Cognitive Science
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Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
$35.99 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller
Superintelligence asks the questions: What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? Nick Bostrom lays the fo- Author: Bostrom, Nick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 03 2014
- ISBN10: 0199678111
- Language: English
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The Book of Minds: How to Understand Ourselves and Other Beings, from Animals to AI to Aliens
$26.00 Add to cartPopular science writer Philip Ball explores a range of sciences to map our answers to a huge, philosophically rich question: How do we even begin to think about minds that are not human?
Sciences fro- Author: Ball, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: June 28 2022
- ISBN10: 022679587X
- Language: English
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So You Want to Be a Neuroscientist?
$22.95 Add to cartThe pursuit to understand the human brain in all its intricacy is a fascinatingly complex challenge and neuroscience is one of the fastest-growing scientific fields worldwide. There is a wide range of
- Author: Juavinett, Ashley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: December 08 2020
- ISBN10: 0231190891
- Language: English
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Rethinking Intelligence: A Radical New Understanding of Our Human Potential
$29.99 Read moreA genetics expert and professor challenges our understanding of intelligence, explaining what it truly means to be “smart,” why conventional assessments are misleading, and what everyone can do to opt
- Author: Bliss, Rina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063237784
- Language: English
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This Is Your Brain on Depression: Creating Your Path to Getting Better
$9.95 Add to cartExpanded version of Dr. Faith’s popular zine
People who have never been depressed have no idea what it’s like. And people who have know all too well how tough depression can be to live with. Dr. Faith … [more below]
- Series: 5-Minute Therapy
- Author: Harper, Faith G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: December 12 2018
- ISBN10: 1621062236
- Language: English
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How to Change Your Body: The Science of Interoception and Healing Through Connection to Yourself and Others
$22.95 Add to cart- Body-trusting Toolkit and MAIA Scale: Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness
Overview of attentional strategies, respiratory work, Reiki, sensory awareness, and other somatic practices
- Author: Briggs, Saga
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 242
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1957869100
- Language: English
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Cool: How the Brain’s Hidden Quest for Cool Drives Our Economy and Shapes Our World
$21.99 Add to cartIf you have ever wondered why SUVs replaced minivans, how one rap song turned the cognac industry upside down, or what gives Levi’s jeans their iconic allure, look no further–in Cool, Steven Quartz a
- Author: Quartz, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 12 2016
- ISBN10: 0374535930
- Language: English
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The Biology of Kindness: Six Daily Choices for Health, Well-Being, and Longevity
$24.95 Add to cart“Explains how our life behaviors can affect our state of health by comparing science and conscience in a revolutionary approach to health, longevity and quality of life”–
- Author: de Vivo, Immaculata
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: March 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0262547651
- Language: English
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Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind
$23.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“If you’ve ever wondered how you have the capacity to wonder, some fascinating insights await you in these pages.” –Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals
- Author: Harris, Annaka
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 04 2019
- ISBN10: 0062906712
- Language: English
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Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power
$20.00 Add to cartHow to eat for maximum brainpower and health, from an expert in both neuroscience and nutrition.
“Powerful advice on how to eat for maximum brainpower.”
–Mark Hyman, MD, New York Times–bestselling a- Author: Mosconi, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: December 31 2019
- ISBN10: 039957400X
- Language: English
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The Embodied Mind: Understanding the Mysteries of Cellular Memory, Consciousness, and Our Bodies
$19.95 Read moreA groundbreaking synthesis that promises to shift our understanding of the mind-brain connection and its relationship with our bodies.
We understand the workings of the human body as a series of inter- Author: Verny, Thomas R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1639364625
- Language: English
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Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick
$20.00 Add to cartA landmark book about how we form habits, and what we can do with this knowledge to make positive change
We spend a shocking 43 percent of our day doing things without thinking about them. That means t- Author: Wood, Wendy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 29 2020
- ISBN10: 1250159091
- Language: English
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Wisdom of Psychopaths
$18.00 Add to cartIn this engrossing journey into the lives of psychopaths and their infamously crafty behaviors, the renowned psychologist Kevin Dutton reveals that there is a scale of “madness” along which we all sit
- Author: Dutton, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 03 2013
- ISBN10: 0374533989
- Language: English
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Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness
$27.95 Read moreThe story of a quest to uncover the evolutionary history of consciousness from one of the world’s leading theoretical psychologists.
We feel, therefore we are. Conscious sensations ground our sense of- Author: Humphrey, Nicholas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 14, 2023
- ISBN10: 0262047942
- Language: English
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The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Change Your World
$19.99 Add to cart“As David Robson makes plain in this compelling book, the way we think about the world can profoundly shape how we navigate it. Based in science and packed with smart advice, The Expectation Effect wi
- Author: Robson, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1250871093
- Language: English
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Language at the Speed of Sight: How We Read, Why So Many Can’t, and What Can Be Done about It
$21.99 Add to cartIn this “important and alarming” (New York Times) book, see why so many American students are falling behind in their reading skills while others around the world excel.
The way we teach reading is n- Author: Seidenberg, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 06 2018
- ISBN10: 1541617150
- Language: English
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Algorithms to Live by: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
$33.99 Read moreAn exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind.
What should we do, or leave undo- Author: Christian, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 19 2016
- ISBN10: 1627790365
- Language: English
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The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes
$17.99 Read moreThe Intelligence Trap explores cutting-edge ideas in our understanding of intelligence and expertise, including “motivated reasoning,” “meta-forgetfulness,” and “functional stupidity.” David Robson r
- Author: Robson, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0393541460
- Language: English
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Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter
$44.99 Add to cartAs scientists study the minutiae of subatomic particles, neural connections, and molecular compounds, their attempts at a “theory of everything” harbor a glaring omission: they still cannot explain us
- Author: Deacon, Terrence W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: April 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0393343901
- Language: English
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Happiness
$16.95 Add to cart“A short, reader-friendly treatment of happiness from a leading figure in positive psychology”–
- Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge
- Author: Lomas, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0262544202
- Language: English
