The Origins of Creativity
By: Edward O. Wilson
3.70
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In this profound and lyrical book, one of our most celebrated biologists offers a sweeping examinat…
Want to Read $ 9.79"Like the sunlight and the firelight that guided our birth, we need a unified humanities and science to construct a full and honest picture of what we truly are and what we can become."-Edward O. Wilson, The Origins of Creativity
"Like the sunlight and the firelight that guided our birth, we need a unified humanities and science to construct a full and honest picture of what we truly are and what we can become."-Edward O. Wilson, The Origins of Creativity
"Meanwhile, it needs to be recognized, and talked about more frankly, that for philosophy the elephant in the kitchen is organized religion. More precisely, the understanding of human condition often foretold by the blending of science and religion is inhibited by the intervention of supernatural creation stories, each defining a separate tribe. It is one thing to hold and share the elevated spiritual values of theological religion, with a belief in the divine and trust in the existence of an afterlife. It is another thing entirely to adopt a particular supernatural creation story. Faith in a creation story gives comforting membership in a tribe. But it bears stressing that not all creation stories can be true, no two can be true, and most assuredly, all are false. Each is sustained by blind tribalistic faith alone. The study of religion is an essential part of the humanities. It should nonetheless be studied as an element of human nature, and the evolution thereof, and not, in the manner of Christian bible colleges and Islamic madaris, a manual for the promotion of a faith defined by a particular creation story."-Edward O. Wilson, The Origins of Creativity
"Meanwhile, it needs to be recognized, and talked about more frankly, that for philosophy the elephant in the kitchen is organized religion. More precisely, the understanding of human condition often foretold by the blending of science and religion is inhibited by the intervention of supernatural creation stories, each defining a separate tribe. It is one thing to hold and share the elevated spiritual values of theological religion, with a belief in the divine and trust in the existence of an afterlife. It is another thing entirely to adopt a particular supernatural creation story. Faith in a creation story gives comforting membership in a tribe. But it bears stressing that not all creation stories can be true, no two can be true, and most assuredly, all are false. Each is sustained by blind tribalistic faith alone. The study of religion is an essential part of the humanities. It should nonetheless be studied as an element of human nature, and the evolution thereof, and not, in the manner of Christian bible colleges and Islamic madaris, a manual for the promotion of a faith defined by a particular creation story."-Edward O. Wilson, The Origins of Creativity
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1. Why Evolution Is True
By: Jerry A. Coyne
4.19
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
Why evolution is more than just a theory: it is a fact. In all the current highly publicized de… read more
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"These mysteries about how we evolved should not distract us from the indisputable fact that we did evolve."-Jerry A. Coyne, Why Evolution Is True
"Now, science cannot completely exclude the possibility of supernatural explanation. It is possible - though very unlikely - that our whole world is controlled by elves."-Jerry A. Coyne, Why Evolution Is True
"If the entire course of evolution were compressed into a single year, the earliest bacteria would appear at the end of March, but we wouldn't see the first human ancestors until 6 a.m. on December 31…"-Jerry A. Coyne, Why Evolution Is True
"Life on earth evolved gradually beginning with one primitive life form – perhaps a self-replicating molecule – that lived more than 3.5 billion years ago; it then branched out over time, throwing off…"-Jerry A. Coyne, Why Evolution Is True
2. The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch
By: Lewis Dartnell
3.76
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
How would you go about rebuilding a technological society from scratch? If our technological societ… read more
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- nonfiction
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3. Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life
By: Shakti Gawain
4.11
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
When it comes to creating the life you want, Shakti Gawain literally wrote the book. Now considered… read more
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- philosophy
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4. Oaxaca Journal
By: Oliver Sacks
3.84
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
The best-selling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks is w… read more
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"Having ferned for an hour, we take a break for our lunch and I eat, unwisely, quite an enormous meal...."-Oliver Sacks, Oaxaca Journal
5. The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive
By: Brian Christian
3.94
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
The Most Human Human is a provocative, exuberant, and profound exploration of the ways in which com… read more
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"Conceptual art might be, for better or worse, (definable as) the art most susceptible to lossy compression."-Brian Christian, The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive
"If meaning lies even partially in usage, then you subtly alter the language every time you use it. You couldn't leave it intact if you tried."-Brian Christian, The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive
"And it suggests, perhaps, reversing the equation, that if we want to gain the most insight into a person, we should ask the question of whose answer we’re least certain."-Brian Christian, The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive
"What a familiarity with the construction of Turing test bots had begun to show me was that we fail - again and again- to actually be human with other humans, so maddeningly much of the time."-Brian Christian, The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive
6. The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity
By: Norman Doidge
3.86
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Now a New York TimesBestseller! The bestselling author of The Brain That Changes Itself presents as… read more
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8. The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next
By: Lee Smolin
4.04
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
What is string theory? Why does it matter to our understanding of the universe? And what if it is w… read more
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"When it comes to revolutionizing science, what matters is quality of thought, not quantity of true believers."-Lee Smolin, The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next
"Some string theorists prefer to believe that string theory is too arcane to be understood by human beings, rather than consider the possibility that it might just be wrong."-Lee Smolin, The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next
