Have you ever wondered why it is so easy to watch a sport on television and comment on how easy a play should have been or how you could have made that play, hit that ball, beaten that professional fighter or caught that pass? It turns out that different regions of the brain are involved in thinking about doing something and actually doing it and these regions have associations with the biases that develop subconsciously in the brain. The same biases that drive us to wax philosophical on a...

Law enforcement has been increasingly under fire in the media for what we believe is unnecessary police violence. But few have suggestions as to what we can do about it.There is a noticeable gap between the way officers are trained and how the brain processes information in the stressful and risky situations which police work. Training arguably no longer prepares our officers for how to effectively deal with these situations.But with advancements in neuroscience, we could f...

Explore daily living inside the Inca empire, the largest empire in the western hemisphere before European colonization. The Incas' subjugation of all types of cultures in western South America led to a wide variety of experiences, from military leaders to ruling class to conquered peoples. Readers will uncover all aspects of Inca culture, including politics and social hierarchy, the life cycle, agriculture, architecture, women's roles, dress and ornamentation, food and drink, festivals, re...

In Ancient People of the Andes**, Michael A. Malpass describes the prehistory of western South America from initial colonization to the Spanish Conquest**. All the major cultures of this region, from the Moche to the Inkas, receive thoughtful treatment, from their emergence to their demise or evolution. No South American culture that lived prior to the arrival of Europeans developed a writing system, making archaeology the only way we know about m...

In the tumultuous annals of European history, the Thirty Years War stands as a cataclysmic conflict that reshaped the continent. Friedrich Schiller's monumental work, "History of the Thirty Years War, Volume 5," delves into the intricate tapestry of this epic struggle, offering a gripping narrative that illuminates the political machinations, military campaigns, and human suffering that defined this era. From the rise of Gustavus Adolphus to the Peace of Westphalia, Schiller's masterful pr...