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Evo-illusion

Author : Stephen T. Blume
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1483661660
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book Evo-illusion written by Stephen T. Blume and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evo-illusion takes a completely objective and science-based look at evolution. Blume details his pathway from his childhood of being raised very much a religious creationist, to his early fascination with science, and then to his becoming beguiled by evolution and Charles Darwin in his first paleontology class in college. Blume then tells of his surprising and enlightening reversal. Evo-illusion tells a fascinating story of biology, astronomy, physics, particle physics, and other sciences that would certainly interest any person who reads it, no matter what their position is on evolution. It takes the reader from the beginning of the universe to the first living cells on Earth, to the first multicellular organism, and then to the formation of modern organisms. Blume uniquely utilizes thought experiments that the readers can easily do, which allow them to figure what may and may not have happened during the early steps on the pathway to the formation of multicellular organisms.

Evo-Illusion

Author : Stephen T. Blume
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1483661687
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book Evo-Illusion written by Stephen T. Blume and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-08-23 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evo-illusion takes a completely objective and science-based look at evolution. Blume details his pathway from his childhood of being raised very much a religious creationist, to his early fascination with science, and then to his becoming beguiled by evolution and Charles Darwin in his first paleontology class in college. Blume then tells of his surprising and enlightening reversal. Evo-illusion tells a fascinating story of biology, astronomy, physics, particle physics, and other sciences that would certainly interest any person who reads it, no matter what their position is on evolution. It takes the reader from the beginning of the universe to the first living cells on Earth, to the first multicellular organism, and then to the formation of modern organisms. Blume uniquely utilizes thought experiments that the readers can easily do, which allow them to figure what may and may not have happened during the early steps on the pathway to the formation of multicellular organisms.

The DNA Delusion

Author : Stephen Blume
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781976077722
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (777 download)

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Download or read book The DNA Delusion written by Stephen Blume and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If I walked up to 100 well educated people, and took a poll about what they think guides the formation of a fertilized ovum into a fully formed infant, and later into a fully formed adult, I would be surprised if even one person didn't think our genes, our DNA, did that guiding. The vast majority of people think our genes hold the blueprints for the human body and all of its parts. We look like we do, act like we do, have the body parts that we do, all because of our genes. "It's in the genes" is a phrase commonly used to explain the characteristics of our being. Do our genes hold the blueprints for our entire body? This book takes a deep look into that subject. If you are one of the believers that think, "It's all in the genes", this book will change your thinking.

Evo-illusion

Author : Stephen T Blume'
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781075275975
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book Evo-illusion written by Stephen T Blume' and published by . This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evo-illusion takes a completely objective and science-based look at evolution. Blume details his pathway from his childhood of being raised very much a religious creationist, to his early fascination with science, and then to his becoming beguiled by evolution and Charles Darwin in his first paleontology class in college. Blume then tells of his surprising and enlightening reversal. Evo-illusion tells a fascinating story of biology, astronomy, physics, particle physics, and other sciences that would certainly interest any person who reads it, no matter what their position is on evolution. It takes the reader from the beginning of the universe to the first living cells on Earth, to the first multicellular organism, and then to the formation of modern organisms. Blume uniquely utilizes thought experiments that the readers can easily do, which allow them to figure what may and may not have happened during the early steps on the pathway to the formation of multicellular organisms.

Lessons from an Optical Illusion

Author : Edward M. Hundert
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674525412
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book Lessons from an Optical Illusion written by Edward M. Hundert and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a bold, modern recasting of the age-old nature-nurture debate, informed by revolutionary insights from brain science, artificial intelligence, psychiatry, linguistics, evolutionary biology, child development, ethics, and even cosmology.

The Atheist's Guide to Reality: Enjoying Life Without Illusions

Author : Alex Rosenberg
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393080234
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Atheist's Guide to Reality: Enjoying Life Without Illusions written by Alex Rosenberg and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Atheist's Guide to Reality" is a book for nonbelievers who embrace the reality-driven life.

