Research Catalog

Title

The miracle ahead.

Author

Gallup, George, 1901-1984.

Publication

New York, Harper & Row [1964]

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Details

Description

x, 205 p.; 22 cm.

Subject

• Intellect
• Progress

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 205.

Contents

The tardy attention given the brain -- The wonders of the brain -- The evolution of the brain -- Future evolutionary changes -- How much of our brain power do we use? -- New ways to actualize our potential -- A new look at education -- American and European viewpoints contrasted -- American education appraised -- The influences of education -- Training the mind -- Facts that educational planning must recognize -- The case history approach -- Programmed instruction -- Expansion of knowledge and reading speed -- The educational program envisaged -- The opportunities -- Unsolved problems and unused talents -- America's local problems -- The talent available -- Experiments in government -- An experiment that failed to live up to expectations -- The grand delusion -- The great experiment -- Problem solving by group action -- The shortcomings of conferences and similar gatherings -- Royal commissions of inquiry -- A new way to solve national problems -- The importance of methodology -- A new method for solving old problems -- Health, happiness, and long life -- How the new procedure was used to shed light on a disease -- Factors contributing to long life -- Factors relating to happiness -- Problems that computers can help to solve -- Industrial disease -- Change and the future -- Preparing for change -- Conclusion.

LCCN

^^^64012667^

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library