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A landmark book by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols on the remarkable effects of water on our health and well-being.Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In BLUE MIND, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with compelling personal stories from top athletes, leading scientists, military veterans, and gifted artists, he shows how proximity to water can improve performance, increase calm, diminish anxiety, and increase professional success.BLUE MIND not only illustrates the crucial importance of our connection to water-it provides a paradigm shifting blueprint for a better life on this Blue Marble we call home.
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Creating useful words.Dr. Wallace J. Nichols -- called "Keeper of the Sea" by GQ Magazine, "a visionary" by Outside Magazine and "the godfather of water" by Irish Life Health and Santa Cruz Waves Magazine -- is an innovative, silo-busting, entrepreneurial scientist, movement maker, renown marine biologist, voracious Earth and idea explorer, wild water advocate, bestselling author, sought after lecturer, problem solver, and fun-loving Dad. He also likes turtles (a lot) .His experiences as a field research scientist, government consultant, founder and director of numerous businesses and nonprofit organizations, teacher, mentor, public speaker, parent, and advisor all support his quest to build a stronger and more diverse global blue movement."Nichols is gutsy and brilliant." ~ Dr, Kevin Weiner, neuroscientistFormerly a Senior Scientist at Ocean Conservancy, Nichols holds a B.A. degree from DePauw University in Biology and Spanish, an M.E.M. degree in Natural Resource Economics and Policy from Duke University, and a Ph.D.degree in Wildlife Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona. He received both a Marshall Fellowship and a Fulbright Fellowship. In 2010 he delivered the commencement address at DePauw University where he also received an honorary doctorate in science. In 2014 he received the University of Arizona's Global Achievement Award. In 2017 Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama presented the Champion of Change Award to Nichols at the UN Ocean Conference and World Ocean Festival in New York. The Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences presented him with a NOGI Award (the "Ocean Oscar") in 2019.He has authored more than 200 scientific papers, technical reports, book chapters, and popular publications; lectured in more than 30 countries; and appeared in hundreds of print, film, radio and television news and media outlets including CBS, NPR, BBC, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, FOX, National Geographic, Animal Planet, Time, Newsweek, GQ, Outside Magazine, Elle, Vogue, Fast Company, Surfer Magazine, Scientific American and New Scientist, among many others.His research interests span ocean and aquatic ecosystems, health and wellness, migratory species, marine protected areas, fisheries management, and plastic pollution with special emphasis on apex leadership and building new action networks, sometimes connecting so-called enemies in creative solutions. He takes a slow, collaborative approach with thought-leaders in businesses, government, non-profits, and academia to inspire a deeper connection with nature and inventive approaches to pressing issues ranging from supplies of fresh water to hospice care for our aging population.His current focus is on what he refers to as Blue Mind, widely sharing a powerful new universal story of water until it becomes common knowledge. In this story society accurately describes all of the physical, ecological, economic, cognitive, emotional, psycholo
