacket
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 128 P324 Available 33111010585376
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A New York Times Editors' Choice
A Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of 2021
A New York Times Notable Book

A bold new book reveals how we can tap the intelligence that exists beyond our brains--in our bodies, our surroundings, and our relationships

Use your head.

That's what we tell ourselves when facing a tricky problem or a difficult project. But a growing body of research indicates that we've got it exactly backwards. What we need to do, says acclaimed science writer Annie Murphy Paul, is think outside the brain. A host of "extra-neural" resources--the feelings and movements of our bodies, the physical spaces in which we learn and work, and the minds of those around us-- can help us focus more intently, comprehend more deeply, and create more imaginatively.

The Extended Mind outlines the research behind this exciting new vision of human ability, exploring the findings of neuroscientists, cognitive scientists, psychologists, and examining the practices of educators, managers, and leaders who are already reaping the benefits of thinking outside the brain. She excavates the untold history of how artists, scientists, and authors--from Jackson Pollock to Jonas Salk to Robert Caro--have used mental extensions to solve problems, make discoveries, and create new works. In the tradition of Howard Gardner's Frames of Mind 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 we can all think better.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue -- Introduction: Thinking outside the brain -- Thinking with our bodies. Thinking with sensations ; Thinking with movement ; Thinking with gesture -- Thinking with our surroundings. Thinking with natural spaces ; Thinking with built spaces ; Thinking with the space of ideas -- Thinking with our relationships. Thinking with experts ; Thinking with peers ; Thinking with groups -- Conclusion.

"A bold new book that proves our bodies and surroundings know more than our brains do"--

Unearthing the untold history of how artists, scientists and authors have used mental extensions to solve, discover and create, an acclaimed science journalist presents a dramatic new view of how our minds work, offering practical advice on how we can all think better. --

Facing a tricky problem or a difficult project, we're told to "use your head." Paul believes we need to think outside the brain: utilize the feelings and movements of our bodies, the physical spaces in which we learn and work, and the minds of those around us. She examines how artists, scientists, and authors have used mental extensions to solve problems, make discoveries, and create new works.. Thinking outside the brain will help us focus more intently, comprehend more deeply, and create more imaginatively. -- adapted from jacket

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