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MINI ALMANAC
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Godel,
Escher, Bach : An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
A journey through the misteries of logic, language,
intelligence, representation, knowledge. A classic.
Winner of Pulitzer Prize in 1979.
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Genome
by Matt Ridley
A unified overview of genetics and our origins as
a species. Brilliant, easy, accessible.
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Genes,
Peoples, and Languages
by Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
Tracking ancient migrations by studying our genome.
Amazing research, awesome book.
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The
Emperor's New Mind : Concerning Computers, Minds, and
the Laws of Physics
by Roger Penrose
In a book all basic ideas in physics, theory of computation,
and artificial intelligence. Excellent (but you can
skip the very last chapter, that is confused).
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The
Limits of Mathematics : A Course on Information Theory
and Limits of Formal Reasoning (Springer Series in Discrete
Mathematics and Theoretical com
by Gregory J. Chaitin
A Course on Information Theory and Limits of Formal
Reasoning
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The
Society of Mind
by Marvin L. Minsky
Towards a unified theory of the mind, by the man that
created Artificial Intelligence.
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Dragonfly
: Nasa and the Crisis Aboard Mir
by Bryan Burrough
Dramatic account of accidents on Mir Space Station.
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Mind
Hunter : Inside the Fbi's Elite Serial Crime Unit
by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker
Behavioural psychology, investigations and analysis
of the mind of serial killers. True stories.
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The
Selfish Gene
by Richard Dawkins
Brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection,
one of the most influential books.
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'Surely
You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!' : Adventures of a Curious
Character
by Edward Hutchings(Editor), et al
The portrait of a genius, Nobel Prize winner, that
knew how to enjoy life. A lot of fun.
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