Darwin's Doubt By Stephen C. Meyer

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Title	:	Darwin's Doubt
Author	:	Stephen C. Meyer
ISBN	:	0062071475
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	512

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When Charles Darwin finished The Origin of Species, he thought that he had explained every clue, but one Though his theory could explain many facts, Darwin knew that there was a significant event in the history of life that his theory did not explain During this event, the Cambrian explosion, many animals suddenly appeared in the fossil record without apparent ancestor When Charles Darwin finished The Origin of Species, he thought that he had explained every clue, but one Though his theory c...

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Homo Evolutis By Juan Enriquez

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Title	:	Homo Evolutis
Author	:	Juan Enriquez
ISBN	:
Format	:	Kindle Edition
Number of Pages	:	58

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There have been at least 25 prototype humans We are but one model, and there is no evidence evolution has stopped So unless you think Rush Limbaugh and Howard Stern are the be all and end all of creation, and it just does not get any better, then one has to ask what is next Juan Enriquez and Steve Gullans, two of the world s most eminent science authors, researcher There have been at least 25 prototype humans We are but one model, and there is no evidence evolution has stopped So unless you th...

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Brainwashed By Sally L. Satel

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Title	:	Brainwashed
Author	:	Sally L. Satel
ISBN	:	0465018777
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	256

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FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN SCIENCEWhat can t neuroscience tell us about ourselves Since fMRI functional magnetic resonance imaging was introduced in the early 1990s, brain scans have been used to help politicians understand and manipulate voters, determine guilt in court cases, and make sense of everything from musical aptitude to romantic love But FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN SCIENCEWhat can t neuroscience tell us about ourselves Since...

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Darwin for Beginners By Jonathan Miller

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Title	:	Darwin for Beginners
Author	:	Jonathan Miller
ISBN	:	0375714588
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	176

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The Beginner Books Their cartoon format and irreverent wit make difficult ideas accessible and entertaining Newsdayaking us through the upheavals in biological thought which made The Origins of Species possible, Jonathan Miller introduces us to that odd revolutionary, Charles Darwin a remarkably timid man who spent most of his life in seclusion a semi invalid r The Beginner Books Their cartoon format and irreverent wit make difficult ideas accessible and entertaining Newsdayaking us through the upheavals ...

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How We Reason By Philip N. Johnson-Laird

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Title	:	How We Reason
Author	:	Philip N. Johnson-Laird
ISBN	:	0198569769
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	573

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Good reasoning can lead to success bad reasoning can lead to catastrophe Yet, it s not obvious how we reason, and why we make mistakes This new book by one of the pioneers of the field, Philip Johnson Laird, looks at the mental processes that underlie our reasoning It provides the most accessible account yet of the science of reasoning....

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The Rational Animal By Douglas T. Kenrick

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Title	:	The Rational Animal
Author	:	Douglas T. Kenrick
ISBN	:	0465032427
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	288

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Why do three out of four professional football players go bankrupt How can illiterate jungle dwellers pass a test that tricks Harvard philosophers And why do billionaires work so hard only to give their hard earned money away When it comes to making decisions, the classic view is that humans are eminently rational But growing evidence suggests instead that our choices a Why do three out of four professional football players go bankrupt How can illiterate jungle dwellers pass a test that tricks Harvard phi...

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Evolution By Michael Denton

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Title	:	Evolution
Author	:	Michael Denton
ISBN	:	091756152X
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	368

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Michael Denton is an Australian molecular biologist and medical doctor who has lived and worked in London, Toronto and Sydney, and who is best known for his biological research....

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The Neuroscience of Human Relationships By Louis Cozolino

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Title	:	The Neuroscience of Human Relationships
Author	:	Louis Cozolino
ISBN	:	0393704548
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	464

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Just as neurons communicate through mutual stimulation, brains strive to connect with one another Louis Cozolino shows us how brains are highly social organisms Balancing cogent explanation with instructive brain diagrams, he presents an atlas of sorts, illustrating how the architecture and development of brain systems from before birth through adulthood determine how we Just as neurons communicate through mutual stimulation, brains strive to connect with one another Louis Cozolino shows us how ...

