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Evoluutio Kirjayhteenvedot

Trying Not to Try
kirjoittanut Edward Slingerland • 2014
Four paths to spontaneous mastery, debated in ancient China and now confirmed by cognitive science.
3.74
1 000+
Trying Not to Try Yhteenveto
Trying Not to Try
Four paths to spontaneous mastery, debated in ancient China and now confirmed by cognitive science.
kirjoittanut Edward Slingerland 2014 304 sivua
3.74
1 000+ arvostelua
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters
kirjoittanut Alan S. Miller • 2006
The mating dance, boardroom gambles, and prayer: all driven by a brain built for the savannah.
3.56
1 000+
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters Yhteenveto
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters
The mating dance, boardroom gambles, and prayer: all driven by a brain built for the savannah.
kirjoittanut Alan S. Miller 2006 252 sivua
3.56
1 000+ arvostelua
The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition
kirjoittanut Michael Tomasello • 1999
Reading each other's goals let knowledge stockpile across generations, changing the mind forever.
4.13
292
The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition Yhteenveto
The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition
Reading each other's goals let knowledge stockpile across generations, changing the mind forever.
kirjoittanut Michael Tomasello 1999 256 sivua
4.13
292 arvostelua
Richard Dawkins
kirjoittanut Mark Ridley • 2006
Evolution from the gene up: two dozen intellectuals on the revolution Dawkins began.
3.77
485
Richard Dawkins Yhteenveto
Richard Dawkins
Evolution from the gene up: two dozen intellectuals on the revolution Dawkins began.
kirjoittanut Mark Ridley 2006 304 sivua
3.77
485 arvostelua
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
kirjoittanut Frans de Waal • 2016
We tested animal minds as defective humans. Once we redesigned the tests, they stopped failing.
3.97
16 000+
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? Yhteenveto
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
We tested animal minds as defective humans. Once we redesigned the tests, they stopped failing.
kirjoittanut Frans de Waal 2016 340 sivua
3.97
16 000+ arvostelua
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
kirjoittanut Carl Zimmer • 2018
Heredity runs through genes, womb, culture, and deep time. The simple story is wrong.
4.15
7 000+
She Has Her Mother's Laugh Yhteenveto
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
Heredity runs through genes, womb, culture, and deep time. The simple story is wrong.
kirjoittanut Carl Zimmer 2018 657 sivua
4.15
7 000+ arvostelua
Subliminal
kirjoittanut Leonard Mlodinow • 2012
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
4.05
14 000+
Subliminal Yhteenveto
Subliminal
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
kirjoittanut Leonard Mlodinow 2012 260 sivua
4.05
14 000+ arvostelua
Separation
kirjoittanut John Bowlby • 1972
The evolutionary reason a caregiver's absence terrifies a child, and why the fear can last.
4.25
217
Separation Yhteenveto
Separation
The evolutionary reason a caregiver's absence terrifies a child, and why the fear can last.
kirjoittanut John Bowlby 1972 444 sivua
4.25
217 arvostelua
Peoplewatching
kirjoittanut Desmond Morris • 2002
A field guide for reading the signals people send without knowing they are sending them.
4.06
1 000+
Peoplewatching Yhteenveto
Peoplewatching
A field guide for reading the signals people send without knowing they are sending them.
kirjoittanut Desmond Morris 2002 544 sivua
4.06
1 000+ arvostelua
Climbing Mount Improbable
kirjoittanut Richard Dawkins • 1996
Eyes evolved from scratch forty times. Each time the path was a staircase, not a leap.
4.11
10 000+
Climbing Mount Improbable Yhteenveto
Climbing Mount Improbable
Eyes evolved from scratch forty times. Each time the path was a staircase, not a leap.
kirjoittanut Richard Dawkins 1996 308 sivua
4.11
10 000+ arvostelua
Virus of the Mind
kirjoittanut Richard Brodie • 1995
Your beliefs spread the way colds do. They evolved to be catchy, not true.
