This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking (book and audiobook)
What scientific concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit? This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, posed to the world's most influential thinkers. Their visionary answers flow from the frontiers of psychology, philosophy, economics, physics, sociology, and more. Surprising and enlightening, these insights will revolutionize the way you think about yourself and the world.
DEVELOPING READING SKILLS is designed for reading courses at the intermediate and advanced level.As in past editions, this text continues to feature a wide range of interesting and diverse selections as well as a comprehensive teaching apparatus. Using practice prose similar to the kind they will encounter in the classroom, students are encouraged to analyze, interpret, question, and even challenge the words of the writer.