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Darwinizing Gaia
Natural Selection and Multispecies Community Evolution
ISBN: 9780262549523
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: December 3, 2024
A reinterpretation of James Lovelock's Gaia Hypothesis through the lens of Darwinian natural selection and multispecies community evolution.
Father Nature
The Science of Paternal Potential
ISBN: 9780262048934
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 1, 2024
How and why human males evolved the capacity to be highly involved caregivers—and why some are more involved than others.
From Sensing to Sentience
How Feeling Emerges from the Brain
ISBN: 9780262550956
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 1, 2024
A new theory of Neurobiological Emergentism that explains how sentience emerges from the brain.
A History of Bodies, Brains, and Minds
A History of Bodies, Brains, and Minds
The Evolution of Life and Consciousness
ISBN: 9780262049023
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 17, 2024
A panoramic view of the evolution of life on our planet, from its origins to humanity's future.
Niche Construction
How Life Contributes to Its Own Evolution
ISBN: 9780262548168
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 3, 2024
How niche construction theory extends evolutionary theory beyond natural selection to a more general theory about the coevolution of organisms with their environments.
The Heart of the Brain
The Hypothalamus and Its Hormones
ISBN: 9780262551939
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 30, 2024
How hormonal signals in one small structure of the brain—the hypothalamus—govern our physiology and behavior.
The Biology of Kindness
Six Daily Choices for Health, Well-Being, and Longevity
ISBN: 9780262547659
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 19, 2024
How kindness—and other prosocial behaviors toward others—can help us live longer and healthier lives.
From Geometry to Behavior
An Introduction to Spatial Cognition
ISBN: 9780262547116
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: January 23, 2024
An overview of the mechanisms and evolution of spatial cognition, integrating evidence from psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and computational geometry.
The Brain in Motion
From Microcircuits to Global Brain Function
ISBN: 9780262048200
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 31, 2023
An evolutionary perspective—from lampreys to humans—on how the forebrain coordinates movement while the networks in the brainstem and spinal cord handle the execution.
Truly Human Enhancement
A Philosophical Defense of Limits
ISBN: 9780262549202
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 19, 2023
A nuanced discussion of human enhancement that argues for enhancement that does not significantly exceed what is currently possible for human beings.
Darwinizing Gaia
Natural Selection and Multispecies Community Evolution
ISBN: 9780262549523
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: December 3, 2024
A reinterpretation of James Lovelock's Gaia Hypothesis through the lens of Darwinian natural selection and multispecies community evolution.
Father Nature
The Science of Paternal Potential
ISBN: 9780262048934
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 1, 2024
How and why human males evolved the capacity to be highly involved caregivers—and why some are more involved than others.
From Sensing to Sentience
How Feeling Emerges from the Brain
ISBN: 9780262550956
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 1, 2024
A new theory of Neurobiological Emergentism that explains how sentience emerges from the brain.
A History of Bodies, Brains, and Minds
A History of Bodies, Brains, and Minds
The Evolution of Life and Consciousness
ISBN: 9780262049023
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 17, 2024
A panoramic view of the evolution of life on our planet, from its origins to humanity's future.
Niche Construction
How Life Contributes to Its Own Evolution
ISBN: 9780262548168
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 3, 2024
How niche construction theory extends evolutionary theory beyond natural selection to a more general theory about the coevolution of organisms with their environments.
The Heart of the Brain
The Hypothalamus and Its Hormones
ISBN: 9780262551939
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: April 30, 2024
How hormonal signals in one small structure of the brain—the hypothalamus—govern our physiology and behavior.
The Biology of Kindness
Six Daily Choices for Health, Well-Being, and Longevity
ISBN: 9780262547659
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: March 19, 2024
How kindness—and other prosocial behaviors toward others—can help us live longer and healthier lives.
From Geometry to Behavior
An Introduction to Spatial Cognition
ISBN: 9780262547116
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: January 23, 2024
An overview of the mechanisms and evolution of spatial cognition, integrating evidence from psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and computational geometry.
The Brain in Motion
From Microcircuits to Global Brain Function
ISBN: 9780262048200
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 31, 2023
An evolutionary perspective—from lampreys to humans—on how the forebrain coordinates movement while the networks in the brainstem and spinal cord handle the execution.
Truly Human Enhancement
A Philosophical Defense of Limits
ISBN: 9780262549202
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 19, 2023
A nuanced discussion of human enhancement that argues for enhancement that does not significantly exceed what is currently possible for human beings.