Creating Mind from Matter

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How We Perceive the World

 

Each of us experiences our own mind everyday of our lives - to some extent, we live in our own bubbles of subjective existence. In this month's eBook, we examine the science of consciousness and how our brain constructs reality. For further reading, check out our other titles.

Secrets of the Mind

Secrets of the Mind

How the flesh and blood of the brain is able to formulate a self-aware mind remains a mystery. One new area of neuroscience is shedding light on how brain regions interact to give rise to who we are, and in this eBook we explore the latest studies in consciousness, cognition and perception. This includes the neural mechanisms of decision-making, memory formation, navigating social relationships, recognizing faces and much more.

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Truth vs Lies

Truth vs Lies

How do we navigate the post-truth era, when there is no longer an expectation that politicians or pundits will be honest? In this eBook, we break down the science of deception so that we can protect ourselves against it. We look at human perception and how those perceptions are influenced using technology as well as provide interventions for combating bias and antiscience thinking.

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Extraterrestrials and the Search for Life

Extraterrestrials and the Search for Life

Do aliens exist? The enduring mystery of whether we're alone in the universe is a question that continues to drive scientific study into groundbreaking directions. This collection examines the latest thinking in the search for life, from discussing why we haven't found evidence of aliens so far to determining where and how to conduct the search to opening up the possibilities for what otherworldly life could truly look like.

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