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How Can Physics Underlie the Mind?

Top-Down Causation in the Human Context

by George Ellis ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Physics underlies all complexity, including our own existence: how is this possible? How can our own lives emerge from interactions of electrons, protons, and neutrons? This book considers the interaction of physical and non-physical causation in complex systems such as living beings, and in particular in the human brain, relating this to the emergence of higher levels of complexity with real ... Read more

$80.99 USD

Physics underlies all complexity, including our own existence: how is this possible? How can our own lives emerge from interactions of electrons, protons, and neutrons? This book considers the interaction of physical and non-physical causation in complex systems such as living beings, and in particular in the human brain, relating this to the emergence of higher levels of complexity with real
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Evolution 2.0

Implications of Darwinism in Philosophy and the Social and Natural Sciences

Edited by Martin Brinkworth, Friedel Weinert ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
These essays by leading philosophers and scientists focus on recent ideas at the forefront of modern Darwinism, showcasing and exploring the challenges they raise as well as open problems. This interdisciplinary volume is unique in that it addresses the key notions of evolutionary theory in approaches to the mind, in the philosophy of biology, in the social sciences and humanities; furthermore it ... Read more

$49.99 USD

These essays by leading philosophers and scientists focus on recent ideas at the forefront of modern Darwinism, showcasing and exploring the challenges they raise as well as open problems. This interdisciplinary volume is unique in that it addresses the key notions of evolutionary theory in approaches to the mind, in the philosophy of biology, in the social sciences and humanities; furthermore it
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The Unedited

A Novel About Genome and Identity

by Pernille Rørth ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This novel is set in the near future, where human genome editing has become routine. First adopted to fight a lethal virus, it is now widely used to prevent diseases and favor other traits. Ben, Eiko, Celia, Raphael and Leo have just had their coming-of-age genome reading and are struggling with this new information for each their own reasons. Soon, they are cast into the middle of a crisis that ... Read more

$23.99 USD

This novel is set in the near future, where human genome editing has become routine. First adopted to fight a lethal virus, it is now widely used to prevent diseases and favor other traits. Ben, Eiko, Celia, Raphael and Leo have just had their coming-of-age genome reading and are struggling with this new information for each their own reasons. Soon, they are cast into the middle of a crisis that
... Read more
Time Waves

by Michael Mathiesen ...

What if time isn't a straight line—but a wave you can ride? And what if there's Anti-Time?In Time Waves, Michael Mathiesen invites readers on a mind-bending journey through the quantum surf of reality itself. Blending cutting-edge physics, mythic resonance, and visionary storytelling, this book challenges everything we think we know about time, consciousness, and our place in the universe.Drawing ... Read more

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What if time isn't a straight line—but a wave you can ride? And what if there's Anti-Time?In Time Waves, Michael Mathiesen invites readers on a mind-bending journey through the quantum surf of reality itself. Blending cutting-edge physics, mythic resonance, and visionary storytelling, this book challenges everything we think we know about time, consciousness, and our place in the universe.Drawing
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Biosystematics of Triticeae

Volume V. Genera: Campeiostachys, Elymus,Pascopyrum, Lophopyrum, Trichopyrum, Hordelymus, Festucopsis, Peridictyon, and Psammopyrum

by Chi Yen, Junliang Yang ...

Translated by Hai-Qin Zhang, Dan-Dan Wu, Yong-Hong Zhou ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book review and rearrange the research data of Triticeae published over hundreds of years, applying a modern scientific approach. Triticeae is an important tribe in the grass family (Peaceae). It includes the major cereal crops, such as wheat, barley and rye, in addition to many valuable forage crops found in different genera, such as Elymus, Agropyron, Pasthyrostachys, and Leymus. The ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book review and rearrange the research data of Triticeae published over hundreds of years, applying a modern scientific approach. Triticeae is an important tribe in the grass family (Peaceae). It includes the major cereal crops, such as wheat, barley and rye, in addition to many valuable forage crops found in different genera, such as Elymus, Agropyron, Pasthyrostachys, and Leymus. The
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Evolutie Is Teleologisch

by Dirk Bontes ...

In het moderne model van de evolutietheorie gedraagt de evolutie van een eiwit of orgaan zich als de toevallige koerswijzigingen in de wandeling van een dronken man. Mutaties in het erfelijk materiaal ontstaan door toevallige processen. De natuurlijke selectie van die mutaties is eveneens het resultaat van toevallige processen. De snelheid waarmee deze processen gebeuren is derhalve bij elke ... Read more

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In het moderne model van de evolutietheorie gedraagt de evolutie van een eiwit of orgaan zich als de toevallige koerswijzigingen in de wandeling van een dronken man. Mutaties in het erfelijk materiaal ontstaan door toevallige processen. De natuurlijke selectie van die mutaties is eveneens het resultaat van toevallige processen. De snelheid waarmee deze processen gebeuren is derhalve bij elke
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Darwinism in Argentina

Major Texts (1845-1909)

by Leila Gómez ...