Hallucinations

Author : Jan Dirk Blom
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461409586
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book Hallucinations written by Jan Dirk Blom and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-12-21 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The work aims to provide an overview of the field of contemporary hallucinations research. It will consist of 28 chapters, the writing of which will be put out to international experts specialized in the specific fields at hand. The work aims to be unique, in that it intends to cover many different types of hallucination, and to approach the subject matter from four different perspectives, i.e., conceptual, phenomenological, neuroscientific, and therapeutic.

The Knowledge Illusion

Author : Steven Sloman
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399184341
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (991 download)

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Download or read book The Knowledge Illusion written by Steven Sloman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Knowledge Illusion is filled with insights on how we should deal with our individual ignorance and collective wisdom.” —Steven Pinker We all think we know more than we actually do. Humans have built hugely complex societies and technologies, but most of us don’t even know how a pen or a toilet works. How have we achieved so much despite understanding so little? Cognitive scientists Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach argue that we survive and thrive despite our mental shortcomings because we live in a rich community of knowledge. The key to our intelligence lies in the people and things around us. We’re constantly drawing on information and expertise stored outside our heads: in our bodies, our environment, our possessions, and the community with which we interact—and usually we don’t even realize we’re doing it. The human mind is both brilliant and pathetic. We have mastered fire, created democratic institutions, stood on the moon, and sequenced our genome. And yet each of us is error prone, sometimes irrational, and often ignorant. The fundamentally communal nature of intelligence and knowledge explains why we often assume we know more than we really do, why political opinions and false beliefs are so hard to change, and why individual-oriented approaches to education and management frequently fail. But our collaborative minds also enable us to do amazing things. The Knowledge Illusion contends that true genius can be found in the ways we create intelligence using the community around us.

The Evolution of Beauty

Author : Richard O. Prum
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0345804570
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book The Evolution of Beauty written by Richard O. Prum and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major reimagining of how evolutionary forces work, revealing how mating preferences—what Darwin termed "the taste for the beautiful"—create the extraordinary range of ornament in the animal world. "A delicious read, both seductive and mutinous.... Minutely detailed, exquisitely observant, deeply informed, and often tenderly sensual."—New York Times Book Review In the great halls of science, dogma holds that Darwin's theory of natural selection explains every branch on the tree of life: which species thrive, which wither away to extinction, and what features each evolves. But can adaptation by natural selection really account for everything we see in nature? Yale University ornithologist Richard Prum—reviving Darwin's own views—thinks not. Deep in tropical jungles around the world are birds with a dizzying array of appearances and mating displays: Club-winged Manakins who sing with their wings, Great Argus Pheasants who dazzle prospective mates with a four-foot-wide cone of feathers covered in golden 3D spheres, Red-capped Manakins who moonwalk. In thirty years of fieldwork, Prum has seen numerous display traits that seem disconnected from, if not outright contrary to, selection for individual survival. To explain this, he dusts off Darwin's long-neglected theory of sexual selection in which the act of choosing a mate for purely aesthetic reasons—for the mere pleasure of it—is an independent engine of evolutionary change. Mate choice can drive ornamental traits from the constraints of adaptive evolution, allowing them to grow ever more elaborate. It also sets the stakes for sexual conflict, in which the sexual autonomy of the female evolves in response to male sexual control. Most crucially, this framework provides important insights into the evolution of human sexuality, particularly the ways in which female preferences have changed male bodies, and even maleness itself, through evolutionary time. The Evolution of Beauty presents a unique scientific vision for how nature's splendor contributes to a more complete understanding of evolution and of ourselves.

