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Smarter : The New Science of Building Brain Power - Dan Hurley

Smarter

The New Science of Building Brain Power

By: Dan Hurley

Paperback | 27 November 2017 | Edition Number 1

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Can we really make ourselves smarter?

For over a hundred years science has told us that our intelligence is fixed. You're either born clever or you are not, there's nothing you can do about it. But the latest research tells us science got it wrong.

In Smarter Dan Hurley reveals how new fields in intelligence research show that our mental faculties can be simply and significantly improved. You'll discover the secrets of:

IQ - how it works (and often doesn't)
boot camps for your brain - do workouts provide real benefits?
pills and super foods - the truth behind the extraordinary claims
Fitness, learning a language or an instrument - do they really help?

Exhilarating and inspiring, Smarter puts the science to the test and provides insight for anyone who wants to better their own thinking, give their children the best start in life or to stave off the rapid decline of advancing years.

About the Author

Dan Hurley is an award-winning science journalist whose 2012 feature in The New York Times Magazine, "Can You Make Yourself Smarter?", was among the magazine's top-10 most-emailed articles of the year. Dan has also written on the subject of increasing intelligence for the Washington Post and Neurology Today. Over the past 20 years he has written hundreds of science articles for publications ranging from Wired and Men's Health to Psychology Today. Smarter is his fourth book. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two children, where he has a secret identity as the 60-Second Novelist, writing people's life stories in under a minute.
Industry Reviews
A rare thing: enjoyable reading that can also improve your life -- Gretch Reynolds, author of 'The First 20 Minutes'
This may be the most important revolution of our time! -- Carol Dweck, author of 'Mindset: The New Psychology of Success'
Smarter is an essential read -- Daniel H. Pink, author of 'Drive' and 'A Whole New Mind'

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