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  • Routledge Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment

    Edited by Alexandros A. Lavdas, Ann Sussman, A. Vernon Woodworth ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    According to the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), in the21st century, we are living in a New Age of Biology, acknowledging the rapid developmentof transformative findings in the life sciences. The Routledge Handbook of Neuroscience andthe Built Environment shows how these new findings impact architecture, planning, anddesign, changing our understanding how people ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • Cognitive Architecture

    Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment

    by Ann Sussman, Justin Hollander ...
    In this expanded second edition of Cognitive Architecture, the authors review new findings in psychology and neuroscience to help architects and planners better understand their clients as the sophisticated mammals they are, arriving in the world with built-in responses to the environment. Discussing key biometric tools to help designers ‘see’ subliminal human behaviors and suggesting new ways to ... Read more

    $86.99 CAD

  • Urban Experience and Design

    Contemporary Perspectives on Improving the Public Realm

    Edited by Justin B. Hollander, Ann Sussman ...
    Embracing a biological and evolutionary perspective to explain the human experience of place, Urban Experience and Design explores how cognitive science and biometric tools provide an evidence-based foundation for architecture and planning. Aiming to promote the creation of a healthier and happier public realm, this book describes how unconscious responses to stimuli, outside our conscious ... Read more

    $79.99 CAD

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    The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain

    by Annie Murphy Paul ...
    **A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of 2021A New York Times Notable BookA 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 ... Read more

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  • Your Brain on Art

    How the Arts Transform Us

    by Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A life-altering, science-backed exploration of the healing power of art, which has now been proven to help lower stress, supercharge learning and creativity, extend your lifespan, and combat loneliness.“This book blew my mind!”—Angela Duckworth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of GritA BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • Finalist for the Inc.</st... ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • Visual Thinking

    The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions

    by Temple Grandin PhD ...
    **INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE NAUTILUS GOLD AWARD“A powerful and provocative testament to the diverse coalition of minds we’ll need to face the mounting challenges of the twenty-first century.” —Steve Silberman“An absolute eye-opener.” —Frans de WaalA landmark book that reveals, celebrates, and advocates for the special minds and contributions of visual thinkers**A quarter of a ... Read more

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  • Neurodiversity

    Discovering the Extraordinary Gifts of Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Brain Differences

    by Thomas Armstrong ...
    A new term has emerged from the disability movement in the past decade to help change the way we think about neurological disorders: Neurodiversity.ADHD. Dyslexia. Autism. The number of categories of illnesses listed by the American Psychiatric Association has tripled in the past fifty years. With so many people affected by our growing -- culture of disabilities, -- it no longer makes sense to ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

  • The Alignment Problem

    Machine Learning and Human Values

    by Brian Christian ...
    **"If you’re going to read one book on artificial intelligence, this is the one." —Stephen Marche, New York TimesA jaw-dropping exploration of everything that goes wrong when we build AI systems and the movement to fix them.**Today’s “machine-learning” systems, trained by data, are so effective that we’ve invited them to see and hear for us—and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ... Read more

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  • How We Learn

    Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now

    by Stanislas Dehaene ...
    **“There are words that are so familiar they obscure rather than illuminate the thing they mean, and ‘learning’ is such a word. It seems so ordinary, everyone does it. Actually it’s more of a black box, which Dehaene cracks open to reveal the awesome secrets within.”—The New York Times Book ReviewAn illuminating dive into the latest science on our brain's remarkable learning abilities and the ... Read more

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    by Tom Vanderbilt ...
    From the bestselling author of Traffic, a brilliant and entertaining exploration of our personal tastes--why we like the things we like, and what it says about us.Everyone knows his or her favourite colour, the foods we most enjoy, and which season of The Sopranos deserves the most stars on Netflix. But what does it really mean when we like something? How do we decide what's good? Is it something ... Read more

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  • The Experience Machine

    How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality

    by Andy Clark ...
    A brilliant new theory of the mind that upends our understanding of how the brain interacts with the world**“This thoroughly readable book will convince you that the brain and the world are partners in constructing our understanding.” —Sean Carroll, New York Times bestselling author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and MotionFor as long as we’ve studied human cognition, we’ve ... Read more

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  • The Brain-Friendly Museum

    Using Psychology and Neuroscience to Improve the Visitor Experience

    Edited by Annalisa Banzi ...
    The Brain-Friendly Museum proposes an innovative approach to experiencing and enjoying the museum environment in new ways, based on the systematic application of cognitive psychology and neuroscience.Providing practical guidance on navigating and thinking about museums in different ways, the book is designed to help develop more fulfilling visitor experiences. It explores our cognitive processes ... Read more

    $76.99 CAD