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Conversations on Mind, Matter, and Mathematics

Author : Jean-Pierre Changeux
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691004051
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Conversations on Mind, Matter, and Mathematics written by Jean-Pierre Changeux and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1998-12-27 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do numbers and the other objects of mathematics enjoy a timeless existence independent of human minds, or are they the products of cerebral invention? Do we discover them, as Plato supposed and many others have believed since, or do we construct them? Does mathematics constitute a universal language that in principle would permit human beings to communicate with extraterrestrial civilizations elsewhere in the universe, or is it merely an earthly language that owes its accidental existence to the peculiar evolution of neuronal networks in our brains? Does the physical world actually obey mathematical laws, or does it seem to conform to them simply because physicists have increasingly been able to make mathematical sense of it? Jean-Pierre Changeux, an internationally renowned neurobiologist, and Alain Connes, one of the most eminent living mathematicians, find themselves deeply divided by these questions. The problematic status of mathematical objects leads Changeux and Connes to the organization and function of the brain, the ways in which its embryonic and post-natal development influences the unfolding of mathematical reasoning and other kinds of thinking, and whether human intelligence can be simulated, modeled,--or actually reproduced-- by mechanical means. The two men go on to pose ethical questions, inquiring into the natural foundations of morality and the possibility that it may have a neural basis underlying its social manifestations. This vivid record of profound disagreement and, at the same time, sincere search for mutual understanding, follows in the tradition of Poincaré, Hadamard, and von Neumann in probing the limits of human experience and intellectual possibility. Why order should exist in the world at all, and why it should be comprehensible to human beings, is the question that lies at the heart of these remarkable dialogues.

Mavericks of the Mind

Author : David Jay Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780895946010
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Mavericks of the Mind written by David Jay Brown and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conversations with Terence McKenna, Riane Eisler & David Loye, Robert Trivers, Nick Hebert, Ralph Abraham, Robert Anton Wilson, Timothy Leary, Rupert Sheldrake, Carolyn Mary Kleefeld, Colin Wilson, Oscar Janiger, John C. Lilly, Nina Graboi, Laura Huxley, Allen Ginsberg, Stephen LaBerge.

Mind, Life and Universe

Author : Lynn Margulis
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603580379
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Mind, Life and Universe written by Lynn Margulis and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2007-08-15 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly forty of the world's most esteemed scientists discuss the big questions that drive their illustrious careers. Co-editor Eduardo Punset—one of Spain's most loved personages for his popularization of the sciences—interviews an impressive collection of characters drawing out the seldom seen personalities of the world's most important men and woman of science. In Mind, Life and Universe they describe in their own words the most important and fascinating aspects of their research. Frank and often irreverent, these interviews will keep even the most casual reader of science books rapt for hours. Can brain science explain feelings of happiness and despair? Is it true that chimpanzees are just like us when it comes to sexual innuendo? Is there any hard evidence that life exists anywhere other than on the Earth? Through Punset's skillful questioning, readers will meet one scientist who is passionate about the genetic control of everything and another who spends her every waking hour making sure African ecosystems stay intact. The men and women assembled here by Lynn Margulis and Eduardo Punset will provide a source of endless interest. In captivating conversations with such science luminaries as Jane Goodall, James E. Lovelock, Oliver Sachs, and E. O. Wilson, Punset reveals a hidden world of intellectual interests, verve, and humor. Science enthusiasts and general readers alike will devour Mind, Life and Universe, breathless and enchanted by its truths.

Conversations with Neil's Brain

Author : William H. Calvin
Publisher : William H. Calvin
ISBN 13 : 0982916760
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (829 download)

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Download or read book Conversations with Neil's Brain written by William H. Calvin and published by William H. Calvin. This book was released on 2010-09-22 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Conversations on Consciousness

Author : Susan J. Blackmore
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195179595
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Conversations on Consciousness written by Susan J. Blackmore and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blackmore in this volume brings together some of the great minds of our time, a who's who of eminent thinkers, all of whom have devoted much of their lives to understanding consciousness. Some of the interviewees are major philosophers (such as John Searle, Ned Block, and David Chalmers) and some are equally renowned scientists (Francis Crick, Roger Penrose, V.S. Ramachandran). All of them talk candidly with Blackmore about some of the key philosophical issues confronting us, in a series of conversations that are revealing, insightful, and stimulating.

