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  • Why We Cooperate

    de Michael Tomasello, Carol Dweck, Joan Silk, Brian Skyrms, Elizabeth S. Spelke ...
    Series series Boston Review Books
    Through experiments with kids and chimpanzees, this cutting-edge theory in developmental psychology reveals how cooperation is a distinctly human combination of innate and learned behavior.“[A] fascinating approach to the question of what makes us human.” —Publishers WeeklyDrop something in front of a 2-year-old, and she’s likely to pick it up for you. This is not a learned behavior, psychologist ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • Mind the Gap

    Tracing the Origins of Human Universals

    Edición de Joan Silk, Peter Kappeler ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This volume features a collection of essays by primatologists, anthropologists, biologists, and psychologists who offer some answers to the question of what makes us human, i. e. , what is the nature and width of the gap that separates us from other primates? The chapters of this volume summarize the latest research on core aspects of behavioral and cognitive traits that make humans such unusual ... Leer más

    $152.99 USD

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  • The Secrets of Words

    de Noam Chomsky, Andrea Moro ...
    Noam Chomsky and linguist Andrea Moro explore language, the history of science, Big Data and AI, and the mysteries of the human brain.Influential linguist Noam Chomsky and his longtime colleague Andrea Moro have a wide-ranging conversation, touching on such topics as language and linguistics, the history of science, and the relation between language and the brain. Chomsky discusses today’s ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • The Gang of Three: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

    Ancient Wisdom, #2

    de Neel Burton ...
    Series Libro 2 - Ancient Wisdom
    The thinkers who built the Western mind—and still shape your own.This is the best book on philosophy I have ever read. —Philip van Heusen for Readers' FavoriteThree men. Three rival visions of reality. And together, the hidden framework behind how you think about truth, morality, happiness, and meaning.Much of Western philosophy can be traced back to Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle—figures whose ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Language in Our Brain

    The Origins of a Uniquely Human Capacity

    de Angela D. Friederici ...
    A landmark account of the neurobiological basis of language—arguing that species-specific brain differences may be at the root of the human capacity for language.Language makes us human. It is an intrinsic part of us, although we seldom think about it. Language is also an extremely complex entity with subcomponents responsible for its phonological, syntactic, and semantic aspects. In this landmark ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

  • The Philosophy Cure

    Lessons on Living from the Great Philosophers

    de Laurence Devillairs ...
    The wisdom of famous philosophers distilled into practical takeaways for readers who seek to confront reality and carve out a livable space within it.For centuries, philosophers have considered the "big questions" of human life, mulling over everything from ethics to the definition of reality. Their ideas and insights are powerful and innovative, but often inaccessible and far too academic for ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Life Project

    The Extraordinary Story of 70,000 Ordinary Lives

    de Helen Pearson ...
    A fascinating account of a scientific project that tracked 5 generations of children—the longest-ever-running study of human development.The lives of 70,000 people reveal the importance of our beginnings on the greater trajectory of our lives.In March 1946, scientists began to track thousands of children born in one cold week as part of a birth cohort study. No one imagined that this would become ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Artificial Unintelligence

    How Computers Misunderstand the World

    de Meredith Broussard ...
    A software developer’s misadventures in computer programming, machine learning, and artificial intelligence reveal why we should never assume technology always gets it right.In Artificial Unintelligence, Meredith Broussard argues that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted in a tremendous amount of poorly designed systems. We are so eager to ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Finding Zero

    A Mathematician's Odyssey to Uncover the Origins of Numbers

    de Amir D. Aczel ...
    "A captivating story, not just an intellectual quest but a personal one . . . gripping [and] filled with the passion and wonder of numbers." — The New York TimesVirtually everything in our lives is digital, numerical, or quantified. But the story of how and where we got these numerals, which we so depend on, has for thousands of years been shrouded in mystery. Finding Zero is the saga of Amir ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Top Brain, Bottom Brain

    Surprising Insights into How You Think

    de Stephen Kosslyn, G. Wayne Miller ...
    One of the world’s leading neuroscientists teams up with an accomplished writer to debunk the popular left-brain/right-brain theory and offer an exciting new way of thinking about our minds.For the past fifty years, popular culture has led us to believe in the left-brain vs. right-brain theory of personality types. Right-brain people, we’ve been told, are artistic, intuitive, and thoughtful, while ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Meaning of Myth: With 12 Greek Myths Retold and Interpreted by a Psychiatrist

    Ancient Wisdom, #1

    de Neel Burton ...
    Series Libro 1 - Ancient Wisdom
    Not just ancient stories—but a code for how we think, desire, fear, and believe.Readers' Favorite Book Award WinnerA profound psychological approach… Fascinating stuff. —James Sale, author of Gods, Heroes, and UsMyths have never been merely entertainment. For thousands of years, they have shaped religion, philosophy, psychology, politics, and art. But what are they really—primitive... ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Extreme Fear

    The Science of Your Mind in Danger

    de Jeff Wise ...
    Series series MacSci
    Ever since the phrase "fight or flight" was coined in the 1920s, the common understanding has been that the mind respond to danger in one of two ways - either fleeing in blind panic, or fighting through it. But as scientists unlock the secrets of the human brain, a more complex understanding of the fear response has emerged. It turns out that the ancient brain circuitry wired to process fear is ... Leer más

    $17.29 USD