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Outsmart Your Cancer By Tanya Harter Pierce

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Title	:	Outsmart Your Cancer
Author	:	Tanya Harter Pierce
ISBN	:	0972886788
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	506

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This easy to read alternative treatment guide could save your life Outsmart Your Cancer explodes the myths about alternative cancer treatments and explains why non toxic methods are effective than conventional ones This second edition of Outsmart Your Cancer includes new chapters, an audio CD with inspiring recovery testimonials from cancer survivors, and an incredi This easy to read alternative treatment guide could save your life Outsmart Your Cancer explodes the myths about alternative cancer treatmen...

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The Winner Effect By Ian H. Robertson

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Title	:	The Winner Effect
Author	:	Ian H. Robertson
ISBN	:	125001364X
Format	:	ebook
Number of Pages	:	320

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What makes a winner Why do some people succeed both in life and in business, and others fail Why do a few individuals end up supremely powerful, while many remain powerless The winner effect is a term used in biology to describe how an animal that has won a few fights against weak opponents is much likely to win later bouts against stronger contenders As Ian Robe What makes a winner Why do some people succeed both in life and in business, and others fail Why do a few individual...

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Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language By Robin Dunbar

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Title	:	Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language
Author	:	Robin Dunbar
ISBN	:	0674363361
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	242

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Apes and monkeys, humanity s closest kin, differ from other animals in the intensity of their social relationships All their grooming is not so much about hygiene as it is about cementing bonds, making friends, and influencing fellow primates But for early humans, grooming as a way to social success posed a problem given their large social groups of 150 or so, our earli Apes and monkeys, humanity s closest kin, differ from other animals in the intensity of their social relationships All their grooming is ...

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Self Comes to Mind By António R. Damásio

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Title	:	Self Comes to Mind
Author	:	António R. Damásio
ISBN	:	0307378756
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	384

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From one of the most significant neuroscientists at work today, a pathbreaking investigation of a question that has confounded philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists for centuries how is consciousness created Antonio Damasio has spent the past thirty years studying and writing about how the brain operates, and his work has garnered acclaim for its singular meld From one of the most significant neuroscientists at work today, a pathbreaking investigation of a question that has confounded...

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In Search of Memory By Eric R. Kandel

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Title	:	In Search of Memory
Author	:	Eric R. Kandel
ISBN	:	0393058638
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	430

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Nobel Prize winner Kandel intertwines cogntive psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biology with his own quest to understand memory....

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The Evolution of the Human Head By Daniel E. Lieberman

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Title	:	The Evolution of the Human Head
Author	:	Daniel E. Lieberman
ISBN	:	0674046366
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	768

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In one sense, human heads function much like those of other mammals We use them to chew, smell, swallow, think, hear, and so on But, in other respects, the human head is quite unusual Unlike other animals, even our great ape cousins, our heads are short and wide, very big brained, snoutless, largely furless, and perched on a short, nearly vertical neck Daniel E Lieber In one sense, human heads function much like those of other mammals We use them to chew, smell, swallow, think, hear, and so on But, in oth...

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Synaptic Self By Joseph E. Ledoux

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Title	:	Synaptic Self
Author	:	Joseph E. Ledoux
ISBN	:	0142001783
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	416

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In 1996 Joseph LeDoux s The Emotional Brain presented a revelatory examination of the biological bases of our emotions and memories Now, the world renowned expert on the brain has produced with a groundbreaking work that tells a profound story how the little spaces between the neurons the brain s synapses are the channels through which we think, act, imagine, feel, In 1996 Joseph LeDoux s The Emotional Brain presented a revelatory examination of the biological bases of our emotions and memories...

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Brains By Dale Purves

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Title	:	Brains
Author	:	Dale Purves
ISBN	:	0137055099
Format	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	304

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For 50 years, the world s most brilliant neuroscientists have struggled to understand how human brains really work Today, says Dale Purves, the dominant research agenda may have taken us as far as it can and neuroscientists may be approaching a paradigm shift In this highly personal book, Purves reveals how we got to this point and offers his notion of where neuroscienc For 50 years, the world s most brilliant neuroscientists have struggled to understand how human brains really work Today, says Dale Purve...

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Making Up the Mind By Chris Frith

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Title	:	Making Up the Mind
Author	:	Chris Frith
ISBN	:	1405160225
Format	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	246

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Written by one of the world s leading neuroscientists, Making Up the Mind is the first accessible account of experimental studies showing how the brain creates our mental world.Uses evidence from brain imaging, psychological experiments and studies of patients to explore the relationship between the mind and the brainDemonstrates that our knowledge of both the mental and p Written by one of the world s leading neuroscientists, Making Up the Mind is the first accessible account of experimenta...

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