Howard Burton

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Stephen Hinshaw, Professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley. Stephen Hinshaw is an expert in the fields of clinical child and adolescent psychology and developmental psychopathology, as well as stigma, preventive interventions and dehumanization related to mental illness. This conversation examines the facts and misunderstandings surrounding ADHD, diagnosis and misdiagnosis, treatment, family responsibilities,...

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Uta Frith, Professor of Cognitive Development at University College London. Uta Frith is one of the world's leading experts on autism. Topics that are examined in this conversation are what autism actually is, the reasons behind the increased number of diagnoses over the last few years, autism spectrum disorders, Asperger's syndrome, mentalizing, brain imaging to research the cognitive and neurobiological...

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Elizabeth Loftus, Distinguished Professor of Psychological Science; Criminology, Law, and Society; Cognitive Science and Law at UC Irvine. Elizabeth Loftus is a renowned expert on human memory. This conversation examines her ground-breaking work on the misinformation effect, false memories and her battles with "repressed memory" advocates. Further topics include the difficulties related to the introduction...

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Paul Steinhardt, the Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Director of the Center for Theoretical Science at Princeton University. This conversation provides a comprehensive account of a marvellous scientific adventure story in the quest for a natural quasicrystal. You will be taken on a fascinating ride through the physics of materials, from theory to the laboratory, to the discovery of a new...

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Scott Tremaine, Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics at the Institute for Advanced Study and an internationally renowned expert in both galactic-scale and planetary-scale astronomy. Topics covered include: the process of scientific discovery, in particular related to comets, Pluto, planetary rings, shepherding satellites, exoplanets, chaos theory and the formation, stability and uniqueness of our solar...

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Paul Steinhardt, the Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Director of the Center for Theoretical Science at Princeton University. Paul Steinhardt is one of the originators of the theory of cosmic inflation and has become one of its fiercest critics. This conversation explores Steinhardt's scientific development, his formative experiences at Caltech including his encounters with Richard Feynman,...

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry, UCL. After an inspiring story of Nick Lane's career path, this conversation explores in detail Lane's research in biochemistry and his bioenergetic view of early, evolutionary history, the origin of life and how all complex life is composed of a very particular cell type that we all share. This carefully-edited book includes a detailed introduction,...

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Greg Hickok, Professor of Cognitive science at UC Irvine, where he directs the Center for Language Science and the Auditory and Language Neuroscience Lab. This conversation examines Greg Hickok's neuroscientific research related to speech and language which led him to eventually reject many aspects of the mirror neuron hypothesis, while giving his views on the mechanisms behind imitation and what...

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Andy Hoffman, Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability. This conversation starts with inspiring insights into how Andy Hoffman became interested in environmental issues when he declined acceptances from graduate school at Harvard and Berkeley and instead worked as a carpenter for several years in...

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with psychologist Carol Dweck, Stanford University, and provides behind-the-scenes, detailed insights into the development of Dweck's important work on growth mindsets and fixed mindsets: how different ways of thinking influence learning ability and success. This carefully-edited book includes a detailed introduction, questions for discussion at the end of each chapter and connections with other books...