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How to Create a Mind
by Ray Kurzweil • 2012
The brain runs on 300 million pattern recognizers. Copy that hierarchy, and human-level AI is next.
3.96
8k+
How to Create a Mind Summary
How to Create a Mind 91%
The brain runs on 300 million pattern recognizers. Copy that hierarchy, and human-level AI is next.
by Ray Kurzweil 2012
3.96
8k+ ratings
Virtually Human
by Martine Rothblatt • 2014
Software copies of human minds will outlive bodies and demand citizenship. They're almost here.
3.51
182
Virtually Human Summary
Virtually Human 91%
Software copies of human minds will outlive bodies and demand citizenship. They're almost here.
by Martine Rothblatt 2014
3.51
182 ratings
The Future of the Mind
by Michio Kaku • 2014
Thoughts decoded. Memories rewritten. Consciousness uploaded. The brain is becoming hackable.
4.08
16k+
The Future of the Mind Summary
The Future of the Mind 91%
Thoughts decoded. Memories rewritten. Consciousness uploaded. The brain is becoming hackable.
by Michio Kaku 2014
4.08
16k+ ratings
The Singularity Is Near
by Ray Kurzweil • 2005
Progress doubles, then doubles again. Sometime around 2045, human biology becomes optional.
3.93
13k+
The Singularity Is Near Summary
The Singularity Is Near 90%
Progress doubles, then doubles again. Sometime around 2045, human biology becomes optional.
by Ray Kurzweil 2005
3.93
13k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
by Margaret A. Boden • 2018
What AI can do, what it can't, and why the difference is philosophy more than code.
3.29
388
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence 90%
What AI can do, what it can't, and why the difference is philosophy more than code.
by Margaret A. Boden 2018
3.29
388 ratings
Matter and Consciousness
by Paul M. Churchland • 1984
Folk psychology is a 2,000-year-old theory that hasn't improved. Neuroscience says it never will.
3.89
1k+
Matter and Consciousness Summary
Matter and Consciousness 90%
Folk psychology is a 2,000-year-old theory that hasn't improved. Neuroscience says it never will.
by Paul M. Churchland 1984
3.89
1k+ ratings
The Mind’s I
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 1981
Borges, Turing, a headless mystic: the anthology where the self dissolves one essay at a time.
4.15
6k+
The Mind’s I Summary
The Mind’s I 90%
Borges, Turing, a headless mystic: the anthology where the self dissolves one essay at a time.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 1981
4.15
6k+ ratings
On Intelligence
by Jeff Hawkins • 2004
The brain runs one algorithm for sight, sound, and thought: memory and prediction.
4.11
7k+
On Intelligence Summary
On Intelligence 90%
The brain runs one algorithm for sight, sound, and thought: memory and prediction.
by Jeff Hawkins 2004
4.11
7k+ ratings
Reality+
by David J. Chalmers • 2022
Virtual worlds are real, not illusions. A simulated life can be meaningful. Yours may be one.
3.72
1k+
Reality+ Summary
Reality+ 90%
Virtual worlds are real, not illusions. A simulated life can be meaningful. Yours may be one.
by David J. Chalmers 2022
3.72
1k+ ratings
The Future of the Brain
by Gary F. Marcus • 2014
The brain's future, mapped by neuroscientists building it: from gene to circuit to consciousness
3.70
210
The Future of the Brain Summary
The Future of the Brain 90%
The brain's future, mapped by neuroscientists building it: from gene to circuit to consciousness
by Gary F. Marcus 2014
3.70
210 ratings
The Brain
by David Eagleman • 2015
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
4.25
23k+
The Brain Summary
The Brain 90%
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
by David Eagleman 2015
4.25
23k+ ratings
A Thousand Brains
by Jeff Hawkins • 2021
Every cortical column in your brain learns a full model of the world. Then they vote.
