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The extended mind the power of thinking outside the brain

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

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Main Author:	Paul, Annie Murphy (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
Subjects:	Mind and body. Thought and thinking. Cognition.
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Summary:	"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. --
Physical Description:	xiii, 338 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780544947665 0544947665
Author Notes:	ANNIE MURPHY PAUL is an acclaimed science writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine , Scientific American , and The Best American Science Writing , among many other publications. She is the author of Origins , selected as a New York Times Notable Book, and The Cult of Personality , hailed by Malcolm Gladwell in the New Yorker as a "fascinating new book." Her TED Talk has been viewed more than 2.6 million times. Paul is a recipient of the Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellowship, the Spencer Education Journalism Fellowship, and the Bernard L. Schwartz Fellowship at New America. A graduate of Yale University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she is currently a Learning Sciences Exchange Fellow at New America.