3.69
1 000+
Virus of the Mind Yhteenveto
Virus of the Mind
Your beliefs spread the way colds do. They evolved to be catchy, not true.
kirjoittanut Richard Brodie 1995 256 sivua
3.69
1 000+ arvostelua
Who We Are and How We Got Here
kirjoittanut David Reich • 2018
Ancient DNA rewrites the last 300,000 years: humans are a history of continuous, radical mixture.
4.14
6 000+
Who We Are and How We Got Here Yhteenveto
Who We Are and How We Got Here
Ancient DNA rewrites the last 300,000 years: humans are a history of continuous, radical mixture.
kirjoittanut David Reich 2018 335 sivua
4.14
6 000+ arvostelua
Looking for Spinoza
kirjoittanut António Damásio • 2001
A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.
3.96
2 000+
Looking for Spinoza Yhteenveto
Looking for Spinoza
A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.
kirjoittanut António Damásio 2001 355 sivua
3.96
2 000+ arvostelua
Black and White Thinking
kirjoittanut Kevin Dutton • 2021
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
3.57
489
Black and White Thinking Yhteenveto
Black and White Thinking
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
kirjoittanut Kevin Dutton 2021
3.57
489 arvostelua
The Emotional Brain
kirjoittanut Joseph E. LeDoux • 1996
Emotions are unconscious survival circuits. Conscious feelings are just the readout, not the engine.
4.07
3 000+
The Emotional Brain Yhteenveto
The Emotional Brain
Emotions are unconscious survival circuits. Conscious feelings are just the readout, not the engine.
kirjoittanut Joseph E. LeDoux 1996 384 sivua
4.07
3 000+ arvostelua
Nonzero
kirjoittanut Robert Wright
History bends toward cooperation, not because we're good, but because interdependence pays.
3.97
2 000+
Nonzero Yhteenveto
Nonzero
History bends toward cooperation, not because we're good, but because interdependence pays.
kirjoittanut Robert Wright 450 sivua
3.97
2 000+ arvostelua
What Doesn't Kill Us
kirjoittanut Scott Carney • 2017
Your immune system isn't as automatic as you think. Cold and breath can hack it.
4.09
7 000+
What Doesn't Kill Us Yhteenveto
What Doesn't Kill Us
Your immune system isn't as automatic as you think. Cold and breath can hack it.
kirjoittanut Scott Carney 2017 272 sivua
4.09
7 000+ arvostelua
The Mathematics of Life
kirjoittanut Ian Stewart • 2011
Math cracked physics. Now it's unlocking biology, from protein origami to alien life.
3.62
500+
The Mathematics of Life Yhteenveto
The Mathematics of Life
Math cracked physics. Now it's unlocking biology, from protein origami to alien life.
kirjoittanut Ian Stewart 2011 371 sivua
3.62
500+ arvostelua
The Sweet Spot
kirjoittanut Paul Bloom • 2021
Why you chase pain, from ghost peppers to marathons, and how difficulty makes life meaningful.
3.61
2 000+
The Sweet Spot Yhteenveto
The Sweet Spot
Why you chase pain, from ghost peppers to marathons, and how difficulty makes life meaningful.
kirjoittanut Paul Bloom 2021 304 sivua
3.61
2 000+ arvostelua
Origins of Human Communication
kirjoittanut Michael Tomasello • 1999
Language didn't start with a code. It started with pointing, pantomime, and the urge to help.
4.14
299
Origins of Human Communication Yhteenveto
Origins of Human Communication
Language didn't start with a code. It started with pointing, pantomime, and the urge to help.
kirjoittanut Michael Tomasello 1999 393 sivua
4.14
299 arvostelua
Yuval Noah Harari Collection 3 Books Set
kirjoittanut Yuval Noah Harari • 2019
The old stories that gave us meaning are failing while AI and biotech promise to remake humanity.