Evo-Illusion of Man

Author : Stephen Thomas Blume
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781533182357
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book Evo-Illusion of Man written by Stephen Thomas Blume and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evo-illusion of Man was written for one purpose: to give the reader and objective and critical look at the currently accepted teachings about the origin of man on Earth. It is by no means a religious-based book whatsoever. Evo-illusion of Man is based solely on science and objectivity. It will give the reader many thought-provoking insights as to whether or not humans are the descendants of apes, as is taught in essentially every public school in the Western World. It discusses all of the major hominids that are supposedly ancestors of modern man. What are they composed of? How did they come into existence? Are they real, or just illusions? Evo-illusion of Man takes a critical look at all of those "maps with arrows" that show the migration of mankind from Central Africa to locations all over the world. Those maps and their arrows are so believable looking. Are they just great illusions? Or did the incredible migration occur as is portrayed by modern paleoanthropology and science? Evo-illusion of Man also presents a very definite idea if life of any kind exists anywhere else in the universe. Reading Evo-illusion of Man will give the reader a refreshing, thoughtful, and objective, view of the origin, ancient history, and future of us.

Fooled Ya!

Author : Jordan D. Brown
Publisher : MoonDance Press
ISBN 13 : 163322158X
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (332 download)

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Download or read book Fooled Ya! written by Jordan D. Brown and published by MoonDance Press. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't be fooled by what your brain thinks you see! Fooled Ya! is a kid's guide to the mind bending world of illusions, perception, and why we can be tricked. Don't be fooled again, learn the tricks! Discover the variety of ways our brains can trick us, from the visual trickery of optical illusions, to magicians' masterful use of misdirection, to strategies used by con artists. You can't always trust your brain, learn why with Fooled Ya! and you'll be less likely to be swindled, hoodwinked, or bamboozled. Brian Z. Brain is your illustrated guide, he will explain the inner workings of your mind and what makes it tick. This mind bending guide to what you see and only think you see covers just about anything you could dream up. Sections include "Can You Trust Your Brain," "Fool the Five Senses," "How Magicians Mess with Your Mind," and "Learn to Be Less Gullible." Woven throughout are tons of articles that show off interesting stories and facts on subject ranging rang history, psychology, and even neuroscience! Named one of Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year, 2018!

The Evo Devo of Leadership

Author : Ashish 'ash" Paul
Publisher : EVO DEVO BOOKS
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Evo Devo of Leadership written by Ashish 'ash" Paul and published by EVO DEVO BOOKS. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concepts and practices that changed the Leadership paradigm across five continents. The evolution of a great leader who will deliver the Right Action at the Right Time for the Right Reason, consistently.A leader whose decisions benefit the community more than him or her. A leader who shares risk and reward equitably. A leader who can create transformation and knows how to fail successfully. A leader who is a champion's challenger for transformation. A wise leader.Evo-Devo is the concept that will govern this century as the Technology paradigm of the 20th Century evolves into the Psychological truth of the 21st century.Our current leadership is still following Machiavellian strategies in line with the hunter mentality of the past. The evo-devo of culture and technology is far ahead of the genetic make up of today's leaders. The technology that gives the power to a leader with knowledge and process needs compassion while still promoting success:Success which is self-sustaining

Evolution and the Myth of Creationism

Author : Tim M. Berra
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804717700
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Evolution and the Myth of Creationism written by Tim M. Berra and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives a description of evolutionary theory and analyzes the arguments of the creationists.

Evolution by Gene Duplication

Author : Susumu Ohno
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 364286659X
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book Evolution by Gene Duplication written by Susumu Ohno and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is said that "necessity is the mother of invention". To be sure, wheels and pulleys were invented out of necessity by the tenacious minds of upright citi zens. Looking at the history of mankind, however, one has to add that "Ieisure is the mother of cultural improvement". Man's creative genius flourished only when his mind, freed from the worry of daily toils, was permitted to entertain apparently useless thoughts. In the same manner, one might say with regard to evolution that "natural selection mere(y tnodifted, while redundanry created". Natural selection has been extremely effective in policing alleHe mutations which arise in already existing gene loci. Because of natural selection, organisms have been able to adapt to changing environments, and by adaptive radiation many new species were created from a common ancestral form. Y et, being an effective policeman, natural selection is extremely conservative by nature. Had evolution been entirely dependent upon natural selection, from a bacterium only numerous forms of bacteria would have emerged. The creation of metazoans, vertebrates and finally mammals from unicellular organisms would have been quite impos sible, for such big leaps in evolution required the creation of new gene loci with previously nonexistent functions. Only the cistron which became redun dant was able to escape from the relentless pressure of natural selection, and by escaping, it accumulated formerly forbidden mutations to emerge as a new gene locus.

