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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.
Properties of Life
Toward a Theory of Organismic Biology
ISBN: 9780262546201
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 19, 2023
A coherent and comprehensive theory of life that synthesizes the specific properties of living organisms.
Evolution "On Purpose"
Teleonomy in Living Systems
ISBN: 9780262546409
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 22, 2023
A unique exploration of teleonomy—also known as “evolved purposiveness”—as a major influence in evolution by a broad range of specialists in biology and the philosophy of science.
Methuselah's Zoo
What Nature Can Teach Us about Living Longer, Healthier Lives
ISBN: 9780262547178
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 15, 2023
Stories of long-lived animal species—from thousand-year-old tubeworms to 400-year-old sharks—and what they might teach us about human health and longevity.
Evolvability
A Unifying Concept in Evolutionary Biology?
ISBN: 9780262545624
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: June 27, 2023
Essays on evolvability from the perspectives of quantitative and population genetics, evolutionary developmental biology, systems biology, macroevolution, and the philosophy of science.
Salvador Luria
An Immigrant Biologist in Cold War America
ISBN: 9780262046466
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 25, 2022
The life of Nobel-winning biologist Salvador Luria, whose passion for science was equaled by his commitment to political engagement in Cold War America.
Model Systems in Biology
History, Philosophy, and Practical Concerns
ISBN: 9780262046947
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 2, 2022
How biomedical research using various animal species and in vitro cellular systems has resulted in both major successes and translational failure.
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.
Properties of Life
Toward a Theory of Organismic Biology
ISBN: 9780262546201
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 19, 2023
A coherent and comprehensive theory of life that synthesizes the specific properties of living organisms.
Evolution "On Purpose"
Teleonomy in Living Systems
ISBN: 9780262546409
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 22, 2023
A unique exploration of teleonomy—also known as “evolved purposiveness”—as a major influence in evolution by a broad range of specialists in biology and the philosophy of science.
Methuselah's Zoo
What Nature Can Teach Us about Living Longer, Healthier Lives
ISBN: 9780262547178
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 15, 2023
Stories of long-lived animal species—from thousand-year-old tubeworms to 400-year-old sharks—and what they might teach us about human health and longevity.
Evolvability
A Unifying Concept in Evolutionary Biology?
ISBN: 9780262545624
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: June 27, 2023
Essays on evolvability from the perspectives of quantitative and population genetics, evolutionary developmental biology, systems biology, macroevolution, and the philosophy of science.
Salvador Luria
An Immigrant Biologist in Cold War America
ISBN: 9780262046466
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 25, 2022
The life of Nobel-winning biologist Salvador Luria, whose passion for science was equaled by his commitment to political engagement in Cold War America.
Model Systems in Biology
History, Philosophy, and Practical Concerns
ISBN: 9780262046947
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 2, 2022
How biomedical research using various animal species and in vitro cellular systems has resulted in both major successes and translational failure.