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The End of Materialism
by Charles T. Tart • 2009
Lab-tested psi data defy materialism: the mind can perceive distant events and predict the future.
3.90
123
The End of Materialism Summary
The End of Materialism 93%
Lab-tested psi data defy materialism: the mind can perceive distant events and predict the future.
by Charles T. Tart 2009
3.90
123 ratings
Irreducible Mind
by Edward F. Kelly • 2006
Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.
4.39
232
Irreducible Mind Summary
Irreducible Mind 92%
Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.
by Edward F. Kelly 2006
4.39
232 ratings
The Sense of Being Stared at
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2003
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
3.79
509
The Sense of Being Stared at Summary
The Sense of Being Stared at 92%
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2003
3.79
509 ratings
Wider Than the Sky
by Gerald M. Edelman • 2004
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
3.65
421
Wider Than the Sky Summary
Wider Than the Sky 92%
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
by Gerald M. Edelman 2004
3.65
421 ratings
Then I Am Myself the World
by Christof Koch • 2024
No matter how smart AI becomes, it will never be sentient. Consciousness is not computable.
3.98
388
Then I Am Myself the World Summary
Then I Am Myself the World 92%
No matter how smart AI becomes, it will never be sentient. Consciousness is not computable.
by Christof Koch 2024
3.98
388 ratings
Phi
by Giulio Tononi • 2012
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
3.89
944
Phi Summary
Phi 92%
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
by Giulio Tononi 2012
3.89
944 ratings
Science Set Free
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2012
Science rests on ten assumptions it never proved. The experiments that could topple them.
4.08
2k+
Science Set Free Summary
Science Set Free 92%
Science rests on ten assumptions it never proved. The experiments that could topple them.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2012
4.08
2k+ ratings
Surfing Uncertainty
by Andy Clark • 2015
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
4.09
381
Surfing Uncertainty Summary
Surfing Uncertainty 92%
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
by Andy Clark 2015
4.09
381 ratings
Conversations on Consciousness
by Susan Blackmore • 2005
One interviewer, twenty thinkers, one question: why aren't we just sophisticated zombies?
4.02
2k+
Conversations on Consciousness Summary
Conversations on Consciousness 92%
One interviewer, twenty thinkers, one question: why aren't we just sophisticated zombies?
by Susan Blackmore 2005
4.02
2k+ ratings
The Holographic Universe
by Michael Talbot • 1991
Reality is a holographic projection from a deeper order, and your brain is the interpreter.
4.09
11k+
The Holographic Universe Summary
The Holographic Universe 92%
Reality is a holographic projection from a deeper order, and your brain is the interpreter.
by Michael Talbot 1991
4.09
11k+ ratings
The Mind and the Brain
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz • 2001
Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.
4.10
7k+
The Mind and the Brain Summary
The Mind and the Brain 92%
Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 2001
4.10
7k+ ratings
Descartes' Error
by António Damásio • 1994
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
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10k+
Descartes' Error Summary
Descartes' Error 92%
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
by António Damásio 1994
3.95
10k+ ratings
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain
by Andrew B. Newberg • 2016
A neural event underlies enlightenment. The science of the shift, and the practices that produce it.
3.91
314
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain Summary
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain 91%
A neural event underlies enlightenment. The science of the shift, and the practices that produce it.
by Andrew B. Newberg 2016
3.91
314 ratings
Stalking the Wild Pendulum
by Itzhak Bentov • 1977
At the still point between heartbeats, consciousness leaves the body and briefly touches the cosmos.
4.29
1k+
Stalking the Wild Pendulum Summary
Stalking the Wild Pendulum 91%
At the still point between heartbeats, consciousness leaves the body and briefly touches the cosmos.
by Itzhak Bentov 1977
4.29
1k+ ratings
Entangled Minds
by Dean Radin • 2006
Quantum entanglement may explain telepathy, and a century of lab evidence says it's real.
4.00
1k+
Entangled Minds Summary
Entangled Minds 91%
Quantum entanglement may explain telepathy, and a century of lab evidence says it's real.
by Dean Radin 2006
4.00
1k+ ratings
Consciousness
by Susan Blackmore • 2003
Why brain activity feels like something, and the self that feels it is a fiction.
3.87
3k+
Consciousness Summary
Consciousness 91%
Why brain activity feels like something, and the self that feels it is a fiction.
by Susan Blackmore 2003
3.87
3k+ ratings
Irreducible
by Federico Faggin • 2024
Consciousness came first. Matter is what it looks like from the outside. Quantum physics proves it.
4.10
477
Irreducible Summary
Irreducible 91%
Consciousness came first. Matter is what it looks like from the outside. Quantum physics proves it.
by Federico Faggin 2024
4.10
477 ratings
Being You
by Anil Seth • 2020
Your brain does not read reality. It invents it. Every sensation, every self, is a guess.