Darwinism in Argentina: Major Texts (1845-1909) brings together essays, letters, short-stories, and public lectures by travelers, scientists, writers, and politicians about Darwin and the theory of evolution in nineteenth century Argentina. This selection of texts provides a thorough overview of the socio-ideological implications of the theory of evolution in South America, as well as the ... Read more

$105.99 USD

Darwinism in Argentina: Major Texts (1845-1909) brings together essays, letters, short-stories, and public lectures by travelers, scientists, writers, and politicians about Darwin and the theory of evolution in nineteenth century Argentina. This selection of texts provides a thorough overview of the socio-ideological implications of the theory of evolution in South America, as well as the
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ADVANCED TREATMENT FOR HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE: APOMETRY, NLP, REGRESSION AND HYPNOSIS

by Edenilson Brandl, Thor Otto Alexsander ...

In the pursuit of alleviating the burden of Huntington's Disease, this book sets out on a remarkable journey through the realms of alternative therapies, cutting-edge technologies, and the uncharted territories of consciousness and healing. "Advanced Treatment for Huntington's Disease: Apometry, NLP, Regression, and Hypnosis" is a culmination of years of exploration, research, and a deep-rooted ... Read more

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In the pursuit of alleviating the burden of Huntington's Disease, this book sets out on a remarkable journey through the realms of alternative therapies, cutting-edge technologies, and the uncharted territories of consciousness and healing. "Advanced Treatment for Huntington's Disease: Apometry, NLP, Regression, and Hypnosis" is a culmination of years of exploration, research, and a deep-rooted
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Phylogenetic Diversity

Applications and Challenges in Biodiversity Science

Edited by Rosa A. Scherson, Daniel P Faith ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
“Biodiversity” refers to the variety of life. It is now agreed that there is a “biodiversity crisis”, corresponding to extinction rates of species that may be 1000 times what is thought to be “normal”. Biodiversity science has a higher profile than ever, with the new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services involving more than 120 countries and 1000s of ... Read more

$143.99 USD

“Biodiversity” refers to the variety of life. It is now agreed that there is a “biodiversity crisis”, corresponding to extinction rates of species that may be 1000 times what is thought to be “normal”. Biodiversity science has a higher profile than ever, with the new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services involving more than 120 countries and 1000s of
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We Desire to Be Immoral: It Felt Great to Be Human

by A.A. Castor ...

What does it truly mean to be "immoral"? Is it a flaw to be conquered, or an intrinsic part of our humanity? In this bold and expansive work, A.A. Castor embarks on a sweeping investigation into the roots of our so-called forbidden impulses. Drawing on vivid historical accounts, cutting-edge psychology, and illuminating insights from the animal kingdom, Castor unravels the stories behind behaviors ... Read more

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What does it truly mean to be "immoral"? Is it a flaw to be conquered, or an intrinsic part of our humanity? In this bold and expansive work, A.A. Castor embarks on a sweeping investigation into the roots of our so-called forbidden impulses. Drawing on vivid historical accounts, cutting-edge psychology, and illuminating insights from the animal kingdom, Castor unravels the stories behind behaviors
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Mathematical Properties of Population-Genetic Statistics

Quadratic Forms Most Beautiful

by Noah A. Rosenberg ...

Series series Princeton Series in Theoretical and Computational Biology
A powerful new approach to interpreting population-genetic data in evolution and ecologyPopulation genetics uses statistical analysis to catalog genetic variation among populations and species. Summary statistics computed from allele frequencies—mathematical functions that measure features of genetic similarity and diversity—are key to this global effort. Yet despite their widespread use in ... Read more

$46.99 USD

A powerful new approach to interpreting population-genetic data in evolution and ecologyPopulation genetics uses statistical analysis to catalog genetic variation among populations and species. Summary statistics computed from allele frequencies—mathematical functions that measure features of genetic similarity and diversity—are key to this global effort. Yet despite their widespread use in
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Biologie Synthétique, Génétique et Sujets Avancés

by Edenilson Brandl ...

La biologie synthétique est une discipline scientifique qui a le potentiel de révolutionner la façon dont nous comprenons et manipulons la vie. Combinant des connaissances issues de la biologie, de la génétique, de l'ingénierie et de l'informatique, la biologie synthétique ouvre de nouvelles possibilités pour créer des systèmes biologiques personnalisés, avec des applications allant de la médecine ... Read more

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La biologie synthétique est une discipline scientifique qui a le potentiel de révolutionner la façon dont nous comprenons et manipulons la vie. Combinant des connaissances issues de la biologie, de la génétique, de l'ingénierie et de l'informatique, la biologie synthétique ouvre de nouvelles possibilités pour créer des systèmes biologiques personnalisés, avec des applications allant de la médecine
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Un dîner avec Darwin

Des cavernes aux cuisines, l'évolution

by Jonathan Silvertown ...

