Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness
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An overview of modern consciousness research and how our brain works.
A concise, elegant, and thought-provoking exploration of the mystery of consciousness and the functioning of the brain.
Despite decades of research, remarkable imagery, and insights from a range of scientific and medical disciplines, the human brain remains largely unexplored. Consciousness has eluded explanation.
Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness offers a brilliant overview of the state of modern consciousness research in twenty brief, revealing chapters. Neuroscientist and author Patrick House describes complex concepts in accessible terms, weaving brain science, technology, gaming, analogy, and philosophy into a tapestry that illuminates how the brain works and what enables consciousness. This remarkable book fosters a sense of mystery and wonder about the strangeness of the relationship between our inner selves and our environment.
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 425
At once elegant and riveting, Sync tells the story of the dawn of a new science. Steven Strogatz, a leading mathematician in the fields of chaos and complexity theory, explains how enormous systems can synchronize themselves, from the electrons in a superconductor to the pacemaker cells in our hearts. He shows that although these phenomena might seem unrelated on the surface, at a deeper level there is a connection, forged by the unifying power of mathematics.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Engaging, but maybe better suited for non-audio
- De Ryan en 05-26-12
De: Steven Strogatz
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On Intelligence
- De: Jeff Hawkins, Sandra Blakeslee
- Narrado por: Jeff Hawkins, Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,325
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,101
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,100
Jeff Hawkins, the man who created the PalmPilot, Treo smart phone, and other handheld devices, has reshaped our relationship to computers. Now he stands ready to revolutionize both neuroscience and computing in one stroke, with a new understanding of intelligence itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Epiphany
- De James en 03-14-05
De: Jeff Hawkins, y otros
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The Lives of a Cell
- Notes of a Biology Watcher
- De: Lewis Thomas
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 4 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 98
In The Lives of a Cell, Dr. Lewis Thomas opens up to the listener a universe of knowledge and perception that is perhaps not wholly unfamiliar to the research scientist; but the world he explores is also one of men and women, of complex interrelationships, old ironies, peculiar powers, and intricate languages that give identity to the alienated and direction to the dependent. This remarkable work offers a subtle, bold vision of humankind and the world around us - a sense of what gives life - from a writer who seems to draw grace and strength from the very substance of his subject.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So enlightening and enjoyable!
- De Flora en 03-15-18
De: Lewis Thomas
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Intelligence in Nature
- An Inquiry into Knowledge
- De: Jeremy Narby
- Narrado por: James Patrick Cronin
- Duración: 4 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 182
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 180
Anthropologist Jeremy Narby has altered how we understand the Shamanic cultures and traditions that have undergone a worldwide revival in recent years. Now, in one of his most extraordinary journeys, Narby travels the globe - from the Amazon Basin to the Far East - to probe what traditional healers and pioneering researchers understand about the intelligence present in all forms of life. Intelligence in Nature presents overwhelming illustrative evidence that independent intelligence is not unique to humanity alone.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Favorite part was untrue :(
- De Al A'scgh en 08-13-18
De: Jeremy Narby
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At the Edge of Uncertainty
- 11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise
- De: Michael Brooks
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,200
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,084
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,083
The atom, the big bang, DNA, natural selection - all are ideas that have revolutionized science; and all were dismissed out of hand when they first appeared. The surprises haven't stopped in recent years, and in At the Edge of Uncertainty, best-selling author Michael Brooks investigates the new wave of radical insights that are shaping the future of scientific discovery.
