What appears to be genius is not so uncommon. Mozart's sister, Maria Anna, was also a child prodigy. The difference for top performers isn't practice - it's "deliberate practice," a focused method of systematic improvement that psychologist Anders Ericsson spent a lifetime study…
Draws on the examples of chess champions, violin virtuosos, star athletes, and memory mavens to outline a powerful approach to learning that enables proficiency through strategic goal setting, self-motivation, and feedback exercises.
Have you ever wanted to learn a language or pick up an instrument, only to become too daunted by the task at hand? Expert performance guru Anders Ericsson has made a career studying chess champions, violin virtuosos, star athletes, and memory mavens. Peak condenses three decades…
"In Death's Waiting Room is a penetrating story about people suffering from dementia in a multi-cultural society, relevant to us all. Anne-Mei The carried out two years of ethnographic research in a nursing home in the Netherlands revealing what usually remains hidden from the p…
"In Death's Waiting Room is a penetrating story about people suffering from dementia in a multi-cultural society, relevant to us all. Anne-Mei The carried out two years of ethnographic research in a nursing home in the Netherlands revealing what usually remains hidden from the p…
In Death's Waiting Room is a penetrating story about people suffering from dementia in a multi-cultural society, relevant to us all. Anne-Mei The carried out two years of ethnographic research in a nursing home in the Netherlands revealing what usually remains hidden from the pu…
"In Death's Waiting Room is a penetrating story about people suffering from dementia in a multi-cultural society, relevant to us all. Anne-Mei The carried out two years of ethnographic research in a nursing home in the Netherlands revealing what usually remains hidden from the p…
by Taylor, David, National Research Council (États-Unis), Merrill, Stephen A., Pool, Robert, Dragon and the Elephant: Understanding the Development of Innovation Capacity in China and India, (Washington, D.C.)
by Taylor, David, National Research Council (U.S.)., Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Merrill, Stephen A., Pool, Robert, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on the Competitiveness and Workforce Needs of U.S. Industry, Dragon and the Elephant: Understanding the Development of Innovation Capacity in China and India, (Washington, D.C.)
by Taylor, David, National Research Council (U.S.)., Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Merrill, Stephen A., Pool, Robert, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on the Competitiveness and Workforce Needs of U.S. Industry, Dragon and the Elephant: Understanding the Development of Innovation Capacity in China and India, (Washington, D.C.)
The return of the once-dormant economies of China and India to dynamism and growth is one of the most remarkable stories in recent history. The two countries are home to nearly 40 percent of the world's population, but until recently neither had played an influential role in the…
Proponents of agricultural biotechnology believe that genetically modified (GM) crops have the potential to provide great ecological benefits, such as reduced pesticide and land use, as well as agricultural benefits. However, given the rapid emergence of commercial GM crops and …
