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Shedding light on what creative people do, and how they do it, neuroscientists are mapping the regions of the brain that come into play during creative work, showing that creativity is a skill and something that all of us can cultivate.
In these 24 compelling lectures, Professor Viskontas takes you on a deep dive into the human creative faculty, exploring core themes, such as:
• How Creative Work Activates the Brain: Study the regions of the...
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Despite our best efforts, we're all vulnerable to believing things without using logic or having proper evidence - and it doesn't matter how educated or well read we are. But there is a method for avoiding such pitfalls of human nature, and it's called skepticism. By using rational inquiry and seeing subjects from a scientific perspective, we can approach even the most sensitive claims with clear eyes to ultimately arrive at the truth. During 18 lectures...
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Life is stressful. There’s just no getting around it. But while everyday stressors are a fact of life, that doesn’t mean they have to control you. Rather, with the right scientific understanding, you can actually make stress work for you instead of against you.
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1. A New Mindset about Stress
2. Happiness: A Fickle Queen
3. Anger: A Tyrannical King
4. Swimming in an Ocean of Sorrow
5. Why You Stress: Arousal and Value Judgment
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