I confess that I haven't read the book, but I was impressed with Ira Flatow's interview with the author on NPR's Science Friday. http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2007/Feb/hour2_020207.html On that page, there's a box on the right called "Archived Audio". You can download the interview there. -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology Des Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/ -- Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology Assistant Director Project Syllabus http://www.lemoyne.edu/OTRP/projectsyllabus.html
________________________________ From: Patricia Santoro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 2/16/2007 10:20 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] "Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain" by S. Begley Hello everyone, I would enjoy hearing from the TIPS crowd about your thoughts on the book, Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves by Sharon Begley. Is it good science or "pop" science? The reason I'm asking is that in the Fall 2007, I'll be teaching an interdisciplinary course on the "Science of Well-Being" for first year honors students. We will be investigating the topic from psychology, neuroscience, and economic perspectives. Last semester, for an upper level version of a similar course, I used a wonderful book called Satisfaction, by Gregory Berns, to present some of the neuroscience elements, but I'm thinking about making a change. I'm looking for something that represents engaging and valid science. I looked at the reviews of Begley's book on Amazon.com, but I trust TIPS more. Thanks for any feedback you are willing to offer. Pat --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
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