4.05
7k+
A Thousand Brains Summary
A Thousand Brains 89%
Every cortical column in your brain learns a full model of the world. Then they vote.
by Jeff Hawkins 2021
4.05
7k+ ratings
Minds, Brains and Science
by John Rogers Searle • 1984
Consciousness is biological, not computational. That is why no program will ever think.
3.76
626
Minds, Brains and Science Summary
Minds, Brains and Science 89%
Consciousness is biological, not computational. That is why no program will ever think.
by John Rogers Searle 1984
3.76
626 ratings
Surfing Uncertainty
by Andy Clark • 2015
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
4.09
381
Surfing Uncertainty Summary
Surfing Uncertainty 89%
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
by Andy Clark 2015
4.09
381 ratings
Void Star
by Zachary Mason • 2017
A translator's perfect memory makes her a target in a near-future city of favelas and rogue AI.
3.67
3k+
Void Star Summary
Void Star 89%
A translator's perfect memory makes her a target in a near-future city of favelas and rogue AI.
by Zachary Mason 2017
3.67
3k+ ratings
The Singularity Is Nearer
by Ray Kurzweil • 2024
AI surpasses humans by 2029. The plan is not to compete but to merge.
3.89
5k+
The Singularity Is Nearer Summary
The Singularity Is Nearer 89%
AI surpasses humans by 2029. The plan is not to compete but to merge.
by Ray Kurzweil 2024
3.89
5k+ ratings
The Book of Minds
by Philip Ball • 2022
Intelligence is not a yes-or-no question. It is a landscape, and humans occupy a single coordinate.
3.95
210
The Book of Minds Summary
The Book of Minds 89%
Intelligence is not a yes-or-no question. It is a landscape, and humans occupy a single coordinate.
by Philip Ball 2022
3.95
210 ratings
Neuromancer
by William Gibson • 1984
A broken hacker is hired to crack an AI, only to learn the AI hired him.
3.89
369k+
Neuromancer Summary
Neuromancer 89%
A broken hacker is hired to crack an AI, only to learn the AI hired him.
by William Gibson 1984
3.89
369k+ ratings
The New Mind Readers
by Russell A. Poldrack • 2018
Brain scans map blood flow, not thought. A pioneer reveals what fMRI can and cannot do.
3.93
168
The New Mind Readers Summary
The New Mind Readers 89%
Brain scans map blood flow, not thought. A pioneer reveals what fMRI can and cannot do.
by Russell A. Poldrack 2018
3.93
168 ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
3.91
1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine 89%
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
What to Think About Machines That Think
by John Brockman • 2015
The real threat isn't machines that outthink us. It's handing control to machines that can't think.
3.37
571
What to Think About Machines That Think Summary
What to Think About Machines That Think 89%
The real threat isn't machines that outthink us. It's handing control to machines that can't think.
by John Brockman 2015
3.37
571 ratings
The Age of Spiritual Machines
by Ray Kurzweil • 1998
Exponential growth puts thinking machines in our future; the only question is what we become after.
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5k+
The Age of Spiritual Machines Summary
The Age of Spiritual Machines 89%
Exponential growth puts thinking machines in our future; the only question is what we become after.
by Ray Kurzweil 1998
3.89
5k+ ratings
Wider Than the Sky
by Gerald M. Edelman • 2004
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
3.65
421
Wider Than the Sky Summary
Wider Than the Sky 89%
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
by Gerald M. Edelman 2004
3.65
421 ratings
Phi
by Giulio Tononi • 2012
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
3.89
944
Phi Summary
Phi 89%
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
by Giulio Tononi 2012
3.89
944 ratings
Being There
by Andy Clark • 1996
The mind extends past the skull, looping through body and world. Brains alone cannot think.
4.14
217
Being There Summary
Being There 89%
The mind extends past the skull, looping through body and world. Brains alone cannot think.
by Andy Clark 1996
4.14
217 ratings
Algorithms Are Not Enough
by Herbert L. Roitblat • 2020
Specialized AI thrives in boxes we design. A thinking machine must build its own.
