Shaun Gallagher

Mind-blowing statistics and crazy connectionsfrom the number-crunching genius behind a popular blog. Based on findings on Correlated.org, this surprising and very funny book presents bizarre-but-true correlations between seemingly unrelated things.Based on daily polls and statistical analysis, in CORRELATED, Gallagher reveals: People who prefer Miss Piggy to Kermit the Frog are more than twice as likely than average to have tattoos People with body piercings are twice as likely as the average person to have deployed a fire extinguisher People with bumper stickers on their car are more likely than average to have square dancedYoull never look at poll results or scientific sound bites the same way again!

Transform your child into a science project with these fun, simple experiments.Re-create landmark studies in child development in your own home and watch your little one achieve developmental milestones in real time with this fascinating hands-on guide. Whether your child is just beginning to speak in sentences or is on their way to kindergarten, these easy and surprising projects will help you to see the world through your childs eyes--and also give you the tools to help them master new skills as they grow.Covering ages two through five, the experiments reveal research-backed insights about different areas of mental, physical, and social growth. Some examples include: Understanding language syntax Learning to pick up the rules of a game without being told Developing the impulse to lie Testing memory For any parent who looks at their young child and thinks, "What on earth is going on in there?" this book will help you find out!

Babies can be a joyand hard work. Now, they can also be a 50-in-1 science project kit!This fascinating and hands-on guide shows you how to re-create landmark scientific studies on cognitive, motor, language, and behavioral developmentusing your own bundle of joy as the research subject. Simple, engaging, and fun for both baby and parent, each project sheds light on how your baby is acquiring new skillseverything from recognizing faces, voices, and shapes to understanding new words, learning to walk, and even distinguishing between right and wrong.Whether your little research subject is a newborn, a few months old, or a toddler, these simple, surprising projects will help you see the world through your babys eyesand discover ways to strengthen newly acquired skills during your everyday interactions.

"La mente fenomenológica" presenta la primera introducción a las cuestiones fundamentales sobre la mente desde la perspectiva de la fenomenología. Incluye los siguientes temas: ¿Qué es la fenomenologia? La naturalizacion de la fenomenologia y las ciencias cognitivas Fenomenologia y conciencia Conciencia y autoconciencia Tiempo y conciencia Intencionalidad La mente corporizada Accion Conocimiento de otras mentes Mentes situadas y extendidas Fenomenologia e identidad personal.Los capitulos tienen caracteristicas que facilitan su comprension, como graficos y resumenes, y la presente edicion se publica con un nuevo prefacio y una nota a la edicion castellana. Todo ello hace de este libro la introduccion ideal a los conceptos clave en fenomenologia, ciencia cognitiva y filosofia de la mente.

"La mente fenomenológica" presenta la primera introducción a las cuestiones fundamentales sobre la mente desde la perspectiva de la fenomenología. Incluye los siguientes temas: ¿Qué es la fenomenolo