John wrote a short essay for the Freakonomics Blog on the New York Times Web site. He addressed the question: How Much Progress Have Psychology and Psychiatry Really Made?
Here are links to other news and sites for Brain Rules readers:
- Seattle Times feature article - "12 rules to boost your brain power"
- Watch John's interview on Northwest Afternoon (KOMO-ABC)
- iTunes - download the exercise chapter from the audio book
- YouTube - watch dozens of videos from the Brain Rules DVD
- Web tutorials for all 12 brain rules.
John Medina testing the Sleep Pod at the Googleplex.
I summoned my presence to this blog because I have an interesting suggestion for the Brain Rules website. It would be cool if there was a quiz for each of the chapters testing the readers comprehension. Then it would be even more of a learning experience. But I must say, participating in the "Brain Rules Phenomenon"-reading the book, watching the DVD, browsing Brain Rules YouTube videos, exploring the Brain Rules website... is already an unparalleled learning experience about the brain. Thank you so much creators.
ReplyDeleteI just finished the Wiring chapter-how fascinating. I was really enthused at the end of the chapter when Medina wrote: "I have come to believe that people with advanced Theory of Mind skills-"the ability to understand the interior motivations of someone else and the ability to construct a predictable 'theory of how their mind works' based on that knowledge" (pg. 67)- possess the single most important ingredient for becoming effective communicators of information" ( pg. 67). The reason I got excited is because developing "Theory of Mind" skills has been my latest passion. According to Myers-Briggs and Keirsey Theories, I am an Idealist, one of the 4 types of people that from an early age has a natural tendency to empathize with other people, to put themselves in other people's shoes. My yearning to empathize maybe why I am so interested in "Theory of Mind" skills and why I plan on getting certified in "Keirsey Temperament Theory."
Thank you,
Steven