“A riveting look at the birth of a new science.” —Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive When he was eight years old, Dan Hurley was labeled a “slow learner” because he still couldn’t read.  Three years later, he had become a straight A student. Until the publication of a major study in 2008, psychologists believed that intelligence is fixed at birth, that IQ is like a number tattooed on the soul. The new study showed that people can increase their “fluid” intelligence through training.Hurley, who grew up to become an award-winning science journalist, first explored the topic in The New York Times Magazine. In Smarter, he digs deeper by meeting with the field’s leading researchers—and becoming a human guinea pig. After just three months of playing computer brain-training games, joining a boot-camp exercise program, learning to play the Renaissance lute, practicing mindfulness meditation and and even getting his brain zapped in the name of science, Hurley improved his fluid intelligence by sixteen percent.With humor and heart, Smarter chronicles the roiling field of intelligence research and delivers practical findings to sharpen the minds of children, young adults, seniors, and those with cognitive challenges.

Product Description: Now in paperback—the controversial expose of the causes and treatments of diabetes, revised and updated. “Diabetes Rising takes on the fastest-growing disease in history with a take-no-prisoner’s attitude. Not willing to live with the enemy, Dan Hurley wants to kill it in its crib...read more

A compelling exposé of the dark side of the herbal and dietary supplement industry warns readers about the dangerous, sometimes lethal, side effects of popular, virtually unregulated products, citing the shocking rise in injuries and deaths caused by supplements touted as being safe and natural, as well as the lack of regulation in the multi-billion-dollar industry. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

Contains over sixty original stories inspired by real people the author has met over the years (view table of contents)