I of the Vortex

Llinas suggests that the capacity to predict is probably the ultimate brain function. One could even say that Self is the centralization of prediction. At the heart of Llinas's theory is the concept of oscillation.

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West of Jesus: Surfing, Science, And the Origin of Belief

A combination of narrative, memoir and reportage formulated as a quest to track down the origin of a mythic story about "some guy who could control the weather and conduct the waves with some kind of baton made from human bone". The narrator describes surfing's appeal by weaving together a range of topics such as surfing history, religion, anthropology, philosophy, psychology and neuroscience.

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Fluid Concepts & Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought

Written in conjunction with the Fluid Analogies Research Group at the University of Michigan, Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies tackles the subject of artificial intelligence, by creating a variety of computer programs that extrapolate sequences, apply pattern-matching strategies and make analogies, to give fascinating insights into the nature of both human and machine intelligence.

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Sensitive Chaos: The Creation of Flowing Forms in Water and Air

Since water is the universal bearer of living processes, fluid forms provide insight into a higher order connecting the physical with the spiritual.

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