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Why do I feel stuck? How can I become more creative? What can I do to improve my relationships? If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, you’re not alone. On Hidden Brain, we help you understand your own mind — and the minds of the people around you. (We're routinely rated the #1 science podcast in the United States.) Hosted by veteran science journalist Shankar Vedantam.

Life has a way of thwarting our best-laid plans. Out of nowhere you get an unexpected diagnosis, or your relationship ends, or you suffer some other trick of fate. In these moments, it can feel like you’re free-falling into the unknown. Maya Shankar has spent decades researching people’s interior lives. When an unexpected change in her own life left her reeling, she sought out people who had gone through extraordinary disruption and asked them to tell her everything.

In Not with a Bug, But with a Sticker: Attacks on Machine Learning Systems and What to Do About Them, a team of distinguished adversarial machine learning researchers deliver a riveting account of the most significant risk to currently deployed artificial intelligence systems: cybersecurity threats. The authors take you on a sweeping tour—from inside secretive government organizations to academic workshops at ski chalets to Google's cafeteria—recounting how major AI systems remain vulnerable to the exploits of bad actors of all stripes.

Most of us would agree that there’s a clear—and even obvious—connection between the things we believe and the way we behave. But what if our actions are driven not by our conscious values and beliefs but by hidden motivations we’re not even aware of? The “hidden brain” is Shankar Vedantam’s shorthand for a host of brain functions, emotional responses, and cognitive processes that happen outside our conscious awareness but have a decisive effect on how we behave.

At first glance, Generation Z (youth born after 1997) seems to be made up of anxious overachievers, hounded by Tiger Moms and constantly tracked on social media. One would think that competitors in the National Spelling Bee - the most popular brain sport in America - would be the worst off. Counterintuitively, anthropologist Shalini Shankar argues that Gen Z spelling bee competitors are learning crucial 21st-century skills from their high-powered lives, displaying a sophisticated understanding of self-promotion, self-direction, and social mobility.

En este libro, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar propone desaprender un cúmulo de conocimientos que limitan y restringen todas las posibilidades de nuestra vida.

From science and technology to business and education, curiosity is often taken for granted as an unquestioned good. And yet, few people can define curiosity. Curiosity Studies marshals scholars from more than a dozen fields not only to define curiosity but also to grapple with its ethics as well as its role in technological advancement and global citizenship. While intriguing research on curiosity has occurred in numerous disciplines for decades, no rigorously cross - disciplinary study has existed - until now.

Leadership is not static. Instead, authority in projects shifts dynamically between project managers, individual team members, and sub-teams, depending on the situation. Leadership may be exercised through a vertical, horizontal, shared, or distributed leadership approach. However, balanced leadership ensures the best suitable approach is used in any given situation. Based on an award-winning global program of research studies, Balanced Leadership is a thorough investigation of balanced leadership in projects.

Written by a former election campaign consultant for a major political party, How to Win an Indian Election takes listeners into the forbidden world of election war-rooms and gives them a glimpse of how strategy is formulated, what works with voters on the ground and what doesn't. Based on research, interviews and the author's own experiences, this book is invaluable for its insight into the inner workings of politics, political parties and what really makes for a winning election campaign.

HOW DO POLITICIANS IN TODAY'S world attain power? How do nations become powerful? Why do human beings follow others unquestioningly, even if it is to their own detriment? What factors determine which politicians, nations and organizations will dominate the modern world? Through much of human history, societal control was determined by militaristic strength. Individuals and tribes fought to control vital resources and land.

Con este tipo de reflexiones, en este libro Sri Sri Ravi Shankar disipa muchas dudas y devuelve la sonrisa a cualquier persona. Los temas sobre los que se enfoca son a Dios le encanta divertirse, la verdadera intimidad, cuatro pasos hacia una vida práctica y espiritual, la verdadera risa, la naturaleza de los sentimientos, la naturaleza de Dios, y los locos. Como es habitual, los mensajes de Sri Sri Ravi Shankar son profundos, pero expresados con palabras sencillas y livianas.

What fuels the spark of creation? Joy of Building Things explores this fundamental question through the lens of today's most transformative fields: entrepreneurship, AI, and technology. We go beyond the headlines to uncover the human element – the challenges, breakthroughs, and profound satisfaction experienced by founders, engineers, and innovators. Discover the mindset behind building successful businesses, the intricacies of crafting intelligent systems, and the vision driving technological advancements. This is more than just tech talk; it's about the passion, the process, and the ...

Work on yourself before you set out to influence the world around you. In this no-holds barred, fiercely inspirational and relentlessly practical book, Binod dives into the essential areas to unfurl your career potential — knowing yourself, managing yourself, managing others, and managing transitions.

Primrose Fernetise, a beautiful, audacious 12-year-old girl, and a group of woodland animals with divine mystical abilities set out on an adventurous mission to Hellevue, a murky island on the dreary part of Mystopical. Their daring mission involves vanquishing the evil sorceress Queen Evelyn Velecrona and breaking the curse she has cast on humanity.

Sabiduría práctica rescata las reflexiones y definiciones que Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ofreció en diversas y célebres conferencias realizadas durante la segunda mitad de la década del 90. Con los ojos de hoy, esas enseñanzas están más vigentes y potentes que nunca y, a la vez, funcionan como un portal para todos los que quieran acercarse a la filosofía de El Arte de Vivir.

After meeting Kartik after seven years, Priya saves him from a fire during her nurse's job interview at the hospital but ends up getting injured herself. Despite Mandvi's disapproval, Kartik helps Priya, and their love grows stronger. However, several obstacles stand in their way, including Mandvi's attempts to separate them and a misunderstanding with a co-worker in Lucknow.

Padre Chrystian Shankar, fenômeno da internet por conta de um vídeo em que dá conselhos amorosos durante uma pregação, traz dicas valiosas para todos aqueles que estão em busca de um verdadeiro amor, de um relaciona­mento sério e duradouro. Como encontrar o seu amor aponta muitos perigos e erros que precisam ser levados em conta no início e no aprofundamento do namoro. O livro também apresenta conselhos para quem está namorando e precisa melhorar o relacionamento.

শঙ্কর, অর্থাৎ মনি শঙ্কর মুখার্জী জনপ্রিয় এক বাঙালি লেখক। তার জন্ম হয়েছিল পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারতবর্ষে। চরণ ছুঁইয়ে যাই শঙ্করের এক অসাধারণ উপন্যাস। তার জীবনের নানা স্মৃতি লুকিয়ে আছে এই গল্পে। উনি ওনার জীবনে নানান গুরুত্বপূর্ণ এবং

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