How Brains Think: Evolving Intelligence,
โ William H. Calvin
๐ Library
๐
1997
๐ Basic Books
๐ English
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How Brains Think: Evolving Intelligence, Then and Now (Science Masters)
โ Scribed by William H. Calvin
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 148
- Edition
- 1st
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Drawing on a number of different fields, an evolutionary biologist shows how thinking developed in response to the competitive pressures that shaped the human body and how it continues to change in response to the world around us. 15,000 first printing.
โฆ Table of Contents
COVER......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 2
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 3
RECOMMENDED READING......Page 134
NOTES......Page 135
1. What to Do Next......Page 4
2. Evolving a Good Guess......Page 11
The Janitor's Dream......Page 25
4. Evolving Intelligent Animals......Page 40
5. Syntax as a Foundation of Intelligence......Page 52
6. Evolution On-The-Fly......Page 73
7. Shaping Up an Intelligent Act from Humble Origins......Page 90
8. Prospects for a Superhuman Intelligence......Page 118
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