4.00
23
Algorithms Are Not Enough Summary
Algorithms Are Not Enough 89%
Specialized AI thrives in boxes we design. A thinking machine must build its own.
by Herbert L. Roitblat 2020
4.00
23 ratings
Cognitive Neuroscience
by Richard Passingham • 2016
Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.
3.71
318
Cognitive Neuroscience Summary
Cognitive Neuroscience 89%
Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.
by Richard Passingham 2016
3.71
318 ratings
Accelerando
by Charles Stross • 2005
He gives away ideas that trigger the singularity, while an AI cat engineers his family's fate.
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22k+
Accelerando Summary
Accelerando 89%
He gives away ideas that trigger the singularity, while an AI cat engineers his family's fate.
by Charles Stross 2005
3.87
22k+ ratings
The Consciousness Instinct
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 2018
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
3.87
839
The Consciousness Instinct Summary
The Consciousness Instinct 89%
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 2018
3.87
839 ratings
Gödel, Escher, Bach
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 1979
Gödel, Escher, Bach: three ways of drawing a loop, and one key to consciousness.
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53k+
Gödel, Escher, Bach Summary
Gödel, Escher, Bach 89%
Gödel, Escher, Bach: three ways of drawing a loop, and one key to consciousness.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 1979
4.29
53k+ ratings
Computing machinery and intelligence
by Alan M. Turing • 1950
Fool the interrogator through conversation alone, and the machine deserves to be called intelligent.
4.15
574
Computing machinery and intelligence Summary
Computing machinery and intelligence 89%
Fool the interrogator through conversation alone, and the machine deserves to be called intelligent.
by Alan M. Turing 1950
4.15
574 ratings
Livewired
by David Eagleman • 2014
Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.
4.16
5k+
Livewired Summary
Livewired 89%
Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.
by David Eagleman 2014
4.16
5k+ ratings
Being You
by Anil Seth • 2020
Your brain does not read reality. It invents it. Every sensation, every self, is a guess.
4.10
5k+
Being You Summary
Being You 89%
Your brain does not read reality. It invents it. Every sensation, every self, is a guess.
by Anil Seth 2020
4.10
5k+ ratings
Synaptic Self
by Joseph E. LeDoux • 2002
Your self is built from synapses: how memory, emotion, and consciousness circuits create identity.
4.00
5k+
Synaptic Self Summary
Synaptic Self 89%
Your self is built from synapses: how memory, emotion, and consciousness circuits create identity.
by Joseph E. LeDoux 2002
4.00
5k+ ratings
The True Creator of Everything
by Miguel Nicolelis • 2020
The human brain does not discover reality; it builds it, from physics to gods.
3.87
163
The True Creator of Everything Summary
The True Creator of Everything 89%
The human brain does not discover reality; it builds it, from physics to gods.
by Miguel Nicolelis 2020
3.87
163 ratings
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence
by Erik J. Larson • 2021
Computers can't guess. That single limitation makes human-level AI a myth, not an inevitability.
3.96
935
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence Summary
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence 89%
Computers can't guess. That single limitation makes human-level AI a myth, not an inevitability.
by Erik J. Larson 2021
3.96
935 ratings
The Extended Mind
by Richard Menary • 2008
The mind does not end at the skull. Tools and notebooks may be genuine parts of thinking.
3.76
41
The Extended Mind Summary
The Extended Mind 88%
The mind does not end at the skull. Tools and notebooks may be genuine parts of thinking.
by Richard Menary 2008
3.76
41 ratings
Descartes' Error
by António Damásio • 1994
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
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10k+
Descartes' Error Summary
Descartes' Error 88%
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
by António Damásio 1994
3.95
10k+ ratings
How Your Brain Works
by New Scientist • 2017
86 billion neurons construct your reality, rewrite your past, and scrub themselves clean each night.
