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008 170726s2015 nyua 001 | eng
020 _a9780141980782
040 _aMIUC
_beng
_cMIUC
082 0 _a612.82
100 1 _92086
_aPinker, Steven,
_d1954-
245 1 0 _aHow the mind works /
_cSteven Pinker.
260 _aUK :
_bPenguin Books,
_c2015.
300 _axx, 660 p. :
_bill. b&w ;
_c20 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aCh. 1. Standard equipment -- Ch. 2. Thinking machines -- Ch. 3. Revenge of the nerds -- Ch. 4. The mind's eye -- Ch. 5. Good ideas -- Ch. 6. Hotheads -- Ch. 7. Family values -- Ch. 8. The meaning of life.
520 _aHow the Mind Works explores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection. Why do we laugh? What makes memories fade? Why do people believe in ghosts? Why do fools fall in love?
650 0 _946
_aCognitive neuroscience
650 0 _945
_aNeuropsychology
650 0 _93267
_aBrain
650 0 _93268
_aNatural selection
650 0 _93269
_aHuman evolution
650 0 _9586
_aPsychology
942 _2ddc
_cBK