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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 48 min., 52 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Decision making cuts across all human activities. Yet we rarely study much less apply the fundamental thinking processes that should be undertaken before we make important decisions. Most of us can't stop our emotions from having more sway than rational deliberation. Dr. Howard, who has spent much of his career studying this struggle between instinct and logic, describes the elements of high-quality decisions: proper framing, clear alternatives, appropriate...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 61 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Is it best to be emotionless and analytical in decision making? When our goal is to be decisive, the answer is a resounding no. Instead, harnessing the power of emotions is critical. Studies of the neural underpinnings of decision making show that our brains start by evaluating options analytically. But very soon usually based on first impressions we create an emotional front-runner. We then continue down a path of predecisional distortion, which...
11) Arctic tale
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Filmed over the span of fifteen years, Arctic tale follows a polar bear cub and a walrus pup as they learn to survive in the wild and face increasing challenges posed by global warming.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
xiii, 294 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Kahn looks at five basic types of modern-day angst--Panic Anxiety, Social Anxiety, OCD, Atypical Depression, and Melancholic Depression--and shows how each derives from primeval social instincts that once helped our ancestors survive. Panic disorder, which prevents some people from flying may have originally evolved to keep our tribal ancestors from traveling dangerously far from home. The increased emotional sensitivity to social rejection that...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 157 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Meditates on scientific findings that are changing the understanding of the cosmos, exploring such topics as the debate between science and religion, the conflict between the desire for permanence and nature's impermanence, and the ways technology has changed physical experiences.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
32 pages color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
"Sly as a fox" often describes an individual who is clever and sneaky. Sly as a Fox dives into fox characteristics and behavior to investigate if there is truth behind this common expression.
18) Animal teachers
Author
Publisher
Blue Apple
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"What's a great way for kids to learn about learning? Tell them how an otter takes swimming lessons, or how a chick learns to peck! Short entries portray how twelve different animals are taught various "lessons." Loads of information about nature is offered in brief, kid-friendly explanations paired with striking illustrations"--
"Short entries portray how 12 different animals are taught various "lessons." Chicks learn to peck to get their bellies...
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