The Mind of the Market(1st Edition) How Biology and Psychology Shape Our Economic Lives by MichaelShermer, 迈克尔·舍默 Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2009 by Holt Paperbacks Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-8916-5, ISBN: 0-8050-8916-0 "" A] captivating raconteur of all the greatest hits of behavioral, evolutionary and neuropsychology . . . Fascinating."--"Los Angeles Times Book Review"How did we make the leap from ancient hunter-gatherers to modern consumers, and why do people get so emotional about financial decisions? The national bestseller "The Mind of the Market" uncovers the evolutionary roots of our economic behavior.Drawing on the new field of neuroeconomics, ..."
The Believing Brain(1st Edition) From Spiritual Faiths To Political Convictions by MichaelShermer Paperback, 464 Pages, Published 2012 by St. Martin's Griffin ISBN-13: 978-1-78033-529-2, ISBN: 1-78033-529-6 "Synthesizing thirty years of research, psychologist and science historian, Michael Shermer upends the traditional thinking about how humans form beliefs about the world. Simply put, beliefs come first and explanations for beliefs follow. The brain, Shermer argues, is a belief engine. Using sensory data that flow in through the senses, the brain naturally looks for and finds patterns - and then infuses those patterns with meaning, formin ..."
The Believing Brain From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies---How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths by MichaelShermer Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2011 by Times Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-9125-0, ISBN: 0-8050-9125-4 ""The Believing Brain" is bestselling author Michael Shermer's comprehensive and provocative theory on how beliefs are born, formed, reinforced, challenged, changed, and extinguished.In this work synthesizing thirty years of research, psychologist, historian of science, and the world's best-known skeptic Michael Shermer upends the traditional thinking about how humans form beliefs about the world. Simply put, beliefs come first and expla ..."
Secrets of Mental Math(Reprint) The Mathemagician's Secrets of Lightning Calculation & Mental Math Tricks by Arthur Benjamin, MichaelShermer Library, 224 Pages, Published 2008 by Paw Prints 2008-05-22 ISBN-13: 978-1-4352-8873-7, ISBN: 1-4352-8873-4 "These simple math secrets and tricks will forever change how you look at the world of numbers.Secrets of Mental Math will have you thinking like a math genius in no time. Get ready to amaze your friendsâand yourselfâwith incredible calculations you never thought you could master, as renowned “mathemagician” Arthur Benjamin shares his techniques for lightning-quick calculations and amazing number tricks. This book will teach you to d ..."
The Believing Brain(1st Edition) From Spiritual Faiths to Political Convictions - How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths. by MichaelShermer Digital, 160 Pages, Published 2012 by Imprint Unknown ISBN-13: 978-1-78033-530-8, ISBN: 1-78033-530-X "Synthesizing thirty years of research, psychologist and science historian, Michael Shermer upends the traditional thinking about how humans form beliefs about the world. Simply put, beliefs come first and explanations for beliefs follow. The brain, Shermer argues, is a belief engine. Using sensory data that flow in through the senses, the brain naturally looks for and finds patterns - and then infuses those patterns with meaning, formin ..."
The Believing Brain From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies - How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths by MichaelShermer 400 Pages, Published 2011 by Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-1-4299-7261-1, ISBN: 1-4299-7261-0 "... the disease, liberal political scientists study political attitudes and voting
behavior in order to cure people of the cancer of conservatism. ... University of
Virginia psychologist Jonathan Haidt noticed the bias and called attention to it in
a widely read and ... and a blind adherence in the teeth of contradictory evidence
that culture and environment alone determine one's lot in ... scientist George
Lakoff and the 2007 book ..."
In Darwin's Shadow The Life and Science of Alfred Russel Wallace: A Biographical Study on the Psychology of History by MichaelShermer 444 Pages, Published 2011 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-992385-4, ISBN: 0-19-992385-X "Soc. London (Zool.), 4. Bernstein, R. 1982. “Wallace: The Man Who Almost
Pipped Darwin.” New Scientist 94, no. 1308: 625–55. Blalock, H. M. 1961. Causal
Inferences in Nonexperimental Research. New York: W. W. Norton. Blunt, W.
1971. The Compleat Naturalist: A Life of Linnaeus. New York: The Viking Press.
Boring, E. G., and G. Lindzey. 1950. A History of Psychology in Autobiography.
New York: Appleton. Bowlby, J. 1990. Charles Darwi ..."
Think Like a Maths Genius The Art of Calculating in Your Head by Arthur Benjamin, MichaelShermer 303 Pages, Published 2011 by Souvenir Press ISBN-13: 978-0-285-64066-5, ISBN: 0-285-64066-6 "How to calculate almost anything in your head.Did you know that it's easier to add and subtract from left to right, rather than the other way round?You can be taught to square a three-digit number in seconds."
In Darwin's Shadow(1st Edition) The Life and Science of Alfred Russel Wallace: A Biographical Study on the Psychology of History by MichaelShermer Paperback, 444 Pages, Published 2011 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-985653-4, ISBN: 0-19-985653-2 "Virtually unknown today, Alfred Russel Wallace was the co-discoverer of natural selection with Charles Darwin and an eminent scientist who stood out among his Victorian peers as a man of formidable mind and equally outsized personality. Now Michael Shermer rescues Wallace from the shadow of Darwin in this landmark biography. Here we see Wallace as perhaps the greatest naturalist of his age--spending years in remote jungles, collecting a ..."