Translated by Viviane Fenter, Lionel Pousaz ...

Imaginons nos lointains ancêtres en train de partager une grande table de banquet pour célébrer l’évolution… avec Charles Darwin aux cuisines. Le fameux naturaliste n’aurait pas la tâche facile : Lucy l’australopithèque est plutôt végétarienne ; Homo habilis, son voisin de table qui ne connait pas le feu, se délecte de viande crue ; Homo erectus, également carnivore, préfère un steak maigre ... Read more

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Imaginons nos lointains ancêtres en train de partager une grande table de banquet pour célébrer l’évolution… avec Charles Darwin aux cuisines. Le fameux naturaliste n’aurait pas la tâche facile : Lucy l’australopithèque est plutôt végétarienne ; Homo habilis, son voisin de table qui ne connait pas le feu, se délecte de viande crue ; Homo erectus, également carnivore, préfère un steak maigre
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Natural Product Diversity of Australian Rainforests

Edited by A. Douglas Kinghorn, Heinz Falk, Simon Gibbons, Yoshinori Asakawa, Ji-Kai Liu, Verena M. Dirsch ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
The book reviews the natural product chemistry of Australian rainforest plants, with a particular focus on their fascinating phylogenetic relationships. It discusses the unique flora of Australia, which is of Gondwanan origin, and how this has led to a diverse range of natural products. The text explores the chemical constituents of various plant groups, including those of gymnosperms, basal ... Read more

$170.99 USD

The book reviews the natural product chemistry of Australian rainforest plants, with a particular focus on their fascinating phylogenetic relationships. It discusses the unique flora of Australia, which is of Gondwanan origin, and how this has led to a diverse range of natural products. The text explores the chemical constituents of various plant groups, including those of gymnosperms, basal
... Read more
Origins of Humans

by IntroBooks Team ...

Human evolution can be considered to be a lengthy procedureof several transformations in which the people originated fromthe ape-like ancestors. There are several scientific evidence thatreveals that the behavioral and the physical traits that areshared by all the organisms have originated from the ape-likeancestors. They have evolved across lengthy periods ofapproximately six million years ago ... Read more

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Human evolution can be considered to be a lengthy procedureof several transformations in which the people originated fromthe ape-like ancestors. There are several scientific evidence thatreveals that the behavioral and the physical traits that areshared by all the organisms have originated from the ape-likeancestors. They have evolved across lengthy periods ofapproximately six million years ago
... Read more
The 21st Century Singularity and Global Futures

A Big History Perspective

Edited by Andrey V. Korotayev, David J. LePoire ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book introduces a 'Big History' perspective to understand the acceleration of social, technological and economic trends towards a near-term singularity, marking a radical turning point in the evolution of our planet. It traces the emergence of accelerating innovation rates through global history and highlights major historical transformations throughout the evolution of life, humans, and ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book introduces a 'Big History' perspective to understand the acceleration of social, technological and economic trends towards a near-term singularity, marking a radical turning point in the evolution of our planet. It traces the emergence of accelerating innovation rates through global history and highlights major historical transformations throughout the evolution of life, humans, and
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Woland’s Lessons to a Mutant

On Outgrowing Sapiens and Preparing What Comes After

by Benjamin Katz ...

This is not a book of comfort.It is a book of clarity.In Woland’s Lessons to a Mutant, philosopher and psychologist Benjamin Katz stages a long, uncompromising dialogue with Woland — an ironic, unsentimental examiner who appears only when illusions have exhausted themselves. Neither demon nor savior, Woland serves as a mirror: exposing humanity’s deepest cognitive flaws and asking whether ... Read more

$3.99 USD

This is not a book of comfort.It is a book of clarity.In Woland’s Lessons to a Mutant, philosopher and psychologist Benjamin Katz stages a long, uncompromising dialogue with Woland — an ironic, unsentimental examiner who appears only when illusions have exhausted themselves. Neither demon nor savior, Woland serves as a mirror: exposing humanity’s deepest cognitive flaws and asking whether
... Read more
Remapping Biology with Goethe, Schelling, and Herder

Romanticizing Evolution

by Gregory Rupik ...

