“One of the best critiques of current mathematics education I have ever seen.”—Keith Devlin, math columnist on NPR’s Morning Edition A brilliant research mathematician who has devoted his career to teaching kids reveals math to be creative and beautiful and rejects standard anxiety-producing teaching methods. Witty and accessible, Paul Lockhart’s controversial approach will ...(展开全部)

“One of the best critiques of current mathematics education I have ever seen.”—Keith Devlin, math columnist on NPR’s Morning Edition A brilliant research mathematician who has devoted his career to teaching kids reveals math to be creative and beautiful and rejects standard anxiety-producing teaching methods. Witty and accessible, Paul Lockhart’s controversial approach will ...(展开全部)

To imagine – to see that which is not there – is the startling ability that has fuelled human development and innovation through the centuries. As a species we stand alone in our remarkable capacity to refashion the world after the pictures in our minds. Traversing the realms of science, politics, religion, culture, philosophy and history, Felipe Fernández-Armesto reveals the t...(展开全部)

There is a paradox. As children, most of us think we are highly creative; as adults many of us think we are not. What changes as children grow up? Organizations across the globe are competing in a world that is changing faster than ever. They say they need people who can think creatively, who are flexible and quick to adapt. Too often they can't find them. Why not? In this prov...(展开全部)

There is a paradox. As children, most of us think we are highly creative; as adults many of us think we are not. What changes as children grow up? Organizations across the globe are competing in a world that is changing faster than ever. They say they need people who can think creatively, who are flexible and quick to adapt. Too often they can't find them. Why not? In this prov...(展开全部)

沃尔特•阿尔瓦雷茨（Walter Alvarez）， 美国地质学家，诺贝尔物理学奖得主路易斯•沃尔特•阿尔瓦雷茨之子。任教于柏克莱加州大学地球与行星科学系。因为与其父共同提出恐龙灭绝是因为小行星或彗星撞击地球的理论而闻名。 阿尔瓦雷茨生于美国加州伯克利。1962年于明尼苏达州卡尔顿学院获得地质学士，1967年获得普林斯顿大学地质学博士。他曾在荷兰任职于美国海外石油公司，在培养了考古地质学的兴趣以后，他离开了石油公司，并一度留在意大利研究古罗马时代的火山活动和对古罗马聚落的影响。之后，阿尔瓦雷茨进入哥伦比亚大学拉蒙特－多赫提地质观测所研究地中海地区的板块构造。他在意大利对古地磁学的研究使他开始关注意大利沿岸深海底石灰岩的地磁逆转。 沃尔特和其父亲路易斯•沃尔特•阿尔瓦雷茨最为人所知的就是发现在白垩纪-第三纪地层之间富含铱的黏土层。此外，他的研究还包括地...(展开全部)

沃尔特•阿尔瓦雷茨（Walter Alvarez）， 美国地质学家，诺贝尔物理学奖得主路易斯•沃尔特•阿尔瓦雷茨之子。任教于柏克莱加州大学地球与行星科学系。因为与其父共同提出恐龙灭绝是因为小行星或彗星撞击地球的理论而闻名。 阿尔瓦雷茨生于美国加州伯克利。1962年于明尼苏达州卡尔顿学院获得地质学士，1967年获得普林斯顿大学地质学博士。他曾在荷兰任职于美国海外石油公司，在培养了考古地质学的兴趣以后，他离开了石油公司，并一度留在意大利研究古罗马时代的火山活动和对古罗马聚落的影响。之后，阿尔瓦雷茨进入哥伦比亚大学拉蒙特－多赫提地质观测所研究地中海地区的板块构造。他在意大利对古地磁学的研究使他开始关注意大利沿岸深海底石灰岩的地磁逆转。 沃尔特和其父亲路易斯•沃尔特•阿尔瓦雷茨最为人所知的就是发现在白垩纪-第三纪地层之间富含铱的黏土层。此外，他的研究还包括地...(展开全部)

Reading this book will make you less sure of yourself—and that’s a good thing. In The Invisible Gorilla, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, creators of one of psychology’s most famous experiments, use remarkable stories and counterintuitive scientific findings to demonstrate an important truth: Our minds don’t work the way we think they do. We think we see ourselves a...(展开全部)

Reading this book will make you less sure of yourself—and that’s a good thing. In The Invisible Gorilla, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, creators of one of psychology’s most famous experiments, use remarkable stories and counterintuitive scientific findings to demonstrate an important truth: Our minds don’t work the way we think they do. We think we see ourselves a...(展开全部)

阿伦·阿胡维亚，密歇根大学迪尔伯恩商学院市场营销学教授，品牌挚爱概念提出者，常参加公开广播脱口秀和流行电视节目，如《奥普拉脱口秀》。