Category: Cognition
Books| Category | Title | Author | Rating | Description |
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| Cognition | Consciousness Explained | Daniel C. Dennett |
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The only complete theory of consciousness I have ever encountered. |
| Cognition | Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion | Robert B. Cialdini |
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Modern sales techniques rely on quirks of the human psyche to get their effect. |
| Cognition | Why God Won't Go Away | Newberg, D'Aquill, & Rause |
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Despite its provocative title, this book is actually fairly supportive of religion and human belief systems in general. |
| Cognition | The Power of Persuasion | Robert Levine |
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Humans spend huge quantities of time trying to convince others to do, say, or think. |
| Cognition | The Meme Machine | Susan Blackmore |
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A seminal work on the subject of memes, ideas that breed and transmit between human minds much like genes transmit... |
| Cognition | On Intelligence | Jeff Hawkins |
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Examination of the human neocortex in the context in hopes of building a silicon equivalent. |
| Cognition | Mind Wide Open | Steven Johnson |
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This book very successfully applies the findings of neuroscience and behavioral studies to everyday life. |
| Cognition | A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness | V.S. Ramachandran |
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This book's primary virtue is that it is brief. |