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

Van Pelt Library BF431 .C2683 1996
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Calvin, William H., 1939-
Series:
Science masters series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Intellect.
Human information processing.
Brain.
Psychology, Comparative.
Physical Description:
vi, 184 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Basic Books, [1996]
Contents:
1 What to Do Next 1
2 Evolving a Good Guess 9
3 The Janitor's Dream 27
4 Evolving Intelligent Animals 47
5 Syntax as a Foundation of Intelligence 63
6 Evolution on-the-Fly 91
7 Shaping Up an Intelligent Act from Humble Origins 113
8 Prospects for a Superhuman Intelligence 145.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166) and index.
ISBN:
0465072771
OCLC:
35055525

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