Jonah Lehrer

Books by Jonah Lehrer

Portraits of the Mind

Visualizing the Brain from Antiquity to the 21st Century

by Jonah Lehrer
- Hardcover, 239 pages
How We Decide

by Jonah Lehrer
- Hardcover, 302 pages
Imagine

How Creativity Works

by Jonah Lehrer
- Hardcover, 256 pages
Proust Was a Neuroscientist

by Jonah Lehrer
- Hardcover, 242 pages

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Author Interviews

'Imagine' That: Fostering Creativity In The Workplace

March 21, 201210:59 AM

Companies like 3M allow their employees to have an hour a day to do whatever they want: work on a side project or tinker with a hobby. In doing so, they're helping their employees become more creative — and increasing their productivity, says science writer Jonah Lehrer in his new book, Imagine.

light bulbs sketched on chalkboard Many small ideas make a big one

Author Interviews

'How Creativity Works': It's All In Your Imagination

by NPR Staff

March 19, 2012 5:17 PM

In his new book, Imagine, Jonah Lehrer explores the art and science of original thinking — from Shakespearean tragedies to the invention of masking tape to Nike's "Just Do It" campaign. And when you get stuck? "Take a very long, warm shower," Lehrer says.

Science

Jonah Lehrer: Passions Of The Brain

March 02, 200910:00 AM

According to new neuroscience studies, emotion has a strong influence on how the human brain makes decisions. Jonah Lehrer, the author of How We Decide, joins Fresh Air to discuss the latest research.

Krulwich Wonders...

Virginia Woolf, At Intersection Of Science And Art

by Robert Krulwich

August 02, 2008 1:22 PM

Virginia Woolf wanted to think about what it's like to think about ordinary things. Novelists, she said, should study life as it happens. That view suggests that while scientists probe and analyze questions, artists discover what questions to ask.

Mental Health

Inside The Mind Of A Sociopath

Confessions of a Sociopath is written under the pen name of M.E. Thomas.

Around the Nation

'The Watchers' Have Had Their Eyes On Us For Years

The National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters at Fort Meade, Md.

Books

Book News: Kim Jong Un Reportedly Gave 'Mein Kampf' As Gifts

Kim Jong Un (center) watched a performance celebrating the anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Book Reviews

A Family's Secrets And Sorrows Surface In 'Heatwave'

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Jonah Lehrer

Books by Jonah Lehrer

Portraits of the Mind

Visualizing the Brain from Antiquity to the 21st Century

How We Decide

Imagine

How Creativity Works

Proust Was a Neuroscientist

Jonah Lehrer has written books about:

NPR stories about Jonah Lehrer

Author Interviews

'Imagine' That: Fostering Creativity In The Workplace

Author Interviews

'How Creativity Works': It's All In Your Imagination

Science

Jonah Lehrer: Passions Of The Brain

Krulwich Wonders...

Virginia Woolf, At Intersection Of Science And Art

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Jonah Lehrer

Books by Jonah Lehrer

Visualizing the Brain from Antiquity to the 21st Century

How Creativity Works

Jonah Lehrer has written books about:

NPR stories about Jonah Lehrer

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Inside The Mind Of A Sociopath

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