An eminent psychologist offers a major new theory of human cognition: movement, not language, is the foundation of thought.

How the Body Shapes the Mind is an interdisciplinary work that addresses philosophical questions by appealing to evidence found in experimental psychology, neuroscience, studies of pathologies, and developmental psychology. There is a growing consensus across these disciplines that the contribution of embodiment to cognition is inescapable. Because this insight has been develop...(展开全部)

塞缪尔·早川（Samuel Hayakawa，1906—1992），日裔美籍语言学家、作家、政治家；旧金山州立大学英语教授，1968年任代理校长；1977-1983年任美国参议员。

塞思·霍罗威茨（Seth Horowitz），任教于美国布朗大学神经科学和心理学系，开设有动物行为学、神经行为学、大脑发育学、听觉生物学和音乐思维等课程。他在人类听觉、平衡和睡眠研究方面的工作得到了美国的国家卫生研究院、国家科学基金会和国家航空航天局的资助。同时，他还是NeuroPop公司的联合创始人及首席神经科学家，致力于将基础研究应用于真实世界。

塞思·霍罗威茨（Seth Horowitz），任教于美国布朗大学神经科学和心理学系，开设有动物行为学、神经行为学、大脑发育学、听觉生物学和音乐思维等课程。他在人类听觉、平衡和睡眠研究方面的工作得到了美国的国家卫生研究院、国家科学基金会和国家航空航天局的资助。同时，他还是NeuroPop公司的联合创始人及首席神经科学家，致力于将基础研究应用于真实世界。

A revised, updated edition of S. I. Hayakawas classic work on semantics. He discusses the role of language, its many functions, and how language shapes our thinking. Introduction by Robert MacNeil; Index.

The beauty of science may be pure and eternal, but the practice of science costs money. And scientists, being human, respond to incentives and costs, in money and glory. Choosing a research topic, deciding what papers to write and where to publish them, sticking with a familiar area or going into something new--the payoff may be tenure or a job at a highly ranked university or ...(展开全部)

Sometimes designed objects reject their users: a computer mouse that doesn't work for left-handed people, for example, or a touchscreen payment system that only works for people who read English phrases, have 20/20 vision, and use a credit card. Something as simple as color choices can render a product unusable for millions. These mismatches are the building blocks of exclusion...(展开全部)

The original Struts project revolutionized Java web development and its rapid adoption resulted in the thousands of Struts-based applications deployed worldwide. Keeping pace with new ideas and trends, Apache Struts 2 has emerged as the product of a merger between the Apache Struts and OpenSymphony WebWork projects, united in their goal to develop an easy-to-use yet feature-ric...(展开全部)