4.53
500+
Yuval Noah Harari Collection 3 Books Set Yhteenveto
Yuval Noah Harari Collection 3 Books Set
The old stories that gave us meaning are failing while AI and biotech promise to remake humanity.
kirjoittanut Yuval Noah Harari 2019
4.53
500+ arvostelua
Age of Empathy
kirjoittanut Frans de Waal • 2009
Empathy isn't a human invention. It's an animal legacy, and a primatologist has the evidence.
4.00
2 000+
Age of Empathy Yhteenveto
Age of Empathy
Empathy isn't a human invention. It's an animal legacy, and a primatologist has the evidence.
kirjoittanut Frans de Waal 2009 304 sivua
4.00
2 000+ arvostelua
The Origin of Species
kirjoittanut Charles Darwin • 1859
How one blind, patient mechanism produced every species on Earth, from orchids to humans.
4.01
100 000+
The Origin of Species Yhteenveto
The Origin of Species
How one blind, patient mechanism produced every species on Earth, from orchids to humans.
kirjoittanut Charles Darwin 1859 703 sivua
4.01
100 000+ arvostelua
The Essential Difference
kirjoittanut Simon Baron-Cohen • 2003
Female brains favor empathy, male brains favor systems. This theory says autism is the male extreme.
3.64
500+
The Essential Difference Yhteenveto
The Essential Difference
Female brains favor empathy, male brains favor systems. This theory says autism is the male extreme.
kirjoittanut Simon Baron-Cohen 2003 288 sivua
3.64
500+ arvostelua
God's Undertaker
kirjoittanut John C. Lennox • 2002
Cosmology, biology, and history do not point away from a creator; they point toward one.
4.25
1 000+
God's Undertaker Yhteenveto
God's Undertaker
Cosmology, biology, and history do not point away from a creator; they point toward one.
kirjoittanut John C. Lennox 2002 224 sivua
4.25
1 000+ arvostelua
Plagues and Peoples
kirjoittanut William H. McNeill • 1976
Athens and Rome fell to a force their strategists ignored: disease, not decadence.
3.87
5 000+
Plagues and Peoples Yhteenveto
Plagues and Peoples
Athens and Rome fell to a force their strategists ignored: disease, not decadence.
kirjoittanut William H. McNeill 1976 368 sivua
3.87
5 000+ arvostelua
Mind Wide Open
kirjoittanut Steven Johnson • 1999
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
3.90
5 000+
Mind Wide Open Yhteenveto
Mind Wide Open
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
kirjoittanut Steven Johnson 1999 274 sivua
3.90
5 000+ arvostelua
Unconscious Branding
kirjoittanut Douglas Van Praet • 2012
The unconscious drives 95% of every purchase. The rules for reaching it, from neuroscience.
3.94
342
Unconscious Branding Yhteenveto
Unconscious Branding
The unconscious drives 95% of every purchase. The rules for reaching it, from neuroscience.
kirjoittanut Douglas Van Praet 2012 288 sivua
3.94
342 arvostelua
Aivosi on aikakone
kirjoittanut Dean Buonomano • 2017
Your brain is a simulator of futures; physics suggests time may not flow at all.
3.90
1 000+
Aivosi on aikakone Yhteenveto
Aivosi on aikakone
Your brain is a simulator of futures; physics suggests time may not flow at all.
kirjoittanut Dean Buonomano 2017 304 sivua
3.90
1 000+ arvostelua
The Vital Question
kirjoittanut Nick Lane • 2016
Complex life arose exactly once in 4 billion years. The reason: a hidden energy constraint.
4.18
6 000+
The Vital Question Yhteenveto
The Vital Question
Complex life arose exactly once in 4 billion years. The reason: a hidden energy constraint.
kirjoittanut Nick Lane 2016 368 sivua
4.18
6 000+ arvostelua
The Consciousness Instinct
kirjoittanut Michael S. Gazzaniga • 2018
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
3.87
500+
The Consciousness Instinct Yhteenveto
The Consciousness Instinct
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
kirjoittanut Michael S. Gazzaniga 2018 288 sivua
3.87
500+ arvostelua
The Magic of Reality
kirjoittanut Richard Dawkins • 2011
What makes the real world more magical than any myth? Evidence. And a few trillion galaxies.
