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A Brief History of the Mind
Traces the evolution of the mind, from apes, Neanderthals, and human ancestors to a burst of creativity that began about fifty thousand years ago, suggesting that the mind will …
The Cerebral Code
The Cerebral Code is a new understanding of how Darwinian processes could operate in the brain to shape mental images in only seconds, starting with shuffled memories no better …
Wie das Gehirn denkt
[Wie das Gehirn denkt] ... bietet ein ausgezeichnetes Konzentrat von [Calvins] Schlüsselkonzepten. Er gehört zu jener raren Sorte von Wissenschaftlern, welche die komplexen Inhalte …
Inside the Brain
How Brains Think
If you're good at finding the one right answer to life's multiple-choice questions, you're "smart." But "intelligence" is what you need when contemplating the leftovers in the …
How the Shaman Stole the Moon
The Ascent of Mind
Extreme Weather: and what to do about it
This is the full color, abridged edition 0.9. The Q&A and Endnotes are at CO2Foundation.org. You probably share the author's frustration that fifty years of climate warnings have …
A Brain for All Seasons
Winner of the 2002 Phi Beta Kappa Award in ScienceMankind has recently come to the shocking realization that our ancestors survived hundreds of abrupt and severe changes to Earth's …
Brief History of the Mind
This book looks back at the simpler versions of mental life in apes, Neanderthals, and our ancestors, back before our burst of creativity started 50,000 years ago. When you can't …
Global Fever
Every decade since 1950 has seen more floods and more wildfires on every continent. Deserts are expanding, coral reefs are dying, fisheries are declining, and hurricanes are …
The Great CO2 Cleanup: Backing Out of the Danger Zone
Most of our climate problems could be repaired by cleaning up the excess CO2 in the air and so cooling things off. However, because of abrupt climate flips, the cleanup must be …