3.92
353
How Your Brain Works Summary
How Your Brain Works 88%
86 billion neurons construct your reality, rewrite your past, and scrub themselves clean each night.
by New Scientist 2017
3.92
353 ratings
The Fourth Age
by Byron Reese • 2018
Three technologies made humanity. The fourth could unmake the boundary between human and machine.
4.01
1k+
The Fourth Age Summary
The Fourth Age 88%
Three technologies made humanity. The fourth could unmake the boundary between human and machine.
by Byron Reese 2018
4.01
1k+ ratings
The Disordered Mind
by Eric R. Kandel • 2018
Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.
4.13
3k+
The Disordered Mind Summary
The Disordered Mind 88%
Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.
by Eric R. Kandel 2018
4.13
3k+ ratings
God, Human, Animal, Machine
by Meghan O'Gieblyn • 2021
We swapped God for AI. A former fundamentalist finds the old religion hiding in our machines.
4.23
4k+
God, Human, Animal, Machine Summary
God, Human, Animal, Machine 88%
We swapped God for AI. A former fundamentalist finds the old religion hiding in our machines.
by Meghan O'Gieblyn 2021
4.23
4k+ ratings
The Forgetting Machine
by Rodrigo Quian Quiroga • 2017
Your memory stores roughly 125 MB. The real marvel is what your brain decides to forget.
3.74
1k+
The Forgetting Machine Summary
The Forgetting Machine 88%
Your memory stores roughly 125 MB. The real marvel is what your brain decides to forget.
by Rodrigo Quian Quiroga 2017
3.74
1k+ ratings
Gray Matters
by Theodore H. Schwartz • 2024
Brain surgery went from coin-flip gamble to wiring minds to machines. A neurosurgeon traces the arc.
4.36
1k+
Gray Matters Summary
Gray Matters 88%
Brain surgery went from coin-flip gamble to wiring minds to machines. A neurosurgeon traces the arc.
by Theodore H. Schwartz 2024
4.36
1k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
by Melanie Mitchell • 2019
Chess champion AI still can't reason like a toddler. The true barrier to general intelligence.
4.33
4k+
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence 88%
Chess champion AI still can't reason like a toddler. The true barrier to general intelligence.
by Melanie Mitchell 2019
4.33
4k+ ratings
The Science of Free Will
by Samir Varma • 2025
You can't predict your next thought. No computer can either. That's not a gap: it's free will.
3.35
17
The Science of Free Will Summary
The Science of Free Will 88%
You can't predict your next thought. No computer can either. That's not a gap: it's free will.
by Samir Varma 2025
3.35
17 ratings
The Fabric of Reality
by David Deutsch • 1996
Quantum interference reveals other universes touching ours; the multiverse is not optional.
4.14
6k+
The Fabric of Reality Summary
The Fabric of Reality 88%
Quantum interference reveals other universes touching ours; the multiverse is not optional.
by David Deutsch 1996
4.14
6k+ ratings
Welcome to Your Brain
by Sandra Aamodt • 2008
The brain science behind lost keys, bad gambles, and why you can't tickle yourself.
3.72
2k+
Welcome to Your Brain Summary
Welcome to Your Brain 88%
The brain science behind lost keys, bad gambles, and why you can't tickle yourself.
by Sandra Aamodt 2008
3.72
2k+ ratings
The Atomic Human
by Neil D. Lawrence • 2024
Bleeding, forgetting, doubting: these aren't bugs in the human system. They are the system.
3.41
197
The Atomic Human Summary
The Atomic Human 88%
Bleeding, forgetting, doubting: these aren't bugs in the human system. They are the system.
by Neil D. Lawrence 2024
3.41
197 ratings
The Dragons of Eden
by Carl Sagan • 1977
Your skull houses a reptile, a mammal, and a thinker, and they rarely get along.
4.19
22k+
The Dragons of Eden Summary
The Dragons of Eden 88%
Your skull houses a reptile, a mammal, and a thinker, and they rarely get along.
by Carl Sagan 1977
4.19
22k+ ratings
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