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Brain Briefs
Answers to the Most (and Least) Pressing Questions about Your Mind
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Why do we love kitten videos so much? Does time speed up as we get older? Should we play brain games? Can we make ourselves happy? Art Markman and Bob Duke, hosts of the popular Austin-based KUT radio show and podcast Two Guys on Your Head, are here to answer all your questions about how the brain works and why we behave the way we do. Featuring the latest empirical findings, this is science served up in fun and revelatory bite-size bits, along with a complete set of references for further study.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Does being open to experience lead to success?
- 2. Can we really make ourselves happy?
- 3. How do we catch a liar?
- 4. Should we play brain games?
- 5. Do stories help us remember?
- 6. Is pain open to interpretation?
- 7. Do schools teach the way children learn?
- 8. Why do tongue twisters work?
- 9. Do we get more done when we multitask?
- 10. Can we be conscientious and creative?
- 11. Is it true that we only use 10 percent of our brains?
- 12. Is our memory doomed to fail?
- 13. Why are continuity errors in movies difficult to catch?
- 14. Are all narcissists alike?
- 15. Does time speed up as we get older?
- 16. Why is forgiveness so powerful?
- 17. Is our thinking ever coherent?
- 18. Are our beliefs consistent with one another?
- 19. Why is it hard to learn a new language?
- 20. Is our right brain different from our left brain?
- 21. How do we overcome writerâs block?
- 22. Is failure necessary?
- 23. How much of what we see is real?
- 24. Does punishment work?
- 25. Why are comparisons so helpful?
- 26. Why do people choke under pressure?
- 27. How do we decide what to buy?
- 28. What is the best way to brainstorm?
- 29. Why is online communication so ineffective?
- 30. Is it possible to remember something that didnât happen?
- 31. Is prejudice avoidable?
- 32. Whatâs the best way to deal with lifeâs endless litany of nuisances?
- 33. Is mind reading a necessary skill?
- 34. What are brains for, anyway?
- 35. Does listening to Mozart make us smarter?
- 36. Why are other people such slackers?
- 37. Can delusion be a good thing?
- 38. Why do we call a dog a âdogâ?
- 39. Why do we love kitten videos so much?
- 40. Is nostalgia good or bad?
- References
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors