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Author Calvin, William H., 1939-

Title How brains think : evolving intelligence, then and now / William H. Calvin.

Publication Info. New York : Basic Books, [1996]
©1996

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  BF431 .C2683 1996    Available  ---
Edition 1st ed.
Description vi, 184 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series Science masters series
Science masters series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166) and index.
Contents ch. 1. What to do next -- ch. 2. Evolving a good guess -- ch. 3. Janitor's dream -- ch. 4. Evolving intelligent animals -- ch. 5. Syntax as a foundation of intelligence -- ch. 6. Evolution on-the-fly -- ch. 7. Shaping up an intelligent act from humble origins -- ch. 8. Prospects for a superhuman intelligence.
Subject Intellect.
Intellect.
Human information processing.
Human information processing.
Brain.
Brain.
Psychology, Comparative.
Psychology, Comparative.
ISBN 0465072771