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Grammatical Man: Information, Entropy, Language and LifeGrammatical Man: Information, Entropy, Language and Life by Jeremy Campbell
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You think you know what information means?
The Creative Computer: Machine Intelligence and Human Knowledge (Pelican)The Creative Computer: Machine Intelligence and Human Knowledge (Pelican) by Donald Michie
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An introduction to AI by one of its pioneers.
John Von Neumann and Norbert Wiener: From Mathematics to the Technologies of Life and DeathJohn Von Neumann and Norbert Wiener: From Mathematics to the Technologies of Life and Death by Steve J. Heims
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An insight into two of the 20th century's greatest minds.
Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and PatternMetamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern by Douglas R. Hofstadter
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An entertaining exploration of the breadth of creativity.
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author)Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (20th anniversary edition with a new preface by the author) by Douglas R. Hofstadter
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An popular exposition of some deep ideas in logic.
Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (Penguin Science)Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (Penguin Science) by Daniel C. Dennett
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A sweeping tour of the power and reach of Darwin's ideas.
The Myths of InnovationThe Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun
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A fresh look at the processes of innovation.
The Language Instinct: The New Science of Language and Mind (Penguin Science)The Language Instinct: The New Science of Language and Mind (Penguin Science) by Steven Pinker
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The book that launched an original thinker and great communicator.
The Selfish GeneThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
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The book that made the world revisit Darwin's ideas anew.
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without DesignThe Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design by Richard Dawkins
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Another example of Dawkins's cogent and penetrating arguments.