Inside the Economist's Mind

Author : Paul A. Samuelson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 140517871X
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Inside the Economist's Mind written by Paul A. Samuelson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By focusing on the human side as well as the intellectualdimensions of how economists work and think, this collection ofinterviews with top economists of the 20th century becomes astartling and lively introduction to the modern world ofmacroeconomics. A fun read! For more information, frequent updates, and to comment on theforthcoming book, visit William A. Barnett's weblog athttp://economistmind.blogspot.com/. Acclaim for Inside the Economist's Mind "In candid interviews, these great economists prove to befabulous story tellers of their lives and times. Unendinglygripping for insiders, this book should also help non-specialistsunderstand how economists think." Professor Julio Rotemberg, Harvard University Business School,and Editor, Review of Economics and Statistics. "Economics used to be called the 'dismal science'. It will beimpossible for anybody to hold that view anymore ... This isscience with flesh and blood, and a lot of fascinating stories thatyou will find nowhere else." Dr. Jean-Pascal Bénassy, Paris-Jourdan SciencesÉconomiques, Paris, France "This book provides a rare and intriguing view of the personaland professional lives of leading economists ... It is like ABeautiful Mind, scaled by a factor of 16 [the number ofinterviews in the book]." Professor Lee Ohanian, University of California at LosAngeles " ... if you want an insider view of how economics has beendeveloping in the last decades, this is the (only) book foryou." Professor Giancarlo Gandolfo, University of Rome ‘LaSapienza,’ Rome "Here we see the HUMAN side of path-breaking research, thepersonalities and pitfalls, the DRAMA behind the science." Professor Francis X. Diebold, University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia

Beyond the Mind

Author : Dada
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780930608019
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Mind written by Dada and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Conversations with God for Teens

Author : Neale Donald Walsch
Publisher : Hampton Roads Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1612831168
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Conversations with God for Teens written by Neale Donald Walsch and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suppose you could ask God any question and get an answer. What would it be? Young people all over the world have been asking those questions. So Neale Donald Walsch, author of the internationally bestselling Conversations with God series had another conversation. Conversations with God for Teens is a simple, clear, straight-to-the-point dialogue that answers teens questions about God, money, sex, love, and more. Conversations with God for Teens reads like a rap session at a church youth group, where teenagers discuss everything they ever wanted to know about life but were too afraid to ask God. Walsch acts as the verbal conduit, showing teenagers how easy it is to converse with the divine. When Claudia, age 16, from Perth, Australia, asks, "Why can't I just have sex with everybody? What's the big deal?", the answer God offers her is: "Nothing you do will ever be okay with everybody. 'Everybody' is a large word. The real question is can you have sex and have it be okay with you?" There's no doubt that the casual question-and-answer format will help make God feel welcoming and accessible to teens. Conversations with God for Teens is the perfect gift purchase for parents, grandparents, and anyone else who wants to provide accessible spiritual content for the teen(s) in their lives.

Mind Over Matter

Author : Marc Sumerak
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 9781599612225
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Mind Over Matter written by Marc Sumerak and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2006-07 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young superheroes Alex, Julie, Jack, and Katie Power team up with X-Men's The Beast to discover why their father is acting strangely.

Difficult Conversations

Author : Douglas Stone
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101496762
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Difficult Conversations written by Douglas Stone and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 10th-anniversary edition of the New York Times business bestseller-now updated with "Answers to Ten Questions People Ask" We attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day-whether dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with a spouse, or negotiating with a client. From the Harvard Negotiation Project, the organization that brought you Getting to Yes, Difficult Conversations provides a step-by-step approach to having those tough conversations with less stress and more success. you'll learn how to: · Decipher the underlying structure of every difficult conversation · Start a conversation without defensiveness · Listen for the meaning of what is not said · Stay balanced in the face of attacks and accusations · Move from emotion to productive problem solving

Propaganda and the Public Mind

Author : Noam Chomsky
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 160846444X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Propaganda and the Public Mind written by Noam Chomsky and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2015-04-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of our greatest political minds “challenges us to think more independently and more deeply about the human consequences of power and privilege” (Norman Solomon, author of Made Love, Got War). Renowned interviewer David Barsamian showcases his unique access to Chomsky’s thinking on a number of topics of contemporary and historical import. Chomsky offers insights into the institutions that shape the public mind in the service of power and profit. In an interview conducted after the important November 1999 “Battle in Seattle,” Chomsky discusses prospects for building a movement to challenge corporate domination of the media, the environment, and even our private lives. Whether discussing US military escalation in Colombia, attacks on Social Security, or growing inequality worldwide, Chomsky shows how ordinary people, if they work together, have the power to make meaningful change. “In Propaganda and the Public Mind, we have unique insight into Noam Chomsky’s decades of penetrating analyses . . . drawn together in one slender volume by a brilliant radio interviewer, David Barsamian.” ―Ben H. Bagdikian, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist “To anyone who wonders if ideas, information, and activism can make a profound difference in the twenty-first century, I say: ‘Read this book.’” ―Norman Solomon, author of The Habits of Highly Deceptive Media Praise for Noam Chomsky “The conscience of the American people.” —New Statesman “Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet.” —The New York Times Book Review “There is no living political writer who has more radically changed how more people think in more parts of the world about political issues.” ―Glenn Greenwald, journalist “A truth-teller on an epic scale. I salute him.” —John Pilger, journalist, writer, and filmmaker