Evolution's Rainbow

Author : Joan Roughgarden
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520957970
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Evolution's Rainbow written by Joan Roughgarden and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-09-14 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this innovative celebration of diversity and affirmation of individuality in animals and humans, Joan Roughgarden challenges accepted wisdom about gender identity and sexual orientation. A distinguished evolutionary biologist, Roughgarden takes on the medical establishment, the Bible, social science—and even Darwin himself. She leads the reader through a fascinating discussion of diversity in gender and sexuality among fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals, including primates. Evolution's Rainbow explains how this diversity develops from the action of genes and hormones and how people come to differ from each other in all aspects of body and behavior. Roughgarden reconstructs primary science in light of feminist, gay, and transgender criticism and redefines our understanding of sex, gender, and sexuality. Witty, playful, and daring, this book will revolutionize our understanding of sexuality. Roughgarden argues that principal elements of Darwinian sexual selection theory are false and suggests a new theory that emphasizes social inclusion and control of access to resources and mating opportunity. She disputes a range of scientific and medical concepts, including Wilson's genetic determinism of behavior, evolutionary psychology, the existence of a gay gene, the role of parenting in determining gender identity, and Dawkins's "selfish gene" as the driver of natural selection. She dares social science to respect the agency and rationality of diverse people; shows that many cultures across the world and throughout history accommodate people we label today as lesbian, gay, and transgendered; and calls on the Christian religion to acknowledge the Bible's many passages endorsing diversity in gender and sexuality. Evolution's Rainbow concludes with bold recommendations for improving education in biology, psychology, and medicine; for democratizing genetic engineering and medical practice; and for building a public monument to affirm diversity as one of our nation's defining principles.

Cognitive Illusions

Author : Rüdiger Pohl
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1841693510
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Illusions written by Rüdiger Pohl and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cognitive Illusions investigates a wide range of fascinating psychological effects in the way we think, judge and remember in our everyday lives. At the beginning of each chapter, leading researchers in the field introduce the background to phenomena such as illusions of control, overconfidence and hindsight bias. This is followed by an explanation of the experimental context in which these illusions can be investigated and a theoretical discussion drawing conclusions about the wider implications of these fallacy and bias effects. Written with researchers and instructors in mind, this tightly edited, reader-friendly text provides both an overview of research in the area and many lively pedagogic features such as chapter summaries, further reading lists and suggestions for classroom demonstrations.

Cognitive Archaeology, Body Cognition, and the Evolution of Visuospatial Perception

Author : Emiliano Bruner
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323993842
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Archaeology, Body Cognition, and the Evolution of Visuospatial Perception written by Emiliano Bruner and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-06-09 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cognitive Archaeology, Body Cognition, and the Evolution of Visuospatial Perception offers a multidisciplinary and comprehensive perspective on the evolution of the visuospatial ability in the human genus. It presents current topics in cognitive sciences and prehistoric archaeology, to provide a bridge between evolutionary anthropology and neurobiology. This book explores how body perception and spatial sensing may have evolved in humans, as to enhance a “prosthetic capacity able to integrate the brain, body, and technological elements into a single functional system. It includes chapters on touch and haptics, peripersonal space, parietal lobe evolution, somatosensory integration, neuroarchaeology, visual behavior, attention, and psychometrics. Cognitive Archaeology, Body Cognition, and the Evolution of Visuospatial Perception represents an essential resource for evolutionary biologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, and neuroscientists who are interested in the role of body perception and spatial ability in human cognition. Addresses the role of body perception and sensing in human evolution Supplies a comprehensive overview on the cognitive mechanisms associated with the integration between brain, body and tools Offers a bridge between evolutionary anthropology, archaeology, and cognitive sciences