Blink Monitor » psychology

Apps for Autism

rleir — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:15:40 +0000

Apps for Autism – An Essential Guide to over 200 Effective Apps for Improving Communication, Behavior, Social Skills, and More!, Lois Brady, – 2011

Primary educators will want to read this book. It reviews 200 iPad apps that are useful in teaching special needs kids. Large format, 400 pages.

Brain Bugs

rleir — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:44:36 +0000

Brain Bugs – How the Brain’s Flaws Shape Our Lives, Dean Buonomano, – 2011

If you want to understand how the brain works, this book will get you a bit ahead. Written by a professor but very readable. Hardcover, 250 pages.

The Big Shift

rleir — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:47:16 +0000

The Big Shift – Navigating the New Stage beyond Midlife, Marc Freedman, 2011

If you have completed a traditional career and are looking for a more meaningful activity or vocation then this book will interest you. There are many promising years between midlife and senility. Freedman is the founder of Civic Ventures. Hardcover, 200 pages.

Infinite Reality

rleir — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:19:28 +0000

Infinite Reality – Avatars, Eternal Life, New Worlds, and the Dawn of the Virtual Revolution, Jim Blascovich, – 2011

A book on the future of virtual reality, written by California psychology professors. Hardcover, 250 pages.

Beyond Boundaries

rleir — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:52:22 +0000

Beyond Boundaries – The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines–and How It Will Change Our Lives, Miguel Nicolelis, – 2011

This book is about advances in brain control of prostheses. Written by a professor of neuroscience and very readable. Hardcover, 350 pages.

History of Communications

rleir — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:34:40 +0000

A History of Communications – Media and Society from the Evolution of Speech to the Internet, Marshall Poe, Cambridge University Press, 2011

An academic look into human interactions on the Internet. 250 pages.

A Billion Wicked Thoughts

rleir — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:59:23 +0000

A Billion Wicked Thoughts – What the World’s Largest Experiment Reveals about Human Desire, Ogi Ogas, – 2011

A survey of porn statistics on the internet, and what it tells us about the human mind. The approach is academic, but very readable.

Hardcover, 250 pages plus 100 pages of notes, bibliography and index.

Drive Motivates Us

rleir — Sat, 28 May 2011 10:44:57 +0000

Drive – The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us, Daniel Pink, 2009

Business owners and people planning their career will want to read this. It is about the psychology of motivation. Hardcover, 200 pages.

Virtually You

rleir — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:41:50 +0000

Virtually You – The Dangerous Powers of the E-personality, Elias Aboujaoude, (- 2011)

The Internet changes the way we think, and often in a bad way. Well written and fascinating. Hardcover, 300 pages.

Reality Is Broken

rleir — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:09:37 +0000

Reality Is Broken – Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World, Jane McGonigal, (- 2011

This book about game design is innovative. Hardcover, 350 pages.