Tag: Minds

Free Download A History of Bodies, Brains, and Minds: The Evolution of Life and Consciousness
English | 2024 | ISBN: 0262049023 | 357 Pages | PDF (True) | 8 MB
In A History of Bodies, Brains, and Minds, Francisco Aboitiz provides a brief history of life, the brain, and cognition, from the earliest living beings to our own species. The author proceeds from the basic premise that, since evolution by natural selection is the process underlying the origin of life and its evolution on earth, the brain-and thus our minds-must also be the result of biological evolution. The aim of this book is to narrate how animal bodies came to be built with their nervous systems and how our species evolved with culture, technology, language, and consciousness.

Free Download Peter Carruthers, "Human and Animal Minds: The Consciousness Questions Laid to Rest"
English | 2020 | pages: 233 | ISBN: 0198843704, 0192859323 | PDF | 1,3 mb
The continuities between human and animal minds are increasingly well understood. This has led many people to make claims about consciousness in animals, which has often been taken to be crucial for their moral standing. Peter Carruthers argues compellingly that there is no fact of the matter to be discovered, and that the question of animal consciousness is of no scientific or ethical significance.

Free Download Janet Mann, "Deep Thinkers: Inside the Minds of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises"
English | ISBN: 022638747X | 2017 | 192 pages | EPUB | 30 MB
Humans aside, dolphins, whales, and porpoises are often considered to be the smartest creatures on Earth. Science and nature buffs are drawn to stories of their use of tools, their self-recognition, their beautiful and complex songs, and their intricate societies. But how do we know what we know, and what does it mean? In Deep Thinkers, renowned cetacean biologist Janet Mann gathers a gam of the world’s leading whale and dolphin researchers-including Luke Rendell, Hal Whitehead, and many more-to illuminate these vital questions, exploring the astounding capacities of cetacean brains.

Free Download Out of Our Minds: What We Think and How We Came to Think It (Audiobook)
English | 25 July 2019 | ASIN: B07V58MZRQ | M4B@64 kbps | 19h 33m | 533 MB
Author: Felipe Fernandez-Armesto | Narrator: Kris Dyer
To imagine – to see that which is not there – is the startling ability that has fuelled human development and innovation through the centuries. As a species we stand alone in our remarkable capacity to refashion the world after the pictures in our minds.
Traversing the realms of science, politics, religion, culture, philosophy and history, Felipe Fernández-Armesto reveals the thrilling and disquieting tales of our imaginative leaps – from the first Homo sapiens to the present day.

Free Download Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0D9912394 | 2024 | 11 hours and 36 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 310 MB
Author: Brandon Keim
Narrator: Paul Woodson
Honeybees deliberate democratically. Rats reflect on the past. Snakes have friends. In recent decades, our understanding of animal cognition has exploded, making it indisputably clear that the cities and landscapes around us are filled with thinking, feeling individuals besides ourselves. But the way we relate to wild animals has yet to catch up. In Meet the Neighbors, science journalist Brandon Keim asks: what would it mean to take the minds of other animals seriously? In this wide-ranging exploration of animals’ inner lives, Keim takes us into courtrooms and wildlife hospitals, under backyard decks and into deserts, to meet anew the wild creatures who populate our communities and the philosophers, rogue pest controllers, ecologists, wildlife doctors, and others who are reimagining our relationships to them. When we come to understand the depths of their pleasures and pains, the richness of their family lives and their histories, what do we owe so-called pests and predators, or animals who are sick or injured? Can thinking of nonhumans as our neighbors help chart a course to a kinder, gentler planet? As Keim suggests, the answers to these questions are central to how we understand not only the rest of the living world, but ourselves. Meet the Neighbors opens our eyes to the world of vibrant intelligence just outside our doors.

Free Download neuroAI: Winning the Minds of Consumers with Neuroscience Powered GenAI by A. K. Pradeep, Anirudh Acharya, Rajat Chakravarty, Ratnakar Dev
English | September 4th, 2024 | ISBN: 1394261969 | 304 pages | True EPUB | 4.66 MB
It is the most powerful revolution of this century.

Free Download Monkeytalk: Inside the Worlds and Minds of Primates by Julia Fischer, translated by Frederick B. Henry Jr.
English | January 4, 2017 | ISBN: 022612424X | True EPUB | 288 pages | 4 MB
Monkey see, monkey do-or does she? Can the behavior of non-human primates-their sociality, their intelligence, their communication-really be chalked up to simple mimicry? Emphatically, absolutely: no. And as famed primatologist Julia Fischer reveals, the human bias inherent in this oft-uttered adage is our loss, for it is only through the study of our primate brethren that we may begin to understand ourselves.

Free Download Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World by Brandon Keim
English | July 16th, 2024 | ISBN: 1324007087 | 368 pages | True EPUB | 4.53 MB
What does the science of animal intelligence mean for how we understand and live with the wild creatures around us?

Free Download Experiencing Animal Minds: An Anthology of Animal-Human Encounters By Julie A. Smith, Robert W. Mitchell
2012 | 400 Pages | ISBN: 0231161506 | EPUB | 20 MB
In these multidisciplinary essays, academic scholars and animal experts explore the nature of animal minds and the methods humans conventionally and unconventionally use to understand them. The collection features chapters by scholars working in psychology, sociology, history, philosophy, literary studies, and art, as well as chapters by and about people who live and work with animals, including the founder of a sanctuary for chickens, a fur trapper, a popular canine psychologist, a horse trainer, and an art photographer who captures everyday contact between humans and their animal companions.Divided into five sections, the collection first considers the ways that humans live with animals and the influence of cohabitation on their perceptions of animals’ minds. It follows with an examination of anthropomorphism as both a guide and hindrance to mapping animal consciousness. Chapters next examine the effects of embodiment on animals’ minds and the role of animal-human interembodiment on humans’ understandings of animals’ minds. Final sections identify historical representations of difference between human and animal consciousness and their relevance to pre-established cultural attitudes, as well as the ways that representations of animals’ minds target particular audiences and sometimes produce problematic outcomes. The editors conclude with a discussion of the relationship between the book’s chapters and two pressing themes: the connection between human beliefs about animals’ minds and human ethical behavior, and the challenges and conditions for knowing the minds of animals. By inviting readers to compare and contrast multiple, uncommon points of view, this collection offers a unique encounter with the diverse perspectives and theories now shaping animal studies.

Free Download Aleksandra Przegalinska, "Converging Minds "
English | ISBN: 1032626879 | 2024 | 170 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
This groundbreaking book explores the power of collaborative AI in amplifying human creativity and expertise. Written by two seasoned experts in data analytics, AI, and machine learning, the book offers a comprehensive overview of the creative process behind AI-powered content generation. It takes the reader through a unique collaborative process between human authors and various AI-based topic experts, created, prompted, and fine-tuned by the authors.