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Duke Professor Cathy Davidson's Powerful Now You See Itnew

By looking at the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the modern school and workplace, Davidson makes a persuasive case for her book's subtitle: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn.
INDY Week  |  Marc Maximov  |  08-25-2011  |  Nonfiction

Parasite Therapy: Rob Dunn's The Wild Life of Our Bodiesnew

One increasingly tenable theory holds that the disproportionate prevalence of a spectrum of disorders in affluent nations -- from allergies and asthma to diabetes and Crohn's disease -- may be because we miss our worms.
INDY Week  |  Marc Maximov  |  08-17-2011  |  Nonfiction

Do Today's Children Hear the Call of the Wild?new

The Audubon medal-winning writer Richard Louv has just released an updated version of his 2005 book, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder to create a movement of sorts to get kids outside.
INDY Week  |  Marc Maximov  |  04-17-2008  |  Nonfiction

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