Series series History and Philosophy of Biology
Remapping Biology with Goethe, Schelling, and Herder recruits a Romantic philosophy of biology into contemporary debates to both integrate the theoretical implications of ecology, evolution, and development, and to contextualize the successes of the Modern Evolutionary Synthesis’s gene’s-eye-view of biology.The dominant philosophy of biology in the twentieth century was one developed within and ... Read more

$64.99 USD

Remapping Biology with Goethe, Schelling, and Herder recruits a Romantic philosophy of biology into contemporary debates to both integrate the theoretical implications of ecology, evolution, and development, and to contextualize the successes of the Modern Evolutionary Synthesis’s gene’s-eye-view of biology.The dominant philosophy of biology in the twentieth century was one developed within and
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The Evolution of Entomophily and Diaspore Dispersal in Seed Plants, the Reproductive Biology of Basal Angiosperms, and the Development of Beetle Pollination in Gymnosperms and Angiosperms

Up-to-date information of evolution of land plant reproductive biology (pollination modes, seed dispersal and breeding systems) during the last 400 million years.

by Prof. Dr. Gerhard Gottsberger, Dr. Ilse Gottsberger, Dr. Dawn Frame ...

The book provides up-to-date information of evolution of land plant reproductive biology (pollination modes, seed dispersal and breeding systems) during the last 400 million years. What were the characteristics of the hypothetical survivors of early angiosperms? These questions are an active area of research and debate today. The third part of the book considers the importance of beetles in ... Read more

$44.62 USD

The book provides up-to-date information of evolution of land plant reproductive biology (pollination modes, seed dispersal and breeding systems) during the last 400 million years. What were the characteristics of the hypothetical survivors of early angiosperms? These questions are an active area of research and debate today. The third part of the book considers the importance of beetles in
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Perception in Visual Communication. Evolution and Neurology of Vision

by Simon Valentin ...

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Biology - Evolution, grade: 1,3, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (ZAK | Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft), course: Visual Communication and Culture, language: English, abstract: Today, in our fast moving, computer-driven lives we are exposed to a myriad of sensations every second and not only from the environment or nature around us ... Read more

$15.49 USD

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Biology - Evolution, grade: 1,3, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (ZAK | Zentrum für Angewandte Kulturwissenschaft), course: Visual Communication and Culture, language: English, abstract: Today, in our fast moving, computer-driven lives we are exposed to a myriad of sensations every second and not only from the environment or nature around us
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O Campo da Conciencia. Cara a unha mente universal compartida

A nova teoría dos campos transforma a conciencia individual nunha realidade cósmica.

by Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Book 956 - GLG - PensareDiverso
Durante moito tempo, críamos que a conciencia era un asunto privado, gardado dentro da cabeza de cada persoa. Unha especie de cuarto pechado, unha chama individual que só iluminaba o noso mundo interior. Hoxe, con todo, algo está a cambiar. A investigación científica sobre o comportamento colectivo, os descubrimentos na neurociencia social, as teorías contemporáneas da mente distribuída e mesmo ... Read more

$8.14 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Durante moito tempo, críamos que a conciencia era un asunto privado, gardado dentro da cabeza de cada persoa. Unha especie de cuarto pechado, unha chama individual que só iluminaba o noso mundo interior. Hoxe, con todo, algo está a cambiar. A investigación científica sobre o comportamento colectivo, os descubrimentos na neurociencia social, as teorías contemporáneas da mente distribuída e mesmo
... Read more
Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates 3

Ecdysozoa I: Non-Tetraconata

Edited by Andreas Wanninger ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and gene expression are discussed in an evolutionary framework. Each chapter presents an in-depth yet concise overview of both classical and recent literature, supplemented by numerous color illustrations ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and gene expression are discussed in an evolutionary framework. Each chapter presents an in-depth yet concise overview of both classical and recent literature, supplemented by numerous color illustrations
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The Secret Social Lives of Reptiles

by J. Sean Doody, Vladimir Dinets, Gordon M. Burghardt ...

Covering diverse species from garter snakes to Komodo dragons, this book delves into the evolutionary origins and fascinating details of the mysterious social lives of reptiles.Reptiles have been too often dismissed as dull animals with tiny brains and simple, "asocial" lives. In reality, reptiles engage in a remarkable diversity of complex social behavior. They can live in families; communicate ... Read more

$63.99 USD

Covering diverse species from garter snakes to Komodo dragons, this book delves into the evolutionary origins and fascinating details of the mysterious social lives of reptiles.Reptiles have been too often dismissed as dull animals with tiny brains and simple, "asocial" lives. In reality, reptiles engage in a remarkable diversity of complex social behavior. They can live in families; communicate
... Read more
Biogeogens and Human Health

by Niraj Kumar ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Health of the people is the most important indicator of the development of a nation. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (as defined by WHO). The state of health of an individual or population depends upon complex interaction of the physical, biological, political and social domains. The environment affects the ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Health of the people is the most important indicator of the development of a nation. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (as defined by WHO). The state of health of an individual or population depends upon complex interaction of the physical, biological, political and social domains. The environment affects the
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