b'The Learning BrainBroadcast August 15-30We learned to stand and walk. We learned to speak,read and write. We learned about history, science andengineering. Were also constantly acquiring new skills, such as playing a sport or a musical instrument. But how? Professor Thad Polk (Michigan) answers this perplexing question and reveals valuable insight and advice we canall use, no matter if were learning calculus at age 16 or The Agency: A History of the CIAworrying about our memory in our 70s. Youll learn howBroadcast July 28 - August 12 to SCoRe, master the 4 Factors of Motivation, and help others who struggle with learning-related issues and How the CIA transformed from an intelligence agency to housing theshort-term memory. With degrees in mathematics,countrys premier covert-action unit in just two years is, in itself, worthcomputer science and psychology, Dr. Polk collaboratesyour attention. Professor Hugh Wilford (CA State) covers this periodwith scientists investigatingearly, setting up revelations about the Iran Coup, the agencys failureneural architecture andin Hungary and the Bay of Pigs. Critics accuse the CIA of not doingunderlying cognition.enough to protect US national security, while others claim it goes tooHe was also named tofar, intervening excessively overseas and threatening civil liberties atthe Princeton Reviewshome. Are these criticisms justified? Join one of the foremost experts list of the Best 300as he reveals the roles the CIA has played in American history. Professors in the U.S. Recent awards recognizing Dr. Wilfords research include thePrinceton University Library, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.53'