Future Bright
A Transforming Vision of Human Intelligence
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 1 August 2013
- ISBN 9780199781843
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages320 pages
- Size 236x155x30 mm
- Weight 544 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Future Bright introduces a radical view of human intelligence: it is not a fixed trait, present at birth, but modifiable through experience. Intelligence can be learned. This vision of human potential suggests that an innovative and creative future will result from developing intelligence through experience and education today.
MoreLong description:
Future Bright introduces a radical idea: Intelligence is learnable. This idea is tremendously important because it means that with the right environment, intelligence levels can be increased intentionally. Intelligence is essential to the survival and prosperity of not only individuals, but also organizations, nations, and the entire planet.
Martinez first considers a seemingly simple question. What is intelligence? Examining some of the most fascinating stories in the history of cognitive science reveals the ways our ideas about intelligence have been shaped. Current research asks, "Is intelligence just one thing? Or are there many different ways of being intelligent?" For answers, we turn to the seat of intelligence, the brain. From the search for Einstein's brain to the curious case of a railroad worker whose frontal lobe was pierced by a tamping iron, researchers have sought to understand more about intelligence by understanding more about this mysterious organ. How do physical structures relate to how we think? How are memories made? How do the brain and the mind relate to one another?
Finally, Future Bright explores the provocative finding from recent cognitive science research that intelligence can be learned. Genetics play only one part in an individual's intelligence potential. It is that part that is influenced by the environment that is most interesting, however, because if intelligence can be learned, then it can be taught. Future Bright explores ways that the environment and educational contexts can influence the growth of a more intelligent society - one that will lead us into a brighter future indeed.
Clearly written and accessible.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Sine Qua Non of Success
Chapter 2. What is Intelligence?
Chapter 3. Varieties of Intelligence
Chapter 4. Brain and Mind
Chapter 5. The Nature-Nurture Dilemma
Chapter 6. How Experience Cultivates Intelligence
Chapter 7. The Superstructure of Effectiveness
Chapter 8. Ten Strategies to Enhance Intelligence
