Course No. 1585 (24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) Taught by Robert Sapolsky Stanford University Ph.D., Rockefeller University 1. Why Don't Zebras Get Ulcers? Why Do We? 2. The Nuts and Bolts of the Stress-Response 3. Stress and Your Heart 4. Stress, Metabolism, and Liquidating Your Assets 5. Stress, Overeating, and Your Digestive Tract 6. Stress and Growth - Echoes from the Womb
The Big Idea Science Book is a comprehensive guide to key topics in science with a unique difference-a website component with 200 specially created digital assets that provide the opportunity for hands-on, interactive learning.
Hard Money: Taking Gold to a Higher Investment Level
Gold, the long forgotten store of value that was once the center of the global financial system, suddenly matters a great deal again. It has become a leading asset by virtue of its strong performance, and its booming demand has made it the only financial asset that remains in an uninterrupted bull market. And yet gold remains one of the least-owned financial assets in investment portfolios today.
The Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read: The Simple, Stress-Free Way to Reach Your Investment Goals
Achieve financial security in 90 minutes or less. Daniel Solin cuts through financial propaganda to show readers exactly how assets should be invested, using trusted, brand name fund managers like Fidelity and Vanguard. Solin's easy-to-follow plan allows investors to create and monitor their portfolios in 90 minutes or less a year, explaining how to assess risk and how to allocate assets to maximize returns and minimize volatility. Readers will also learn how to avoid the biggest mistakes investors make, from buying into media hype to giving their hard earned cash to hyperactive brokers and investment advisors.
National Intellectual Capital: A Comparison of 40 Countries
Over the past decade, knowledge assets and intellectual capital have been attracting an increasing amount of attention, not only from academics and CEOs, but also from national policy makers. To date, most studies of intellectual capital have focused at the organizational level, with an emphasis on explaining the role of “intangible assets” as a differentiator between accounting value and market value as a possible source of corporate competitive advantage.