4.05
27 000+
The Magic of Reality Yhteenveto
The Magic of Reality
What makes the real world more magical than any myth? Evidence. And a few trillion galaxies.
kirjoittanut Richard Dawkins 2011 272 sivua
4.05
27 000+ arvostelua
When Science Meets Religion
kirjoittanut Ian G. Barbour • 2000
Science and religion aren't enemies. But keeping them politely apart misses the point.
3.54
275
When Science Meets Religion Yhteenveto
When Science Meets Religion
Science and religion aren't enemies. But keeping them politely apart misses the point.
kirjoittanut Ian G. Barbour 2000 205 sivua
3.54
275 arvostelua
The Philosophical Baby
kirjoittanut Alison Gopnik • 2003
Babies notice everything adults filter out. What children's minds reveal about truth, love, meaning.
3.78
1 000+
The Philosophical Baby Yhteenveto
The Philosophical Baby
Babies notice everything adults filter out. What children's minds reveal about truth, love, meaning.
kirjoittanut Alison Gopnik 2003 304 sivua
3.78
1 000+ arvostelua
Human Instinct
kirjoittanut Robert Winston • 2002
Your brain was built for the savannah. Why ancient instincts still steer every choice you make.
4.00
464
Human Instinct Yhteenveto
Human Instinct
Your brain was built for the savannah. Why ancient instincts still steer every choice you make.
kirjoittanut Robert Winston 2002 352 sivua
4.00
464 arvostelua
At Home in the Universe
kirjoittanut Stuart A. Kauffman • 1995
Life begins as chemistry, not luck. The rules that organize molecules govern markets and innovation.
4.03
1 000+
At Home in the Universe Yhteenveto
At Home in the Universe
Life begins as chemistry, not luck. The rules that organize molecules govern markets and innovation.
kirjoittanut Stuart A. Kauffman 1995 336 sivua
4.03
1 000+ arvostelua
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament
kirjoittanut Robert M. Sapolsky • 1997
Testosterone amplifies aggression, it doesn't cause it. Biology is never destiny.
4.20
2 000+
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament Yhteenveto
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament
Testosterone amplifies aggression, it doesn't cause it. Biology is never destiny.
kirjoittanut Robert M. Sapolsky 1997 288 sivua
4.20
2 000+ arvostelua
The Cancer Code
kirjoittanut Jason Fung • 2020
Cancer is not genetic error but an ancient survival program. Its metabolic weakness is the key.
4.44
2 000+
The Cancer Code Yhteenveto
The Cancer Code
Cancer is not genetic error but an ancient survival program. Its metabolic weakness is the key.
kirjoittanut Jason Fung 2020 288 sivua
4.44
2 000+ arvostelua
The Archaeology of Mind
kirjoittanut Jaak Panksepp • 2012
Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.
4.44
410
The Archaeology of Mind Yhteenveto
The Archaeology of Mind
Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.
kirjoittanut Jaak Panksepp 2012 592 sivua
4.44
410 arvostelua
The Bonobo and the Atheist
kirjoittanut Frans de Waal • 2013
Chimps console, capuchins reject unfair pay; morality was ancient before religion claimed it.
4.15
5 000+
The Bonobo and the Atheist Yhteenveto
The Bonobo and the Atheist
Chimps console, capuchins reject unfair pay; morality was ancient before religion claimed it.
kirjoittanut Frans de Waal 2013 289 sivua
4.15
5 000+ arvostelua
Hidden Games
kirjoittanut Erez Yoeli • 2022
Luxury, outrage, stubborn beliefs: game theory shows the hidden logic behind your irrational side.
