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Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience (Gazzaniga Michael S.)

Michael S. Gazzaniga, one of the most important neuroscientists of the twentieth century, gives us an exciting behind-the-scenes look at his seminal work on that unlikely couple, the right and left brain. Foreword by Steven Pinker. In the mid-twentieth century, Michael S. Gazzaniga, the father of c...

Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting (Genova Lisa)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice. Using her expertise as a neuroscientist and her gifts as a storytell...

Rationality (Pinker Steven)

Buď svetlo (Steven Pinker)

Ak vás zaujala Roslingova publikácia Moc faktov, Steven Pinker ho vo svojich záveroch len podporí a doplní. Jeho kniha je plná vášnivého odporu voči pesimizmu a nesúhlasu so zaužívaným pocitom, že moderný svet je odsúdený na zánik. Pinker dôkladne preštudoval vývoj v minulých storočiach a dospel k j...

Creatures of a Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy (Yalom Irvin D.)

The publication of Creatures of a Day is reason to celebrate. -- Steven Pinker In this stunning collection of stories, renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom describes his patients struggles -- as well as his own -- to come to terms with the two great challenges of existence: how to have a meaningfu...

Racionalita - Steven Pinker

Môže nám kniha pomôcť byť racionálnejší? Môžeme vďaka nej pochopiť, prečo je všade okolo nás toľko iracionality? Odpovede nielen na tieto otázky a mnohé ďalšie zaujímavé informácie nájdeme práve tu, v knihe autora bestsellerov New York Times Stevena Pinkera. Ľudstvo dnes disponuje priam nevídanými ...

The Quiet Before

'The Quiet Before is a fascinating and important exploration of how ideas that change the world incubate and spread.' Steven Pinker'Filled with insightful analysis and colourful storytelling... Rarely does a book give you a new way of looking at social change. This one does.' Walter IsaacsonWhy do s...

The New Atheist Denial of History (Painter B.)

This compact, forcefully argued work calls Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, and the rest of the so-called New Atheists to account for failing to take seriously the historical record to which they so freely appeal when attacking

Only the Dead: The Persistence of War in the Modern Age (Braumoeller Bear F.)

The idea that war is going out of style has become the conventional wisdom in recent years. But in Only the Dead, award-winning author Bear Braumoeller demonstrates that it shouldnt have. With a rare combination of historical expertise, statistical acumen, and accessible prose, Braumoeller shows tha...

The Glass Half-Empty: Debunking the Myth of Progress in the Twenty-First Century (Aguilera Rodrigo)

Is the world really getting so much better? Rodrigo Aguilera argues that, despite what some say about progress in the twenty-first century, we are still falling far short of where we could be. Despite the doom and gloom of financial crises, global terrorism, climate collapse, and the rise of the fa...