Science Friction Where the Known Meets the Unknown by MichaelShermer 336 Pages, Published 2010 by Times Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4299-0088-1, ISBN: 1-4299-0088-1 "His other works include In Darwin's Shadow, about the life and science of the
codis- coverer of natural selection Alfred Russel Wallace; The Borderlands of
Science, about the fuzzy land between science and pseudoscience; and Denying
History, ... Dr. Shermer received his B.A. in psychology from Pepperdine
University, his M.A. in experimental psychology from California State University,
Fullerton, and his Ph.D. in the history of scie ..."
Denying History by MichaelShermer, Alex Grobman 360 Pages, Published 2009 by Univ Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-94409-1, ISBN: 0-520-94409-7 "We suspect that the reason for his silence is that Robert Faurisson has no interest
in empirical evidence or logical analysis. He is a protagonist, with the apparent
goal of pushing a certain point of view. Of all the deniers we met, in fact, Robert
Faurisson seems to be the most interested in actively stirring things up, getting in
people's faces, and generating controversy. When it comes to the Holocaust,
agitation appears to be ..."
Quantum Gods Creation, Chaos, and the Search for Cosmic Consciousness by Victory J. Stenger, MichaelShermer Hardcover, 292 Pages, Published 2009 by Prometheus Books ISBN-13: 978-1-59102-713-3, ISBN: 1-59102-713-6 "Does quantum mechanics show a connection between the human mind and the cosmos? Are our brains tuned into a "cosmic consciousness" that pervades the universe enabling us to make our own reality? Do quantum mechanics and chaos theory provide a place for God to act in the world without violating natural laws? Many popular books make such claims and argue that key developments in twentieth-century physics, such as the uncertainty principle ..."
Denying History(1st Edition) Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say It? Updated and Expanded by MichaelShermer, Alex Grobman, Arthur Hertzberg, Dr Arthur Hertzberg, Denying History Paperback, 360 Pages, Published 2009 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-26098-6, ISBN: 0-520-26098-8 "Denying History is a courageous and accessible study of "a looking-glass world where black is white, up is down, and the normal rules of reason no longer apply." Authors Michael Shermer and Alex Grobman have immersed themselves in the conferences, literature, and Web culture of Holocaust deniers; they have engaged the pseudo-historians in debate; and they have visited the concentration camps in Europe to investigate the t ..."
Secrets of Mental Math The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks by Arthur Benjamin, MichaelShermer 224 Pages, Published 2008 by Three Rivers Press ISBN-13: 978-0-307-34746-6, ISBN: 0-307-34746-X "Foreword by James Randi Mathematics is a wonderful, elegant, and exceedingly
useful language. It has its own vocabulary and syntax, its own verbs, nouns, and
modifiers, and its own dialects and patois. It is used brilliantly by some, poorly ..."
The Believing Brain From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies---How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths by MichaelShermer Paperback, 385 Pages, Published 2012 by St. Martin's Griffin Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-1-250-00880-0, ISBN: 1-250-00880-8 "Synthesizing thirty years of research, psychologist and science historian Michael Shermer upends the traditional thinking about how humans form beliefs about the world. Simply put, beliefs come first and explanations for beliefs follow. The brain, Shermer argues, is a belief engine. Using sensory data that flow in through the senses, the brain naturally begins to look for and find patterns, and then infuses those patterns with meaning, ..."
Skeptics Forum Hugh Ross and Fazale Rana with MichaelShermer (RTB Live! Vol. 10) by Hugh Ross, Fazale Rana, MichaelShermer Dvd, Published 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1-886653-62-7, ISBN: 1-886653-62-3 "Reasons To Believe scholars participate in university forums and other speaking events across the U.S. and beyond.
What really happened at the beginning? Did chemicals in a primordial soup spontaneously spawn first life? Or have the latest discoveries dealt a devastating blow to all naturalistic explanations? Watch as Hugh Ross and Fazale Rana assess the scriptural story of life's origin as a scientific model that will allow you to int ..."
Cérebro e Crença by MichaelShermer Paperback, 392 Pages, Published 2012 by Jsn ISBN-13: 978-85-85985-32-5, ISBN: 85-85985-32-1 " Em Cérebro e Crença, as pesquisas realizadas nos últimos trinta anos pelo psicólogo e historiador da ciência Michael Shermer de como nascem as crenças no cérebro humano atingem sua melhor síntese e oferecem ao leitor uma rara possibilidade de entender por que o homem necessita da crença, mostrando como nosso cérebro constrói uma ampla gama de justificativas para validar as crenças. O relato lúcido, acessível e abrangente de Shermer int ..."
數學速算魔法 by 亞瑟·班傑明, 麥克·薛莫, Arthur Benjamin, MichaelShermer, Bill Nye Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2011 by 稻田 ISBN-13: 978-986-6749-80-3, ISBN: 986-6749-80-0 "《數學速算魔法》 全球銷量突破5,000,000冊 美國青少年人手一本 亞馬遜五顆星推薦 美國數學協會推薦 國內數學界好評不斷 《數學速算魔法》教你像數學天才一樣思考問題。準備好，以驚人的速算來讓你的朋友們嚇一大跳！在本書中，作者亞瑟·班傑明和麥克·薛莫將與你分享如閃電般的快速心算訣竅。通過本書，你將學會快速心算與快速記憶數字的方法，讓你第一次覺得數學竟然是這麼簡單，又充滿了趣味。 心算可不是數學家的專利，每個人都有能力在頭腦中進行看似非常複雜的運算，你所需要的，只不過是一些訣竅！看了這本書，你將能夠快速地對三位數進行乘除運算，並馬上算出任何一個數的立方根、平方根。無論你過去在數學這一科的表現如何，《數學速算魔法》都將讓你學會令人歎為觀止的數學技能。本書傳授的數學訣竅是你在學校從來都不可能學習到的。 "
