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The extended mind : the power of thinking outside the brain / Annie Murphy Paul.

By: Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021Description: xiii, 338 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 0544947665
  • 9780544947665
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF161 .P38 2021
Contents:
Part I: thinking with our bodies -- Thinking with sensations -- Thinking with movement -- Thinking with gesture -- Part II: thinking with our surroundings -- Thinking with natural spaces -- Thinking with built spaces -- Thinking with the space of ideas -- Part III: thinking with our relationships -- Thinking with experts -- Thinking with peers -- Thinking with groups.
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." WorldCat.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: thinking with our bodies -- Thinking with sensations -- Thinking with movement -- Thinking with gesture -- Part II: thinking with our surroundings -- Thinking with natural spaces -- Thinking with built spaces -- Thinking with the space of ideas -- Part III: thinking with our relationships -- Thinking with experts -- Thinking with peers -- Thinking with groups.

"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." WorldCat.

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