David Eagleman

Anthony Brandt

This powerful, wide-ranging exploration of human creativity explores how individuals, organizations, and educational institutions can benefit from fostering it.

How Human Creativity Remakes the World

The Runaway Species

Fikirler Dünyayi Nasil Yeniden Yaratiyor

Yaratici Tür

Documents the experiences of nineteenth-century adventurers who searched for the Northwest Passage, describing the sixteenth-century myths that inspired their pursuits and the ways in which many met tragic ends when confronting the harsh Arctic elements.

The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage

The Man who Ate His Boots

Sven Anders Hedin

An action-packed memoir of his journeys along Central Asia's ancient Silk Road during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by the acclaimed Swedish geographer and explorer is accompanied by period illustrations and photographs, an expedition map, and reprints of articles written for National Geographic between 1897 and 1905. Reprint.

My Life as an Explorer

The Experience of Insanity in America

Reality Police

Unindo arte, ciência e cotidiano, neurocientista e compositor exploram origens e processos por trás da inovação em um livro que deu origem a série de mesmo nome disponível na Netflix

O que guarda-chuvas, sinfonias, viagens espaciais, estádios de futebol, os quadros de Picasso e o calendário têm em comum? Todos foram concebidos, desenvolvidos e aperfeiçoados pelo poder da criatividade humana.

Em um passeio pelas criações que tornaram o mundo o que ele é hoje, o compositor Anthony Brandt e o neurocientista David Eagleman explicam os elos entre a criatividade na arte, na ciência e na tecnologia e mostram as rotinas básicas do “software da inovação” em funcionamento. Descrevendo as ferramentas e as estratégias responsáveis pela irrefreável inventividade de nossa espécie, Como o cérebro cria oferece inúmeros exemplos de como todos os atos criativos resultam das mesmas operações cerebrais aplicadas a algo que já existia.

Neste mergulho profundo na mente criativa, Eagleman e Brandt tentam responder à pergunta: O que está por trás da capacidade — e do desejo — dos seres humanos de inventar? Ao mesmo tempo uma celebração do espírito humano e um vislumbre de como podemos melhorar o futuro ao abraçarmos nossa criatividade, o livro apresenta surpresas e curiosidades, além de dicas sobre como produzir ideias de sucesso.

O poder da criatividade humana para transformar o mundo

Como o Cérebro Cria

Mark Twain

A satirical chronicle of the author's 1895 tour around the world describes the wonders and people he encountered en route and presents a portrait of nineteenth-century travel and customs, in a travelogue enhanced by the author's unique humor, curiosity, and observations. Reprint.

Following the Equator

Our relentless drive to create makes us unique among living creatures. What is special about the human brain that enables us to innovate? Why don't cows choreograph dances? Why don't squirrels build elevators to their treetops? Why don't alligators invent speedboats? Weaving together the arts and sciences, neuroscientist David Eagleman and composer Anthony Brandt explore the need for novelty, the simulation of possible futures, and the social components that drive the inventiveness of our species. Taking us on a tour of human creativity from Picasso to concept cars to umbrellas to lunar travel, Brandt and Eagleman explore the cognitive software that generates new ideas, and illuminate the key facets of a creative mentality. Through understanding our ability to innovate - our most profound, mysterious, and deeply human capacity - we can meet the challenge of remaking our constantly shifting world.

La specie creativa. L'ingegno umano che dà forma al mondo

This enlightening examination of creativity looks “at art and science together to examine how innovations . . . build on what already exists and rely on three brain operations: bending, breaking and blending” (The Wall Street Journal) The Runaway Species is a deep dive into the creative mind, a celebration of the human spirit, and a vision of how we can improve our future by understanding and embracing our ability to innovate. David Eagleman and Anthony Brandt seek to answer the question: what lies at the heart of humanity’s ability—and drive—to create? Our ability to remake our world is unique among all living things. But where does our creativity come from, how does it work, and how can we harness it to improve our lives, schools, businesses, and institutions? Eagleman and Brandt examine hundreds of examples of human creativity through dramatic storytelling and stunning images in this beautiful, full–color volume. By drawing out what creative acts have in common and viewing them through the lens of cutting–edge neuroscience, they uncover the essential elements of this critical human ability, and encourage a more creative future for all of us. “The Runaway Species approach[es] creativity scientifically but sensitively, feeling its roots without pulling them out.” —The Economist

The words of the great explorers of Antarctica--James Cook, Ernest Shackleton, Robert Falcon Scott, Roald Amundsen and Richard Byrd--are gathered together in this gripping narrative history of the race to reach the South Pole.