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

Author : Emmanuel Acho
Publisher : Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book
ISBN 13 : 125080048X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man written by Emmanuel Acho and published by Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An urgent primer on race and racism, from the host of the viral hit video series “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man” “You cannot fix a problem you do not know you have.” So begins Emmanuel Acho in his essential guide to the truths Americans need to know to address the systemic racism that has recently electrified protests in all fifty states. “There is a fix,” Acho says. “But in order to access it, we’re going to have to have some uncomfortable conversations.” In Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive and taboo, many white Americans are afraid to ask—yet which all Americans need the answers to, now more than ever. With the same open-hearted generosity that has made his video series a phenomenon, Acho explains the vital core of such fraught concepts as white privilege, cultural appropriation, and “reverse racism.” In his own words, he provides a space of compassion and understanding in a discussion that can lack both. He asks only for the reader’s curiosity—but along the way, he will galvanize all of us to join the antiracist fight.

What to Say When You Talk to Your Self

Author : Shad Helmstetter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501171992
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book What to Say When You Talk to Your Self written by Shad Helmstetter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to reverse the effects of negative self-talk and embrace a more positive, optimistic outlook on life

Conversational Intelligence

Author : Judith E. Glaser
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351862073
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book Conversational Intelligence written by Judith E. Glaser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The key to success in life and business is to become a master at Conversational Intelligence. It's not about how smart you are, but how open you are to learn new and effective powerful conversational rituals that prime the brain for trust, partnership, and mutual success. Conversational Intelligence translates the wealth of new insights coming out of neuroscience from across the globe, and brings the science down to earth so people can understand and apply it in their everyday lives. Author Judith Glaser presents a framework for knowing what kind of conversations trigger the lower, more primitive brain; and what activates higher-level intelligences such as trust, integrity, empathy, and good judgment. Conversational Intelligence makes complex scientific material simple to understand and apply through a wealth of easy to use tools, examples, conversational rituals, and practices for all levels of an organization.

The Book of Minds

Author : Philip Ball
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226822044
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Minds written by Philip Ball and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular 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 from zoology to astrobiology, computer science to neuroscience, are seeking to understand minds in their own distinct disciplinary realms. Taking a uniquely broad view of minds and where to find them—including in plants, aliens, and God—Philip Ball pulls the pieces together to explore what sorts of minds we might expect to find in the universe. In so doing, he offers for the first time a unified way of thinking about what minds are and what they can do, by locating them in what he calls the “space of possible minds.” By identifying and mapping out properties of mind without prioritizing the human, Ball sheds new light on a host of fascinating questions: What moral rights should we afford animals, and can we understand their thoughts? Should we worry that AI is going to take over society? If there are intelligent aliens out there, how could we communicate with them? Should we? Understanding the space of possible minds also reveals ways of making advances in understanding some of the most challenging questions in contemporary science: What is thought? What is consciousness? And what (if anything) is free will? Informed by conversations with leading researchers, Ball’s brilliant survey of current views about the nature and existence of minds is more mind-expanding than we could imagine. In this fascinating panorama of other minds, we come to better know our own.

A Curious Mind

Author : Brian Grazer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 147673075X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book A Curious Mind written by Brian Grazer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brian Grazer knows the one thing that can instantly connect you with anyone: Curiosity. A Curious mind offers a brilliantly entertaining and inspiring account of how his courage and enthusiasm for talking with complete strangers have been the secret of his success as a leading Hollywood producer.

As They Saw It

Author : Richard D. Heffner
Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN 13 : 9780786713943
Total Pages : 541 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book As They Saw It written by Richard D. Heffner and published by Basic Books (AZ). This book was released on 2004-11-07 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retrospective of recent American history from the host of PBS television's The Open Mind features stimulating conversational interviews with Martin Luther King, Jr., Tom Brokaw, Gloria Steinem, Oliver Stone, Jonas Salk, Malcolm X, Eleanor Roosevelt, and many others, encompassing issues in such fields as politics, media, law, and women's rights. Reprint.