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  • Kluge

    The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind

    by Gary Marcus ...
    Psychology professor Gary Marcus explores how evolution has affected—and altered—the functioning of the human brain in Kluge.A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceHow is it that we can recognize photos from our high school yearbook decades later, but cannot remember what we ate for breakfast yesterday? And why are we inclined to buy more cans of soup if the sign says Limit 12 Per Customer ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Birth of the Mind

    How a Tiny Number of Genes Creates The Complexities of Human Thought

    by Gary Marcus ...
    In The Birth of the Mind , award-winning cognitive scientist Gary Marcus irrevocably alters the nature vs. nurture debate by linking the findings of the Human Genome project to the development of the brain. Startling findings have recently revealed that the genome is much smaller than we once thought, containing no more than 30,000-40,000 genes. Since this discovery, scientists have struggled to ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Killer

    by Gary Phillips Marcus ...
    "...a stunning thriller that explores what happens when a ruthless narcissist and serial killer rises to national prominence. As improbable as this may sound, Marcus deftly makes his characters come alive on the page. Killer is a formidable achievement." -Kai Bird Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and co-author of American Prometheus, inspiration for the film Oppenheimer.A charismatic psychopath is ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Solar Power: The Ultimate Guide to Solar Power and Other Renewable Energy, Learn to Use Solar and Other Forms of Renewable Energy to Help the Environment

    by Gary Wordan ...
    Narrated by Marcus Mulenga ...

    Unabridged

    31 min

    Solar Power: The Ultimate Guide to Solar Power and Other Renewable Energy, Learn to Use Solar and Other Forms of Renewable Energy to Help the EnvironmentAside from the usual discussions about climate change and other problems our planet faces today, there’s much talk about different sources of energy. People want to protect the environment and due to economic instability as well, people are also ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Algebraic Mind

    Integrating Connectionism and Cognitive Science

    by Gary F. Marcus ...
    Series series Learning, Development, and Conceptual Change
    In The Algebraic Mind, Gary Marcus attempts to integrate two theories about how the mind works, one that says that the mind is a computer-like manipulator of symbols, and another that says that the mind is a large network of neurons working together in parallel. Resisting the conventional wisdom that says that if the mind is a large neural network it cannot simultaneously be a manipulator of ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Rebooting AI

    Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust

    by Gary Marcus, Ernest Davis ...
    **Two leaders in the field offer a compelling analysis of the current state of the art and reveal the steps we must take to achieve a robust artificial intelligence that can make our lives better.“Finally, a book that tells us what AI is, what AI is not, and what AI could become if only we are ambitious and creative enough.” —Garry Kasparov, former world chess champion and author of Deep Thinking* ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Guitar Zero

    The Science of Becoming Musical at Any Age

    by Gary Marcus ...
    Gary Marcus challenges the widely held belief that innate talent is necessary to become a skilled musicianJust about every human being knows how to listen to music, but what does it take to make music? Is musicality something we are born with? Or a skill that anyone can develop at any time? If you don't start piano at the age of six, is there any hope? Is skill learning best left to children or ... Read more

    Was $16.99 CAD Now $13.99 CAD

  • Taming Silicon Valley

    How We Can Ensure That AI Works for Us

    by Gary F. Marcus ...
    How Big Tech is taking advantage of us, how AI is making it worse, and how we can create a thriving, AI-positive world.On balance, will AI help humanity or harm it? AI could revolutionize science, medicine, and technology, and deliver us a world of abundance and better health. Or it could be a disaster, leading to the downfall of democracy, or even our extinction. In Taming Silicon Valley, Gary ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Future of the Brain

    Essays by the World's Leading Neuroscientists

    Edited by Gary Marcus, Jeremy Freeman ...
    Series series Princeton Science Library
    The world's top experts take readers to the very frontiers of brain scienceIncludes a chapter by 2014 Nobel laureates May-Britt Moser and Edvard MoserAn unprecedented look at the quest to unravel the mysteries of the human brain, The Future of the Brain takes readers to the absolute frontiers of science. Original essays by leading researchers such as Christof Koch, George Church, Olaf Sporns, and ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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    Guitar Zero

    The New Musician and the Science of Learning

    by Gary Marcus ...
    Narrated by Gary Marcus ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 33 min

    On the eve of his fortieth birthday, a professor of no discernible musical talent learns to play the guitar and investigates how anyone of any age might master a new skill.Just about every human being knows how to listen to music, but what does it take to make music? Is musicality something we are born with? Or a skill that anyone can develop at any time? If you don't start piano at the age of six ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Graceful Warrior

    The True Story of a Son, a Father, and a Family Who Carried Each Other Through

    by Gary Sinise ...
    Drawing on his personal story and his son Mac's unforgettable legacy, popular actor and advocate Gary Sinise crafts a powerful, personal story of love, loss, faith, and resilience.Oscar-nominated actor Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump, Of Mice and Men, Apollo 13, The Green Mile, Truman, CSI: NY) has long been known for his dedication to service, especially through his unwavering support of our nation's ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Audiobook

    Killer

    by Gary Phillips Marcus ...
    Narrated by Scott Brick ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 1 min

    A charismatic psychopath is poised to win the presidency. Only one man can stop him—his identical twin, the brother he framed for the brutal murder of their parents twenty-five years ago.When Richard Zumwalt slaughtered his wealthy St. Louis family, he stole not just their fortune … but his twin Henry’s entire life. Branded a killer and locked away, Henry vanished into the system. But now he’s ... Read more

    $32.15 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook