In this course you'll explore the real research (not the fads) on how memory functions?́?and then apply these findings to help you make better use of the memory abilities you have. By tapping into a series of scientifically proven strategies, tricks, and techniques, and by practicing them through dynamic exercises led by Professor Vishton, you'll emerge from the end of this short course with the ability to process information more effectively and...

Thirty-six 30 min. lectures examine 4 of the most influential persons in history both separately and comparatively. They present the essential features of their lives and teachings and the factors that contributed to their greatness.

In collaboration with the Culinary Institute of America, Great Courses brings you a comprehensive course in spices taught by Chef Bill Briwa of the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone. In six comprehensive lessons, you'll gain a greater understanding of spices and learn techniques and flavor combinations that lead to delicious meals. Accompanying DVD includes lectures given by Chef Briwa.

"Time is as mysterious as it is familiar ..." An exploration of the mysteries of why time works the way it does "addressed by physics, philosophy, biology, neuroscience, and cosmology"--p. 1.

From the guidebook. Influence and persuasion are fundamental to everyday life. From the alarm clock that startles us awake in the morning to the commercial interruptions of our favorite evening television shows, we are bombarded with efforts to get us to do, say, or believe particular things. This series of lectures will help you better understand influence across the spectrum, from the mundane alarm clock to the symbol-driven political strategy that...

"Do you like history, perhaps investigating where your family came from or learning what challenges your ancestry met and where they called home? This course traces some of the wanderings of our wider family, the biosphere, from its first appearance on Earth around 4 billion years ago through to the present day. This journey has been a fantastic one, whit many interesting twists and turns along the way, many high points and more than a few crises."--page...

Recent scholarship examining the Persian Empire from the Persian perspective has discovered a major force that has had a lasting influence on the world in terms of administration, economics, religion, architecture, and more. In fact, the Persian Empire was arguably the worlds first global powera diverse, multicultural empire with flourishing businesses and people on the move. It was an empire of information, made possible by a highly...

In twenty-four lectures (30 min. each) explains how stress causes or intensifies physical and mental problems.

Discussions of philosophers and philosophical themes from ancient Greece and Rome.

This 48 lecture series surveys the great movements of European painting, sculpture, and architecture from the age of Charlemagne to the onset of World War II.