Journey of the Mind

A mind-bending survey....an original take on the nature of consciousness that gives readers plenty to think about.-- Publishers Weekly [A] masterpiece....This is the book I would take with me if I was stranded on a desert island.--Barbara Oakley, author of A Mind for Numbers [S]tunning in its range and reach....Whether or not you agree with their views, you will be led to think about the material in interesting ways and...appreciate the marvelous power, complexity, and beauty of the mind.--Stephen Kosslyn, Dean of Social Science at Harvard University An engaging and surprisingly accessible account of matter's journey to mind...[D]eceptively simple and scientifically grounded.--Douglas Rushkoff, author of Team Human Enthralling....[It] reveals simple truths that demystify consciousness without detracting from its majesty: the denouement is no less than three laws of consciousness.--Karl Friston, University College London In an intellectual tour de force they offer an imaginative tale of who we are and how we came to be that will keep you reading into the wee hours until the last page.--Jeffrey Lieberman, author of Shrinks Journey of the Mind explains a lot about the brain and its evolution in plain, accessible language without the technical abbreviations that make most neuroscience reading so unpleasant....A daring book and an absorbing read.--Peter Sterling, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Every page of Journey of the Mind is packed with fascinating insight. This is a brilliant book that will change the way you think about thinking.--David Epstein, author of Range and The Sports Gene What Sapiens did for our understanding of the evolution of the human race, Journey of The Mind has done for the evolution of complex thought and consciousness itself.--Annie Duke, author of How to Decide