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1 out of 5 stars
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All smoke, no fire
- De Kenton en 07-25-15
De: Michael Brooks
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The Ravenous Brain
- How the New Science of Consciousness Explains Our Insatiable Search for Meaning
- De: Daniel Bor
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 11 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 78
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 74
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 72
Consciousness is our gateway to experience: it enables us to recognize Van Gogh’s starry skies, be enraptured by Beethoven’s Fifth, and stand in awe of a snowcapped mountain. Yet consciousness is subjective, personal, and famously difficult to examine: philosophers have for centuries declared this mental entity so mysterious as to be impenetrable to science. In The Ravenous Brain, neuroscientist Daniel Bor departs sharply from this historical view, and proposes a new model for how consciousness works.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Effectively demystifies consciousness
- De Gary en 11-18-12
De: Daniel Bor
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A Beginner’s Guide to Reality
- Exploring Our Everyday Adventures in Wonderland
- De: Jim Baggott
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
- Duración: 9 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 102
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 101
A unique fusion of philosophy and metaphysics set against the backdrop of contemporary culture. Have you ever wondered if the world is really there when you're not looking? We tend to take the reality of our world very much for granted. This book will lead you down the rabbit hole in search of something we can point to, hang our hats on, and say this is real.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A real great listen on the nature of reality
- De Patrick Mabry, Jr. en 07-30-14
De: Jim Baggott
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Beyond Biocentrism
- Rethinking Time, Space, Consciousness, and the Illusion of Death
- De: Robert Lanza, Bob Berman
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 7 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 692
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 605
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 595
In Beyond Biocentrism, acclaimed biologist Robert Lanza and astronomer Bob Berman take the listener on an intellectual thrill ride as they reexamine everything we thought we knew about life, death, the universe, and the nature of reality itself. The first step is acknowledging that our existing model of reality is looking increasingly creaky in the face of recent scientific discoveries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Here's the thing
- De Mikal en 11-09-18
De: Robert Lanza, y otros
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The Science of Discworld
- A Novel
- De: Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen
- Narrado por: Michael Fenton Stevens, Stephen Briggs
- Duración: 13 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 736
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 651
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 651
Not just another science audiobook and not just another Discworld novella, The Science of Discworld is a creative, mind-bending mash-up of fiction and fact, that offers a wizard’s-eye view of our world that will forever change how you look at the universe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not the best Pratchett, but gets there in the end
- De Rachel en 07-30-14
De: Terry Pratchett, y otros
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The Spike
- An Epic Journey Through the Brain in 2.1 Seconds
- De: Mark Humphries
- Narrado por: Anand Jagatia
- Duración: 6 h y 49 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 59
This audiobook narrated by Anand Jagatia tells the extraordinary story of a neural impulse and what it reveals about how our brains work.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Read this a year ago, very handy info
- De Philip Savva en 08-10-21
De: Mark Humphries
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Mind Wide Open
- Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
- De: Steven Johnson
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 8 h y 7 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 563
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 138
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 139
Brilliantly exploring today's cutting edge brain research, Mind Wide Open allows readers to understand themselves and the people in their lives as never before. Using a mix of experiential reportage, personal storytelling, and fresh scientific discovery, Steven Johnson describes how the brain works and how its systems connect to the day-to-day realities of individual lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A totally new perspective on life
- De Jonathan en 09-16-04
De: Steven Johnson
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The Performance Cortex
- How Neuroscience Is Redefining Athletic Genius
- De: Zach Schonbrun
- Narrado por: Thomas Vincent Kelly
- Duración: 10 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 81
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 67
Why couldn't Michael Jordan, master athlete that he was, hit a baseball? Why can't modern robotics come close to replicating the dexterity of a five-year-old? Why do good quarterbacks always seem to know where their receivers are?In this deeply researched book, sports and business reporter Zach Schonbrun explores what actually drives human movement and its spectacular potential. The groundbreaking work of two neuroscientists in Major League Baseball is only the beginning.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- De MD en 07-01-23
De: Zach Schonbrun
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The Blind Watchmaker
- Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
- De: Richard Dawkins
- Narrado por: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward
- Duración: 14 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,831
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,450
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,421
The Blind Watchmaker, knowledgably narrated by author Richard Dawkins, is as prescient and timely a book as ever. The watchmaker belongs to the 18th-century theologian William Paley, who argued that just as a watch is too complicated and functional to have sprung into existence by accident, so too must all living things, with their far greater complexity, be purposefully designed. Charles Darwin's brilliant discovery challenged the creationist arguments; but only Richard Dawkins could have written this elegant riposte.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Challenging textbook more than an enjoyable listen
- De Eric en 01-15-12
De: Richard Dawkins
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Time, Love, Memory
- A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior
- De: Jonathan Weiner
- Narrado por: Kevin Pariseau
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 56
Jonathan Weiner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The Beak of the Finch, brings his brilliant reporting skills to the story of Seymour Benzer, the Brooklyn-born maverick scientist whose study of genetics and experiments with fruit fly genes has helped revolutionize or knowledge of the connections between DNA and behavior both animal and human.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is a profound science book
- De Timothy A. Smith en 05-12-10
De: Jonathan Weiner
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Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking
- De: Daniel C. Dennett
- Narrado por: Jeff Crawford
- Duración: 13 h y 22 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 427
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 363
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 357
Over a storied career, Daniel C. Dennett has engaged questions about science and the workings of the mind. His answers have combined rigorous argument with strong empirical grounding. And a lot of fun. Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking offers seventy-seven of Dennett’s most successful “imagination-extenders and focus-holders” meant to guide you through some of life’s most treacherous subject matter: evolution, meaning, mind, and free will.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Loved it, but some philosophy background needed.
- De LongerILiveLessIKnow en 11-14-13
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The Brain Electric
- The Dramatic High-Tech Race to Merge Minds and Machines
- De: Malcolm Gay
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 8 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Leading neuroscience researchers are racing to unlock the secrets of the mind. On the cusp of decoding brain signals that govern motor skills, they are developing miraculous technologies to enable paraplegics and wounded soldiers to move prosthetic limbs, and the rest of us to manipulate computers and other objects through thought alone. These fiercely competitive scientists are vying for Defense Department and venture capital funding, prestige, and great wealth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Refreshingly not pop-neuro or pseudoscience
- De Jordon en 06-28-16
De: Malcolm Gay