I think, therefore I win. To celebrate 快猫短视频鈥檚 special issue on Thought, we鈥檙e giving away five of the best science books on the mysterious activity of our grey matter to one lucky winner.
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鈥淭hinking is hard.鈥� So says Daniel Dennett at the start of his book Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking. Read some of his tips for making it easier in our handy guide.
In Surfaces and Essences, Douglas Hofstadter and Emmanuel Sander say that analogy is the vital talent that fuels our minds. Sound confusing? Watch our video explanimation of how analogies shape our thoughts.
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What are thoughts, and what exactly is thinking? Tim Bayne wrote our in-depth article on thoughts and thinking based on his book, Thought: A Very Short Introduction.
How do humans, who have nothing in their daily lives that even approximates to infinity, conceive of the infinite? By using metaphors, say George Lakoff and Mark Johnson in Metaphors We Live By. Brush up on how walking, jumping and breathing are the key to the limitless in our in-depth feature.
Is it possible to not think about something 鈥� like a white bear? Daniel M. Wegner explores the reasons unwanted, embarrassing, or frightening notions are so irresistible in White Bears and Other Unwanted Thoughts. Now try not to think about winning鈥�
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