The Mind: Leading Scientists Explore the Brain, Memory, Personality, and Happiness (Best of Edge Series) (Paperback)

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"Theway Brockman interlaces essays about research on the frontiers of science withones on artistic vision, education, psychology and economics is sure to buzzany brain." —Chicago Sun-Times on This WillChange Everything

Markingthe debut of a hard-hitting new series from Edge.org and Harper Perennial,editor John Brockman delivers a cutting-edge master class covering everythingyou need to know about The Mind. With original contributions by theworld’s leading thinkers and scientists, including Steven Pinker, George Lakoff, Philip Zimbardo, V. S. Ramachandran, and others, The Mind offers aconsciousness-expanding primer on a fundamental topic. Unparalleled in scope,depth, insight and quality, Edge.org’s The Mind isnot to be missed.

About the Author


The publisher of the online science salon Edge.org, John Brockman is the editor of Know ThisThis Idea Must Die, This Explains Everything, This Will Make You Smarter, and other volumes.

Praise For…


“If you want a quick introduction to some of the smartest and most interesting thinkers around—read this book.” — Scientific American



Product Details
ISBN: 9780062025845
ISBN-10: 0062025848
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication Date: August 16th, 2011
Pages: 288
Language: English
Series: Best of Edge Series