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        The Open Dynamics of Braitenberg Vehicles

        The Open Dynamics of Braitenberg Vehicles

        The Open Dynamics of Braitenberg Vehicles

        by Scott Hotton and Jeff Yoshimi

        ISBN: 9780262548199

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: June 18, 2024

        An introduction to dynamical systems theory, a detailed mathematical analysis of pairs of Braitenberg vehicles, and a look at how these results apply to the study of physical and biological organisms.
        The Cognitive Life of Maps

        The Cognitive Life of Maps

        The Cognitive Life of Maps

        by Roberto Casati

        ISBN: 9780262547086

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: May 14, 2024

        The “mapness of maps”—how maps live in interaction with their users, and what this tells us about what they are and how they work.
        Smart Management

        Smart Management

        Smart Management

        How Simple Heuristics Help Leaders Make Good Decisions in an Uncertain World

        by Jochen Reb, Shenghua Luan and Gerd Gigerenzer

        ISBN: 9780262548014

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: May 14, 2024

        Why successful leaders must embrace simple strategies in an increasingly uncertain and complex world.
        Sentience

        Sentience

        Sentience

        The Invention of Consciousness

        by Nicholas Humphrey

        ISBN: 9780262548311

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 2, 2024

        The story of a quest to uncover the evolutionary history of consciousness from a leading theoretical psychologist.
        Bots and Beasts

        Bots and Beasts

        Bots and Beasts

        What Makes Machines, Animals, and People Smart?

        by Paul Thagard

        ISBN: 9780262548540

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 2, 2024

        An expert on the mind considers how animals and smart machines measure up to human intelligence.
        Body Am I

        Body Am I

        Body Am I

        The New Science of Self-Consciousness

        by Moheb Costandi

        ISBN: 9780262548366

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 5, 2024

        How the way we perceive our bodies plays a critical role in the way we perceive ourselves: stories of phantom limbs, rubber hands, anorexia, and other phenomena.
        The Elephant and the Blind

        The Elephant and the Blind

        The Elephant and the Blind

        The Experience of Pure Consciousness: Philosophy, Science, and 500+ Experiential Reports

        by Thomas Metzinger

        ISBN: 9780262547109

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 6, 2024

        An engaging and insightful journey into human consciousness.
        From Geometry to Behavior

        From Geometry to Behavior

        From Geometry to Behavior

        An Introduction to Spatial Cognition

        by Hanspeter A. Mallot

        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.
        Categories We Live By

        Categories We Live By

        Categories We Live By

        How We Classify Everyone and Everything

        by Gregory L. Murphy

        ISBN: 9780262547031

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: January 9, 2024

        An in-depth analysis of how humanity's compulsion to categorize affects every aspect of our lived experience.
        The Expressive Moment

        The Expressive Moment

        The Expressive Moment

        How Interaction (with Music) Shapes Human Empowerment

        by Marc Leman

        ISBN: 9780262550864

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: December 26, 2023

        A new way to understand expressive interaction, focusing on the dynamic, fast, pre-reflective processes underlying interactions with music.
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