A deeply original exploration of the power of spontaneity—an ancient Chinese ideal that
cognitive scientists are only now beginning to understand—and why it is so essential to our …

Q NE genuinely unexplored area of early Chinese thought is that of psychology. What are
the basic elements that constitute the human mind? How do they interact and function …

“Fundamentals might be the perfect book for the winter of this plague year.... Wilczek writes
with breathtaking economy and clarity, and his pleasure in his subject is palpable.”—The …

A smart and funny book by a prominent Harvard psychologist, which uses groundbreaking
research and (often hilarious) anecdotes to show us why we're so lousy at predicting what …

For the first time, an award-winning Harvard professor shares his wildly popular course on
classical Chinese philosophy, showing you how ancient ideas—like the fallacy of the …

As author of the bestselling Why People Believe Weird Things and How We Believe, and
Editor-in-Chief of Skeptic magazine, Michael Shermer has emerged as the nation's number …

What makes human beings so innovative, so adept at rapid, creative thinking? Where do
new ideas come from, and once we have them, how can we carry them mentally into new …

In this strikingly original contribution to our understanding of Chinese philosophy, Françle;
ois Julien, a French sinologist whose work has not yet appeared in English usesthe Chinese …

In his best-selling The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light, William Irwin Thompson intrigued
readers with his thoughts on mythology and sexuality. In his newest book, Coming Into …

For millennia, shamans and philosophers, believers and nonbelievers, artists and scientists
have tried to make sense of our existence by suggesting that everything is connected, that a …