3.66
358
Hidden Games Yhteenveto
Hidden Games
Luxury, outrage, stubborn beliefs: game theory shows the hidden logic behind your irrational side.
kirjoittanut Erez Yoeli 2022 368 sivua
3.66
358 arvostelua
Monkeyluv
kirjoittanut Robert M. Sapolsky • 2005
A parasite can make a rat crave the smell of a cat, and that's only the beginning.
4.24
2 000+
Monkeyluv Yhteenveto
Monkeyluv
A parasite can make a rat crave the smell of a cat, and that's only the beginning.
kirjoittanut Robert M. Sapolsky 2005 209 sivua
4.24
2 000+ arvostelua
The Lives of a Cell
kirjoittanut Lewis Thomas • 1974
You are a mobile habitat, viruses are roaming genes, and Earth is a single cell.
4.14
10 000+
The Lives of a Cell Yhteenveto
The Lives of a Cell
You are a mobile habitat, viruses are roaming genes, and Earth is a single cell.
kirjoittanut Lewis Thomas 1974 160 sivua
4.14
10 000+ arvostelua
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living
kirjoittanut Jeff S. Volek • 2011
The clinical case for fat as fuel: why ketosis heals what carbohydrate overload breaks.
4.21
2 000+
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living Yhteenveto
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living
The clinical case for fat as fuel: why ketosis heals what carbohydrate overload breaks.
kirjoittanut Jeff S. Volek 2011 316 sivua
4.21
2 000+ arvostelua
Everyone Is African
kirjoittanut Daniel J. Fairbanks • 2015
Race isn't in your genes. Africa is, for everyone, and the science is unequivocal.
4.12
144
Everyone Is African Yhteenveto
Everyone Is African
Race isn't in your genes. Africa is, for everyone, and the science is unequivocal.
kirjoittanut Daniel J. Fairbanks 2015 191 sivua
4.12
144 arvostelua
When Men Behave Badly
kirjoittanut David M. Buss • 2021
Men misread smiles, women freeze: the evolutionary logic of sexual conflict.
4.09
1 000+
When Men Behave Badly Yhteenveto
When Men Behave Badly
Men misread smiles, women freeze: the evolutionary logic of sexual conflict.
kirjoittanut David M. Buss 2021 336 sivua
4.09
1 000+ arvostelua
The Hidden Brain
kirjoittanut Shankar Vedantam • 2009
Your unconscious picks presidents, sentences criminals, and spawns terrorists without your consent.
3.99
3 000+
The Hidden Brain Yhteenveto
The Hidden Brain
Your unconscious picks presidents, sentences criminals, and spawns terrorists without your consent.
kirjoittanut Shankar Vedantam 2009 270 sivua
3.99
3 000+ arvostelua
The Pattern Seekers
kirjoittanut Simon Baron-Cohen • 2020
The cognitive engine behind human invention also explains autism; it emerged 70,000 years ago.
3.49
1 000+
The Pattern Seekers Yhteenveto
The Pattern Seekers
The cognitive engine behind human invention also explains autism; it emerged 70,000 years ago.
kirjoittanut Simon Baron-Cohen 2020 272 sivua
3.49
1 000+ arvostelua
Why We Lie
kirjoittanut David Livingstone Smith • 2004
Self-deception is an evolutionary tool: the lies you believe are the ones you sell best.
3.62
260
Why We Lie Yhteenveto
Why We Lie
Self-deception is an evolutionary tool: the lies you believe are the ones you sell best.
kirjoittanut David Livingstone Smith 2004 256 sivua
3.62
260 arvostelua
Executive Functions
kirjoittanut Russell A. Barkley • 2012
Executive functions didn't evolve for cognition. They evolved to survive group life with strangers.
4.06
126
Executive Functions Yhteenveto
Executive Functions
Executive functions didn't evolve for cognition. They evolved to survive group life with strangers.
kirjoittanut Russell A. Barkley 2012 244 sivua
4.06
126 arvostelua
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