Behavioral and Life Science Books

[Kirsten Sanford]

Next up is "The Emperor's New Mind" by Roger Penrose, where it explores consciousness and the mind; this is an excellent book in which Penrose travels through quantum physics, computation and brain physiology in an attempt to get at the physical foundations of a theory of the mind. Meaty stuff indeed.

"The Eye, A Natural History" by Simon Ings, traces the development and exploration of this fascinating organ.

Why Darwin Matters - Michael Shermer

The Journey of Man - Spencer Wells

The Midnight Disease by by Alice Flaherty

Last flight of the scarlet macaw Bruce Barcott

The tragic sense of life Robert J. Richards

A Journey Round My Skull by Frigyes Karinthy

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks

Pinker's The Stuff of Thought

Kirschner and Gerhart's The Plausibility of Life

Conway Morris' Life's Solution

Dennett's Breaking the Spell

Moral Minds by Marc Hauser

Evil Genes by Barbara Oakely

Kluge by Gary Marcus

Music, Language, and the Brain by Aniruddh D. Patel

darwins black box by Michael j Behe.

genetic engineering by mae wan ho

[PaulaT]

I vote for: Kluge, Evil Genes, or Emporer's New Mind.

Thanks!
Paula T.

[Matthew]

This is a good list.
I wanted to suggest a few more book to add: "Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body" by Neil Shubin and (as recommended by my graduate advisor) "Good Natured: The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animals" by Frans B. M. de Waal.

[PaulaT]

One more to add to the list:
"Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Science of Everday Life" by Steven Johnson

[PaulaT]

And one more idea:
"Why we Run" by Bernd Heinrich

I've noticed this on the shelf at bookstores several times, combines my interest in running and evolution. :-)

Paula T.

[LabRat]

I vote for 'Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Science of Everday Life'

[Bill Burris]

The Stuff Of Thought - Steven Pinker
Why Evolution Is True - Jerry Coyne

[Dale]

Daniel Tammet, the autistic savant that sees numbers as shapes, has a book out called Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant. It sounds interesting to me. I'm not sure if it should go under this category or another.

[PaulaT]

Is Richards Dawkins "The Greatest Show on Earth" on the list yet? If not, I'd like to recommend it.

Thanks, glad to see we are reviving the book club!
Paula T.