In a recent TED Talk, author and professor of cognitive science Steven Pinker talked politics, pollution, and progress—the subject of his latest book, Enlightenment Now.

Hardwiring Happiness teaches lessons such as the central importance of psychological resources for effectiveness and well-being; coping with challenges; and managing vulnerabilities and also how inner resources are acquired through processes of learning.

There is more and more evidence of how sleep deprivation is affecting students, both their physical and mental health and their ability to learn. At the same time, we are living in a golden age of sleep science, revealing all the ways in which sleep plays a vital role in our decision making, emotional intelligence, cognitive function, and creativity – in other words, the building blocks of a great education. This science is already being applied, as many schools have seen positive results from pushing back start times.

In the wake of recent terrorist attacks across the world, there has been a renewed global conversation about what motivates such criminal behavior, and what can be done to stop it.  As this discussion around violence and other illegal acts develops, Dr. Stanton Samenow’s landmark work Inside the Criminal Mind is more relevant now than ever.