A Historical Reader

The South Pole

Unindo arte, ciência e cotidiano, neurocientista e compositor exploram origens e processos por trás da inovação em um livro que deu origem a série de mesmo nome disponível na Netflix O que guarda-chuvas, sinfonias, viagens espaciais, estádios de futebol, os quadros de Picasso e o calendário têm em comum? Todos foram concebidos, desenvolvidos e aperfeiçoados pelo poder da criatividade humana. Em um passeio pelas criações que tornaram o mundo o que ele é hoje, o compositor Anthony Brandt e o neurocientista David Eagleman explicam os elos entre a criatividade na arte, na ciência e na tecnologia e mostram as rotinas básicas do “software da inovação” em funcionamento. Descrevendo as ferramentas e as estratégias responsáveis pela irrefreável inventividade de nossa espécie, Como o cérebro cria oferece inúmeros exemplos de como todos os atos criativos resultam das mesmas operações cerebrais aplicadas a algo que já existia. Neste mergulho profundo na mente criativa, Eagleman e Brandt tentam responder à pergunta: O que está por trás da capacidade — e do desejo — dos seres humanos de inventar? Ao mesmo tempo uma celebração do espírito humano e um vislumbre de como podemos melhorar o futuro ao abraçarmos nossa criatividade, o livro apresenta surpresas e curiosidades, além de dicas sobre como produzir ideias de sucesso.

Como o cérebro cria

Eloquent and powerful, Thomas Jefferson's letters and travel diaries from his years abroad as the U.S. minister to France spill onto the pages of this volume in wonderful detail, covering the full range of his interests and passions.

Selected Writings, 1784-1789

Thomas Jefferson Travels

Brandt tells the fascinating whole story of the search for the Northwest Passage, from its beginnings early in the age of exploration through its development into a British national obsession to the final sordid, terrible descent into scurvy, starvation, and cannibalism.

The Man Who Ate His Boots

William Clark

Meriwether Lewis

At the dawn of the 19th century, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark embarked on an unprecedented journey from St. Louis, Missouri to the Pacific Ocean and back again. Their assignment was to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory and record the geography, flora, fauna, and people they encountered along the way. The tale of their incredible journey, meticulously recorded in their journals, has become an American classic. This single-volume, landmark edition of the famous journals is the first abridgement to be published in at least a decade. Series editor Anthony Brandt and Lewis and Clark scholar Herman J. Viola have reviewed all 13 volumes of the text to include a more balanced account of encounters with Native Americans and have, for the first time in print, corrected Lewis and Clark’s famously bad spelling. This new edition presents the journey’s impressive highlights—from first encounters with grizzly bears and meetings with the Sioux and Crow Indians, to the near starvation in the Bitterroot Mountains and confrontation with the Blackfeet Indians. Brief connecting accounts from the editors seamlessly link connected passages and illuminate details of the expedition that are missing or obscure in the text. Featuring an expedition map, an introduction by Anthony Brandt that describes America at the start of Lewis and Clark’s amazing journey, and an afterword by Herman Viola that illuminates the historical significance of the mission, this single-volume edition brings to life the epic grandeur of the greatest adventure in American history.

The Journals of Lewis and Clark

A compelling chronicle of humankind's eternal battle with the sea brings together a collection of firsthand survivor accounts of shipwrecks around the world and through the ages, from ancient Islandic sagas, to the tragedy of the Titanic, to the present day, all accompanied by historical notes and commentary.

Shipwrecks from the Bible to Titanic

The Tragic History of the Sea

Wie entsteht das Neue? Durch Biegen, Brechen und Verbinden! Wir Menschen wollen ständig Neues erschaffen - was aber macht unser Gehirn dabei so besonders? Warum erfinden Krokodile keine Speedboats? Der Neurowissenschaftler David Eagleman und der Komponist Anthony Brandt schildern, wie in unseren Köpfen Innovation entsteht. Sie erzählen Geschichten neuer Ideen von Picasso bis zur Raumfahrt und zeigen uns, dass wir die Herausforderungen der Zukunft nur meistern können, wenn wir die kreative Software unseres Gehirns verstehen lernen. Ein faszinierendes Duett von Naturwissenschaft und Kunst: Der weltbekannte Hirnforscher David Eagleman und sein Freund, der Komponist Anthony Brandt, widmen sich in ihrem Buch der Frage, wie das Neue entsteht. Dabei blicken sie auf die kreative Software des Gehirns: Wie funktioniert sie? Was machen wir damit? Wohin führt sie uns? Es erweist sich, dass der kreative Prozess vor allem von drei Fähigkeiten des Gehirns abhängt: Biegung, Brechung und Verbindung. An vielen Beispielen, von der Raumfahrt über die Wirtschaft und die Kunst bis zum Sport, demonstrieren die Autoren, wie unser Denken die Welt immer wieder neu erschafft.

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