About
Dennis Garlick received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Sydney in 2003. His Ph.D. focused on using the recent advances in the brain sciences to provide a new approach to explaining human intelligence. This approach was accepted for publication in The Psychological Review, often considered to be the most prestigious peer-reviewed psychology journal in the world. This publication led to the American Psychological Association and American Psychological Society issuing press releases publicizing this work, indicating its importance to the general public. More recently, the famous scientific journal Nature published a report confirming the validity of this approach for explaining IQ and human intelligence.
Dr. Garlick is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy
Description
<p>Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles. Just like in the days of his great-grandfather Edward II, vengeful magnates strove to separate him from his friends and advisors, and even threatened to depose him if he refused to do their bidding. The Lords Appellant, as they came to be known, purged the royal household with the help of the Merciless Parliament. They murdered his closest allies, leaving the King alone and defenseless. He would never forget his humiliation at the hands of his subjects. Richard's inability to protect his adherents would haunt him for the rest of his life, and he vowed that next time, retribution would be his.</p>
Story Behind The Book
In this book, I challenge some of the fundamental assumptions that psychologists make about intelligence. By rejecting these assumptions, I show how findings from psychology and recent brain science can be used to provide a new explanation of human intelligence. This explanation has important implications for childhood education, as well as understanding just how our brains work.
Reviews
<p><strong>“<em>Intelligence and the Brain</em> is a fascinating and important work that offers new information about intelligence and, just as important, makes it available to the public at large in a digestible form. Dennis Garlick’s extremely well-written book will provide much to ponder for experts and for anyone with an interest in the latest research on intelligence and genius.”</strong><br />—Barry Silverstein, ForeWord Reviews<br /><br /><strong>“In this highly readable yet scientifically grounded book, Garlick takes the increasingly complex notion of intelligence and makes it simple again—directly relating the concept to the questions that most concern us as students, parents, and educators.”<br /></strong>—James W. Stigler, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles<br /><br /><strong>“If you are curious about IQ, this book is for you. It has everything that you wanted to know about IQ, but were afraid to ask.”</strong> <br />—Terrence J. Sejnowski, Francis Crick Professor, Salk Institute of Biological Sciences </p>
