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How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed – Ray Kurzweil

On January 8, 2013

In artificial intelligence, biology, book, brain, computer, consciousness, dna, Douglas Hofstadter, evolution, ray kurzweil, science

I think one of the next books I read will be Ray Kurzweil’s How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed. The book was recently published and Kurzweil has been known to produce some interesting ideas. In fact, I am planning to read a few of his other books as well.

Interesting Books on Human Consciousness and the History of Consciousness

By anautonomousagent

On January 6, 2013

In biology, brain, consciousness, drugs, eastern, evolution, history, india, julian jaynes, rick strassman, science, terence mckenna, timothy leary

The history of consciousness and its origins fascinate me. It seems that either all life (and perhaps the universe itself) is “conscious” or, if false, then there existed an “Adam” who was the first human born with consciousness. These books propose other theories on this idea; they all deal with the brain and consciousness. I have not yet read them, as I am still in the process of reading Godel, Escher, Bach and the Tree of Knowledge.

The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead by Timothy Leary,
Ralph Metzner, and Ram Dass.

Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge – A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution by Terence McKenna

DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor’s Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences by Dr. Rick Strassman

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes

Pensées – Blaise Pascal

By anautonomousagent

On January 3, 2013

In book, christian, consciousness, history, pascal, religion, western

Blaise Pascal’s short book, Pensées. The entire work comes from Pascal’s thoughts etched as a sort of rough draft for a future book. His thoughts are interesting and mainly deal with Christian theology. The idea of Pascal’s Wager comes from this book.

Breathe, You Are Alive: The Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing – Thich Nhat Hanh

By anautonomousagent

On January 2, 2013

In anapanasati, book, buddhism, China, consciousness, eastern, health, india, japan, peace, thich nhat hanh, yoga

In his book Breathe, You Are Alive: The Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing, Thich Nhat Hanh supplies a commentary on the Anapanasati Sutta. I would recommend the book to anyone interested in learning how to achieve a state of well-being and health.