Smart machines are replacing more and more jobs. Edward Hess and Katherine Ludwig show how to develop abilities that machines don't have so we can thrive in this Smart Machine Age. Underlying them all is a sense of personal humility: honestly recognizing our limitations and working to mitigate them. In nearly every industry, smart machines are replacing human labor. It's not just factory jobs-automated technologies are handling people's investments,...

"We're living in a cultural moment is obsessed with making predictions. In politics and in business, we're constantly coming up with ways to collect more data for a singular purpose: to predict what will happen next. This overwhelming desire for prescience shapes the way we design, measure, and understand everything from products and marketing to politics and movements. Good predictions demand both precision and accuracy. Farrah Bostic (The Difference...

A new and simple system to understanding and controlling the behavior of others Noted body language, behavior and communication expert Mark Bowden offers a totally practical, easy-to-read guide to understanding the impulsive actions of others, along with the best tools to manage them. A number one anxiety in business is dealing with problem people. In Tame the Primitive Brain, Mark Bowden's fresh approach is the fastest and most effective way to understand...

What do you do when your learners know what to do but still aren't doing it? Training is created with the goal of changing learners' behaviors, but anyone who has created learning experiences knows that there's a big gap between knowing and doing. You can create an engaging learning experience that informs and helps people remember, but often those people go back to their regular world and continue to do things the same way they always have. In the...

This book is for readers interested in improving influence, growing business reach, improving sales figures or understanding the complexities of human behavior. It answers questions about why the public sometimes fails to engage despite data suggesting otherwise, why new products end up on clearance shelves and why great salespeople often fall short of monthly targets. The book will help readers: learn how the survival of the species plays into business,...

"This Element is an excerpt from Invisible forces and powerful beliefs: gravity, gods, and minds (ISBN: 9780137075454) by the Chicago Social Brain Network."--Resource description page.

"Hormones rule our lives. From conception, to birth, to our last breath, hormones control the delicate processes that keep our bodies in balance. However, when this careful stasis is disturbed, our hormones can wreak havoc on our health. Max Nieuwdorp, MD, PhD, knows exactly what signals your hormones are sending you and how they impact how you look, feel, and behave. In this foundational guide to hormonal health, he breaks down how hormones impact...