Reading Matters 4: Overview
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the Second Edition
UNIT 1 Creativitg
Chapter 1 Laughter: The Creative Force
The Science of Jokes
The Science of Laughter
How Laughter Works
Chapter 2 Our Creative Brain
From Bird bg Bird
1 Children Are Our Best Teachers, Part A
SpeciaITalents, Part A
2 Chitdren Are Our Best Teachers, Part B
SpeciaITalents, Part B
Mental Breakout
UNIT 2 Bodg Science: Moving in New Directions
Chapter 3 Aging
Reversing Human Aging
Second Thoughts on Extending Life Spans
Science Values Grandmothers
Chapter 4 Bodg Shape
How UJe GreuJ So Big
The Gorge-Yourself Environment
1 Fitness: The One Hour / Dag Wag
Journeg to Better Fitness Starts with 10,000 Steps
2 Fitness: The Six Minutes / Dag Wag
Short Intensive Workouts Are Just as Effective as Long Sessions
UNIT 3 The Environment
Chapter 5 Natural Disasters
The Boxing Day 2oo4 Tsunami
How Hero Saved His FamiLU from Kilter Wave
Chapter 6 Urban Growth and Water Supply
The Wortd Shortage of Water
1 The Sinking City
Water Crisis as Mexico City Sinks Faster than Venice
2 The Thirsty Kingdom
In Jordan, the Feared Mideast Water Shortage Is Already Reality
UNIT 4 The Age of Communications
Chapter 7 The Znternet: BLessing or Curse
Invasion of Privacy
1 Benefits of OnLine Crime?
Fighting Crime One Computer at a Time
2 Friendship Ontine?
Web Friend or Faux?
Chapter 8 Celt Phones: BLessing or Curse
Cell Phone: A Convenience, a Hazard, or Both?
Cell Phones Have Transformed How We Communicate
A WorLd of Difference
UNIT 5 Economics
Chapter 9 The Economics of Evergdag Life
Is There Another Way to Pay?
Just Swipe It
Chapter 10 The Business of Ethics
How to TetL Right from Wrong
1 The Rewards of Ethicat Behavior
Is Ethics Its Own Reward?
2 Mixing Business and Morals
Can Business and Morats Mix?
UNIT 6 The WorLd of Man and Animals
Chapter 11 The Lives of Chimps: The Treatment of Animals
Chimpanzees in Africa
1 The Animalin Our World: The Case in Favor
The Animal Rights Revolution
2 The Animalin His World: Where Do Rights Lead?
Me Frodo, You Jane?
What's Fair is Fair, Even to a Monkeg
Chapter 12 The Sole of Evolution
The Foot: Hother of Humanity
End of Foot Evolution?
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