{"id":1589,"date":"2021-09-24T21:35:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T21:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/press\/?page_id=1589"},"modified":"2024-12-19T18:53:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T23:53:11","slug":"neurofables-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/press\/neurofables-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"NeuroFables: Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-has-outline su-image-carousel-adaptive su-image-carousel-slides-style-minimal su-image-carousel-controls-style-dark su-image-carousel-align-center\" style=\"\" data-flickity-options='{\"groupCells\":true,\"cellSelector\":\".su-image-carousel-item\",\"adaptiveHeight\":true,\"cellAlign\":\"left\",\"prevNextButtons\":false,\"pageDots\":false,\"autoPlay\":false,\"imagesLoaded\":true,\"contain\":false,\"selectedAttraction\":0.025,\"friction\":0.28}' id=\"su_image_carousel_69d67c1777b84\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1275\" src=\"https:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/carousel-Inclusion-dragonfly-moonbeam@1.5x@1.5x.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Illustrated animal characters from \u201cNeuroFables: Inclusion\u201d sit near a stream in a forested landscape. 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A silver badger signifies that the title has won the Moonbeam Children&#039;s Book Award Silver Medal.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/carousel-Inclusion-dragonfly-moonbeam@1.5x@1.5x.jpg 2160w, https:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/carousel-Inclusion-dragonfly-moonbeam@1.5x@1.5x-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/carousel-Inclusion-dragonfly-moonbeam@1.5x@1.5x-1024x604.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/carousel-Inclusion-dragonfly-moonbeam@1.5x@1.5x-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/carousel-Inclusion-dragonfly-moonbeam@1.5x@1.5x-1536x907.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/carousel-Inclusion-dragonfly-moonbeam@1.5x@1.5x-2048x1209.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/carousel-Inclusion-dragonfly-moonbeam@1.5x@1.5x-1200x708.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/manacsadesign.com\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/carousel-Inclusion-dragonfly-moonbeam@1.5x@1.5x-1980x1169.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"su_image_carousel_69d67c1777b84_script\">if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69d67c1777b84\"))}, 0);}var su_image_carousel_69d67c1777b84_script=document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69d67c1777b84_script\");if(su_image_carousel_69d67c1777b84_script){su_image_carousel_69d67c1777b84_script.parentNode.removeChild(su_image_carousel_69d67c1777b84_script);}<\/script>\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:0px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#808080\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"contentSection\">\n<div class=\"contentRow flushMargins alignTop\">\n<div class=\"col02 marginKeeper\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col04 bodyContent\">\n<h1 style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">NeuroFables: Inclusion<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 1.0; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 4px;\">Interactive Stories that Build Better Brains<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"detailAuthor\">by Charlie Xavier, Jill Butler, and <span class=\"nobr\">Colin Throm<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Do your children realize they have a superpower? And that with this superpower they can help save the world? Children literally can rewire their brains\u2014a phenomenon called neuroplasticity \u2014 which gives them increased flexibility in how their brains work. This rewiring enables children to fix innate bugs in their brain software that result in common mistakes in thinking <span class=\"nobr\">and judgment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>These thinking missteps are called cognitive biases, and they sabotage our ability to respond to global-scale problems like authoritarianism, global warming, and pandemics. Cognitive biases are deeply ingrained in our thinking processes and likely impossible to eliminate in fully-developed brains. Luckily, learning through story is just as deeply ingrained, providing a tool with which to activate our children\u2019s neuroplasticity. Through the power of narrative we can help our children overcome these biases and make better decisions <span class=\"nobr\">every day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The first book in the NeuroFables: Interactive Stories that Build Better Brains series, <em>Inclusion<\/em>, takes on one of the most prevalent cognitive biases\u2014our innate tendency to group people into either \u201cus\u201d or \u201cthem\u201d\u2014in two interactive stories that empower children to make choices for the protagonists that teach strategies and skills to overcome these tribalistic instincts and make more inclusive decisions every day. Exploring the choices across the two interactive stories helps children connect the dots between the more abstract concept of tribalism and the ways it shows up for them in <span class=\"nobr\">everyday experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Through the power of interactive allegories, we can help our children build an awareness of our innate tendency to be tribal, typical situations in which it arises, and strategies to overcome them when it does. This book will serve as a launching pad for exciting discussions with your children about how we treat out-groups and how to expand our in-groups to be more inclusive. This book will equip children with the tools they need to harness their superpowers, build better brains, and help save <span class=\"nobr\">the world!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Conversations<\/h3>\n<p class=\"podcastLinks\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@davidpalumbo_84645\/read-festival-the-power-of-story-74c7b8eb33ac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ Festival: The Power of Story <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/arrow-blue-circle-diagonal-out.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"iconLinkExternal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"quoteAttribution\" style=\"line-height: 1.2;\">S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil \u2022 May 2023<\/p>\n<h3>About the Authors<\/h3>\n<p>Charlie Xavier received his Ph.D. in educational neuroscience from George Mason University. He is currently a Research Scientist on the research &#038; development team at Avenues The World School, where he works to understand the power of narrative in overcoming cognitive biases in <span class=\"nobr\">young children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jill Butler is founder and president of Stuff Creators Design, an interaction design consultancy. She has over twenty-five years of experience in the areas of graphic design, information design, and typography. Jill is a co-author of <em>Universal Principles of Design<\/em>; her online courses on design and typography are available at <span class=\"nobr\">LinkedIn Learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Colin Throm has been drawing since he could hold a crayon during a childhood surrounded by art and children\u2019s literature, from Norse mythology to Dr. Seuss. His fantasy work in pencil, ink, and paint is whimsical but grounded in his <span class=\"nobr\">science background.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col02 sidebarContent\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0C2RTN76G\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"btnFullWidth\">Buy <span style=\"opacity: 50%;\">from Amazon<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"spacer40\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"previewDesktop\">\n<div class=\"previewDesktop aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"previewMobile\"><a href=\"\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/preview-of-NeuroFables-Inclusion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/cover-NeuroFables-Inclusion-1.jpg\" alt=\"book cover for NeuroFables: Inclusion\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2804 previewImg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"previewMobile aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/preview-of-NeuroFables-Inclusion.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/preview-magnifier.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-635 textIcon\" \/> Preview<\/a><\/div>\n<h5>Artwork in Progress<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"spacer40\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col02 marginKeeper\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NeuroFables: Inclusion Interactive Stories that Build Better Brains by Charlie Xavier, Jill Butler, and Colin Throm Do your children realize they have a superpower? 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