4 min read ⌚ You are certainly aware that you’re talking with your body as much as you do with your mouth. However, you are probably unaware what you’re actually communicating. Charismatic social psychologist Amy Cuddy is here to tell you that “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are.” And we to summarize her famous TED […]
Category: Popular Science
Naked Statistics Summary
2 min read ⌚ Stripping the Dread from the Data Numbers are everywhere. Learn the language of “Naked Statistics” and reap all the benefits that come with it. About Charles Wheelan Charles Wheelan is an author, economist, professor and political candidate. He has also written Naked Economics. “Naked Statistics Summary” Many number-based events and predictions rely […]
The Second Creation Summary
4 min read ⌚ Dolly and the Age of Biological Control In 1996, Dolly the sheep became the first mammal cloned from a single adult somatic cell; and, suddenly, human cloning wasn’t the stuff of SF anymore. “The Second Creation” is an account of the events which led to the creation of Dolly. Written by the […]
The Glass Cage Summary
3 min read ⌚ How Our Computers Are Changing Us Undoubtedly, you use computers on a daily basis. Frighteningly, you are not aware of the many ways they have altered your very biology. Nicholas G. Carr is here to explain that to you in his “elegant” bestseller “The Glass Cage.” About Nicholas Carr Nicholas Carr is […]
The Language Instinct Summary
4 min read ⌚ MicroSummary: Aimed at the general public, Steven Pinker’s “The Language Instinct” builds upon Noam Chomsky’s and Derek Bickerton’s theories and presents a cogent argument for a genetically preprogrammed short-termed capacity of the human brain to acquire and use language. How the Mind Creates Language Ever wondered how you are able to comprehend […]
Your Brain at Work Summary
4 min read ⌚ Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long It’s the 21st century, so, of course, you have a problem with focusing and concentration. Fortunately, David Rock is here to teach you a trick or two. Because, even though, he doesn’t know you, he knows: “Your Brain at Work.” […]
Best Nonfiction Books of All Time
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Summary
6 min read ⌚ MicroSummary: In “Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me),” oft-cited and celebrated social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson deal with the nature and the problems of many self-justification mechanisms (such as cognitive dissonance, confirmation bias, and fabricated memory), while trying to show that the only way for a person to […]
On Immunity Summary
6 min read ⌚ MicroSummary: In “On Immunity: An Inoculation,” Eula Biss separates the facts from the fiction and makes a great case for the benefits of vaccination, while giving a thorough explanation for the reasons behind the anti-vaccination movement as well. An Inoculation So, you’re a new parent and you’re wondering if you should […]
The Wonder Weeks Summary
5 min read ⌚ How to Stimulate the Most Important Developmental Weeks in Your Baby’s First 20 Months and Turn these 10 Predictable, Great, Fussy Phases into Magical Leaps Forward At one moment your baby smiles, at the next, it burst out crying. You have no idea what went wrong! Is it hungry? Did it hurt […]
