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Author
Publisher
Pyr, an imprint of Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"What if the pandemic you thought would kill you made you more intelligent instead? In the Amazon jungle, a disease is spreading. To those who survive, it grants enhanced communication, memory, and pattern recognition. But the miracle may be the sinister survival mechanism of a fungal organism, manipulating the infected into serving it. Paul Johns, a mycologist, is convinced the fungal host is the next stage of human evolution, while his brother Neil,...
22) Historia visual de la inteligencia: de los orígenes de la humanidad a la inteligencia artificial
Author
Publisher
Conecta
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
En este libro he pretendido contar la historia de nuestra inteligencia, que no es una realidad estática como la calcopirita, sino una creación evolutiva o, más aún, una autocreación evolutiva. La inteligencia humana se crea a sí misma. Ésta es la fantástica aventura que he querido contar en los dos formatos que nos han acompañado desde que nuestra especie comenzó a decorar las cuevas: el lingüístico y el visual. Decía el gran poeta Paul...
23) Bunga the wise
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Bunga may be the bravest animal around. But is he the wisest, too?".
24) The smart cookie
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery. Will a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of confidence be enough to help her learn that perfect scores and having all the answers aren't the only ingredients for intelligence?"--
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"If you think that intelligence emanates from the mind and that reasoning necessitates the suppression of emotion, you'd better think again--or rather not 'think' at all. In his provocative new book, Guy Claxton draws on the latest findings in neuroscience and psychology to reveal how our bodies--long dismissed as mere conveyances--actually constitute the core of our intelligent life. From the endocrinal means by which our organs communicate to the...
Author
Publisher
Audio Renaissance
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Explores the nature of human relationships, finding that humans are "wired to connect," and bringing together the latest research in biology and neuroscience to reveal how one's daily encounters shape the brain and affect the body. "Humans have a built-in bias toward empathy, cooperation and altruism, provided we develop the social intelligence to nurture these capabilities in ourselves and others."-- Container.
28) Chimpanzee
Author
Publisher
Underland Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A man is in danger of losing his education through "repossession therapy," because he can't pay back his college loans.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The ultimate science-based guide to keeping your mind and memory sharp, targeted to an educated demographic (especially baby boomers), who fear the affects of aging and are desperate to avoid memory loss and protect themselves from mental decline. Will also appeal to health- and exercise-conscious readers. National Geographic presents a comprehensive guide to fighting mental decline. With cutting-edge neuroscience, information about Alzheimer's,...
Author
Series
Jaden Toussaint the greatest volume 1
Publisher
Plum Street Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Giant Afro. Even Bigger Brain. Jaden Toussaint is a 5 year-old who know it all. I mean, really knows it all. Animal Scientist. Great Debater. Master of the art of ninja dancing. There is nothing Jaden Toussaint can't do. The only problem is that grown-ups keep trying to convince him that, even though he's really smart, he doesn't know EVERYTHING. The thing is ... he kind of does. This time our hero must use all his super-powered brain power to convince...
Series
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur volume 3
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Tony Stark,T'Challa, Amadeus Cho...the greatest minds in the Marvel Universe all have one thing in common: they're not smarter than a 4th grader! Now it's time to put Lunella's unrivaled intellect to the test against some of Marvel's finest-- with Devil Dinosaur adding the brawn to her brains. The Thing stops in to defend his missing best pal Reed Richards' pole position!" -- page 4 of cover.
34) Power foods for the brain: an effective 3-step plan to protect your mind and strengthen your memory
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Life & Style
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Offers a nutritional plan for improving brain function, reducing irritation and lack of focus and preventing diseases by adding foods rich in folates and B vitamins and reducing dairy, alcohol and toxic metals.
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