"On the way, I shared the backseat of Feyerabend's little sports car with the inflatable raft he kept there in case an 8-point earthquake came while he was on the Bay Bridge."-Lee Smolin, The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next
"It is interesting to note that the quantum-mechanical revolution was made by a virtually orphaned generation of scientists. Many members of the generation above them had been slaughtered in World War…"-Lee Smolin, The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next
9. River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life
By: Richard Dawkins , Lalla Ward
4.14
Format: 438 pages, Paperback
How did the replication bomb we call "life" begin and where in the world, or rather, in the univers… read more
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10. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
By: Charles Seife
3.68
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshipped it, and the Church used it… read more
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11. T. Rex and the Crater of Doom
By: Walter Álvarez
4.71
Format: None pages, Paperback
"The story of one of the greatest adventures of twentieth-century science, told by the central figu… read more
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12. The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
By: Zoë Schlanger
4.37
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning environment and science reporter Zoë Schlanger delivers a groundbreaking work of popu… read more
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13. In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
By: Sebastian Junger
3.92
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by t… read more
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- science
"Everyone has a relationship with death whether they want one or not; refusing to think about death is its own kind of relationship. When we hear about another person's death, we are hearing a version…"-Sebastian Junger, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
14. Origin Story: A Big History of Everything
By: David Christian
4.09
Format: 357 pages, Hardcover
** A 2018 GoodReads Choice Award Nominee in the History & Biography category** A captivating his… read more
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"Деякі види настільки зневажають мозок, що ставляться до нього, як до одноразової розкоші. В одного виду морських слимаків замолоду є якийсь невеликий мозок. Вони користуються ним, поки плавають по мо…"-David Christian, Origin Story: A Big History of Everything
"In the past two hundred years, human numbers grew to over seven billion, and our species began to transform the oceans, the land, and the air. Human-built roads, canals, and railways snaked across th…"-David Christian, Origin Story: A Big History of Everything
15. Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
By: Frans de Waal
4.20
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Mama’s Last Hug is a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals, beginning with… read more
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"I seriously doubt that the smile is our species’s “happy"-Frans de Waal, Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
"Estar resentido por el éxito de otro puede parecer mezquino, pero a la larga evita que abusen de uno."-Frans de Waal, Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
"Nuestros sentimientos de felicidad dependen de la comparación entre los ingresos propios y los ajenos."-Frans de Waal, Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
"Al ser parte del tejido de la naturaleza, constantemente sopesamos nuestros intereses con los de otros organismos, casi siempre a favor de los nuestros."-Frans de Waal, Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
16. The Origins of Creativity
By: Edward O. Wilson
3.70
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In this profound and lyrical book, one of our most celebrated biologists offers a sweeping examinat… read more
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- essays
- anthropology
"Like the sunlight and the firelight that guided our birth, we need a unified humanities and science to construct a full and honest picture of what we truly are and what we can become."-Edward O. Wilson, The Origins of Creativity
"Meanwhile, it needs to be recognized, and talked about more frankly, that for philosophy the elephant in the kitchen is organized religion. More precisely, the understanding of human condition often …"-Edward O. Wilson, The Origins of Creativity
17. Can't Stop Thinking: How to Let Go of Anxiety and Free Yourself from Obsessive Rumination
By: Nancy Colier
3.80
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
“Read this book and experience the freedom to create your reality.” —Deepak Chopra, MD, author of T… read more
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18. Creative Quest
By: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
3.95
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A unique new guide to creativity from Questlove—inspirations, stories, and lessons on how to live y… read more
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"[Creativity] is about finding your own unique way of fitting into the continually repeating human experience."-Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Creative Quest
"There's species-wide programming and then there's individuality. The overlap between those two opens up a space for creativity. Live in that space. I'm here too. Maybe I'll see you around sometime."-Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Creative Quest
"Collaborations work best this way; when there's a mutual desire to see what the other side adds. You know that what you're making on your own has value but the sum is more than the parts and every pa…"-Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Creative Quest
19. Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
By: Todd Rose
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and social psychology research, an acclaimed author demonstrat… read more
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"A better system will not automatically ensure a better life,' Havel wrote. 'In fact, the opposite is true: only by creating a better life can a better system be developed.' The smallest choices you a…"-Todd Rose, Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
"-THIS MANY PEOPLE CAN’T BE WRONG If people can see one another’s choices, and if they are merely copying each other, wisdom becomes stupidity in a hurry. In doubting our own judgment and defaulting t…"-Todd Rose, Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
20. Einstein's Unfinished Revolution: The Search for What Lies Beyond the Quantum
By: Lee Smolin
3.93
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A daring new vision of the quantum universe, and the scandals controversies, and questions that may… read more
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"Put this way, almost every physical observable potentially conveys information. This definition would imply that "information" is present every time the values of two physical variables are correlate…"-Lee Smolin, Einstein's Unfinished Revolution: The Search for What Lies Beyond the Quantum
21. Scientist: E.O. Wilson: A Life in Nature
By: Richard Rhodes
4.18
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A masterful, timely, fully authorized biography of the great and hugely influential biologist and n… read more
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