This seminar will focus on the development of critical thinking skills. The course will build on the basic understanding of Neurodevelopmental Treatment, Sensory Integration, and Motor Learning approaches. By integrating the strengths of these frameworks, the participant will be assisted in applying these concepts to improve function in children with neuromotor and sensorimotor disorders. An emphasis is placed on task acquisition, creative therapeutic treatment planning, and methods for maximizi

Today humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding₆and also appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that developed vaccines for Covid-19 in less than a year produce so much fake news, medical quackery, and conspiracy theorizing? Pinker rejects the cynical clich ̌that humans are simply irrational, cavemen out of time saddled with biases, fallacies, and illusions. After all, we discovered the laws of nature, lengthened and enriched our lives, and set out the benchmarks for

"Expanding upon his viral TEDx Talk, psychology professor and social scientist John V. Petrocelli reveals the critical thinking habits you can develop to recognize and combat pervasive false information that harms society in The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit. Bullshit is the foundation of contaminated thinking and bad decisions leading to health consequences, financial losses, legal consequences, broken relationships, and wasted time and resources. No matter how smart we believe ou

"Ideas are everywhere, but those with the greatest problem-solving, business-transforming, and life-changing potential are often hard to identify. Even when we recognize good ideas, applying them to everyday obstacles-whether in the workplace, our homes, or our civic institutions-can seem insurmountable. According to Matthew Syed, it doesn't have to be this way. In Rebel Ideas, Syed argues that our brainpower as individuals isn't enough. To tackle problems from climate change to economic decline

"Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it explain why there seems to be so much irrationality in the world, including, let's be honest, in each of us? These are the goals of Steven Pinker's follow-up to Enlightenment Now (Bill Gates's "new favorite book of all time"). Humans today are often portrayed as cavemen out of time, poised to react to a lion in the grass with a suite of biases, blind spots, fallacies, and illusions. But this, Pinker a cognitive scientist and rational optimist ar

Una guía innovadora que revela el secreto de la búsqueda de una vida llena y abundante: el arte de hacer (y responder) buenas preguntas. En su discurso de ceremonia de graduación, dirigido a la clase graduada del año 2016, James E. Ryan, decano de la Escuela Superior de Educación de la Universidad de Harvard, brindó consejos a aquel grupo de hombres y mujeres esperanzados y ansiosos por dejar su huella en el mundo. La clave para lograr las conexiones emocionales y el progreso social, se puede en

Bill Nye has been the public face of science for more than 20 years. Here, he urges readers to become activists and agents of change. This is an exciting, inspiring call to unleash the power of the nerd mindset that exists within us all. Nye believes we'll never be able to tackle our society's biggest, most complex problems if we don't even know how to solve the small ones. Step by step, he shows his readers the key tools behind his everything-all-at-once approach: radical curiosity, a deep desi

Everyone has an inner nerd just waiting to be awakened by the right passion. Bill Nye will help you find yours. Here Bill shows you how to develop critical thinking skills and create change, using his "everything all at once" approach that leaves no stone unturned. Whether addressing climate change, the future of our society as a whole, personal success, or stripping away the mystery of fire walking, there are certain strategies that get results: looking at the world with relentless curiosity, b

Professor Stephen Hawking is going to help you think like a genius, reveal your true potential and answer some big questions about the nature of life itself.

Professor Stephen Hawking is going to help you think like a genius, decipher the vast and complex nature of the universe, and discover the origin of the cosmos.