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“james s bucko”

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  • Our Ancient Brain: Why We Think the Way We Do

    by James S. Bucko ...
    Belief, superstition, and conspiracy… Where did they come from? This book explains everything.How did our species evolve from stone axe chippers living in dank caves to the architects of artificial intelligence living in air-conditioned high-rise penthouses?As author Jim Bucko explains, our tool-making capability seems to have preceded and then paralleled other developments in human language, art, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Our Ancient Brain

    why we think the way we do

    by James S Bucko ...
    Belief, superstition, and conspiracy... Where did they come from?How did our species evolve from stone axe chippers living in dank caves to the architects of artificial intelligence living in air-conditioned high-rise penthouses?As author Jim Bucko explains, our tool-making capability seems to have preceded and then paralleled other developments in human language, art, ritual behavior, and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain

    by Lisa Feldman Barrett ...
    From the author of How Emotions Are Made, a myth-busting primer on the brain in the tradition of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.Have you ever wondered why you have a brain? Let renowned neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett demystify that big gray blob between your ears. In seven short essays (plus a bite-sized story about how brains evolved), this slim, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human

    A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human

    by V. S. Ramachandran ...
    "A profound intriguing and compelling guide to the intricacies of the human brain." —Oliver SacksIn this landmark work, V. S. Ramachandran investigates strange, unforgettable cases—from patients who believe they are dead to sufferers of phantom limb syndrome. With a storyteller’s eye for compelling case studies and a researcher’s flair for new approaches to age-old questions, Ramachandran tackles ... Read more

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  • Dragons of Eden

    Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence

    by Carl Sagan ...
    “A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterday . . . It's a delight.”—The New York TimesDr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends—and their amazing links to recent discoveries.“How ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • How To Think Like a Neandertal

    by Thomas Wynn, Frederick L. Coolidge ...
    There have been many books, movies, and even TV commercials featuring Neandertals--some serious, some comical. But what was it really like to be a Neandertal? How were their lives similar to or different from ours? In How to Think Like a Neandertal, archaeologist Thomas Wynn and psychologist Frederick L. Coolidge team up to provide a brilliant account of the mental life of Neandertals, drawing on ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • Denial

    Self-Deception, False Beliefs, and the Origins of the Human Mind

    by Ajit Varki, Danny Brower ...
    The history of science abounds with momentous theories that disrupted conventional wisdom and yet were eventually proven true. Ajit Varki and Danny Brower's "Mind over Reality" theory is poised to be one such idea-a concept that runs counter to commonly-held notions about human evolution but that may hold the key to understanding why humans evolved as we did, leaving all other related species far ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • The Mind

    Leading Scientists Explore the Brain, Memory, Personality, and Happiness

    by John Brockman ...
    Series Book 2 - Best of Edge Series
    "Theway Brockman interlaces essays about research on the frontiers of science withones on artistic vision, education, psychology and economics is sure to buzzany brain." —Chicago Sun-Times on This WillChange EverythingMarkingthe debut of a hard-hitting new series from Edge.org and Harper Perennial,editor John Brockman delivers a cutting-edge master class covering everythingyou need to know about ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Brain Bugs: How the Brain's Flaws Shape Our Lives

    How the Brain's Flaws Shape Our Lives

    by Dean Buonomano ...
    “Excellent. . . . [Buonomano] reveals the intricate limitations and blessings ?of the most complex device in the known universe.”—The AtlanticThe human brain may be the best piece of technology ever created, but it’s far from perfect. Drawing on colorful examples and surprising research, neuroscientist Dean Buonomano exposes the blind spots and weaknesses that beset our brains and lead us to make ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • The Pattern Seekers

    How Autism Drives Human Invention

    by Simon Baron-Cohen ...
    A groundbreaking argument about the link between autism and ingenuity.Why can humans alone invent? In The Pattern Seekers, Cambridge University psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen makes a case that autism is as crucial to our creative and cultural history as the mastery of fire. Indeed, Baron-Cohen argues that autistic people have played a key role in human progress for seventy thousand years, from the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realm

    Beyond the Doors of Perception into the Dreaming of Earth

    by Stephen Harrod Buhner ...
    A manual for opening the doors of perception and directly engaging the intelligence of the Natural World• Provides exercises to directly perceive and interact with the complex, living, self-organizing being that is Gaia• Reveals that every life form on Earth is highly intelligent and communicative• Examines the ecological function of invasive plants, bacterial resistance to antibiotics, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • On The Origin Of The Human Mind: Three Theories: Uniqueness Of The Human Mind, Evolution Of The Human Mind, And The Neurological Basis Of Conscious Experience (Mobi Science)

    by Andrey Vyshedskiy ...
    Some of the most time-honored questions in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience center on the uniqueness of the human mind. How do we think? What makes us so different from all the other animals on planet Earth? What was the process that created the human mind? Is this process unique or can it be repeated on other planets? The book "On the Origin of the Human Mind" attempts to provide an ... Read more

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