Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn, Library Edition

from lauriebrown54

This is a very interesting book, but I feel the title is a little misleading. It's not so much that brain science will transform how we do things; it's more that technology will. In a world where the boundaries between work and personal life have been broken down by constant email, texts, and cel...

from ehousewright

This book makes a strong case for collaboration and diversity if you want to see a big picture. I've seen this to be true in both work and social situations. Some things I'm thinking about as a result of reading it:• Sometimes "pilot" can be just a label you give a project when you want a soft la...

from paulsignorelli

Cathy Davidson is an engaging, thoughtful, and thought-provoking writer; she also is a justifiably admired educator (former vice provost for interdisciplinary studies at Duke University) who clearly puts her attention on the learners she serves. And she has plenty to teach all trainer-teacher-lea...

from jasonli

Don't be fooled by the cheeky title. In "Now You See It" Davidson manages to bridge research from neuroscience, education and business together to create a truly unique explanation for how our brains are changing in the post-internet age and how our schools and workplaces are slowly (and they are...

from otterpopmusic

Halfway through this book I would have given it 4 stars, but then I got to the section on work, which is frustratingly utopian.