4.10
5k+
Being You Summary
Being You 91%
Your brain does not read reality. It invents it. Every sensation, every self, is a guess.
by Anil Seth 2020
4.10
5k+ ratings
SUPER BRAIN
by Deepak Chopra • 2012
Consciousness, not the brain, runs your life. Learn the difference and your neural wiring follows.
3.85
4k+
SUPER BRAIN Summary
SUPER BRAIN 91%
Consciousness, not the brain, runs your life. Learn the difference and your neural wiring follows.
by Deepak Chopra 2012
3.85
4k+ ratings
The Biological Mind
by Alan Jasanoff • 2018
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
3.70
237
The Biological Mind Summary
The Biological Mind 91%
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
by Alan Jasanoff 2018
3.70
237 ratings
One Mind
by Larry Dossey • 2013
Individual minds are an illusion: a doctor's case for the one consciousness we all share.
4.12
539
One Mind Summary
One Mind 91%
Individual minds are an illusion: a doctor's case for the one consciousness we all share.
by Larry Dossey 2013
4.12
539 ratings
The Flip
by Jeffrey J. Kripal • 2019
Your brain is a receiver, not a producer, of consciousness. The anomalies that prove it.
3.99
537
The Flip Summary
The Flip 91%
Your brain is a receiver, not a producer, of consciousness. The anomalies that prove it.
by Jeffrey J. Kripal 2019
3.99
537 ratings
The Brain
by David Eagleman • 2015
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
4.25
23k+
The Brain Summary
The Brain 91%
Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.
by David Eagleman 2015
4.25
23k+ ratings
Consciousness Beyond Life
by Pim van Lommel • 2007
When the brain flatlines, consciousness doesn't: a cardiologist's case from near-death research.
4.07
1k+
Consciousness Beyond Life Summary
Consciousness Beyond Life 91%
When the brain flatlines, consciousness doesn't: a cardiologist's case from near-death research.
by Pim van Lommel 2007
4.07
1k+ ratings
The Future of the Mind
by Michio Kaku • 2014
Thoughts decoded. Memories rewritten. Consciousness uploaded. The brain is becoming hackable.
4.08
16k+
The Future of the Mind Summary
The Future of the Mind 91%
Thoughts decoded. Memories rewritten. Consciousness uploaded. The brain is becoming hackable.
by Michio Kaku 2014
4.08
16k+ ratings
The Ego Tunnel
by Thomas Metzinger • 2009
There is no self, only a model the brain generates and mistakes for a soul.
4.10
3k+
The Ego Tunnel Summary
The Ego Tunnel 91%
There is no self, only a model the brain generates and mistakes for a soul.
by Thomas Metzinger 2009
4.10
3k+ ratings
You Are the Universe
by Deepak Chopra • 2017
Your brain doesn't make consciousness. It receives it. The universe was mind first, matter second.
3.59
3k+
You Are the Universe Summary
You Are the Universe 91%
Your brain doesn't make consciousness. It receives it. The universe was mind first, matter second.
by Deepak Chopra 2017
3.59
3k+ ratings
Limitless Mind
by Russell Targ • 2004
Remote viewing is real, tested at Stanford, and learnable. The physicist who proved it shows how.
4.02
523
Limitless Mind Summary
Limitless Mind 91%
Remote viewing is real, tested at Stanford, and learnable. The physicist who proved it shows how.
by Russell Targ 2004
4.02
523 ratings
Simulations of God
by John C. Lilly • 1975
God is a simulation your mind builds, and altered states reveal the source code.
4.00
133
Simulations of God Summary
Simulations of God 91%
God is a simulation your mind builds, and altered states reveal the source code.
by John C. Lilly 1975
4.00
133 ratings
Prometheus Rising
by Robert Anton Wilson • 1983
You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.
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8k+
Prometheus Rising Summary
Prometheus Rising 91%
You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.
by Robert Anton Wilson 1983
4.25
8k+ ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
3.91
1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine 91%
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
Materialist Phenomenology
by Manuel DeLanda • 2021
Mindless agents and a thinking body construct perception; the self is just a story.
4.05
21
Materialist Phenomenology Summary
Materialist Phenomenology 91%
Mindless agents and a thinking body construct perception; the self is just a story.
by Manuel DeLanda 2021
4.05
21 ratings
Supernormal
by Dean Radin • 2013
Yoga texts describe psychic powers. Modern parapsychology labs have been quietly confirming them.
3.92
582
Supernormal Summary
Supernormal 91%
Yoga texts describe psychic powers. Modern parapsychology labs have been quietly confirming them.
by Dean Radin 2013
3.92
582 ratings
Altered States of Consciousness
by Marc Wittmann • 2018
Time is built from bodily signals. Change consciousness, and it stretches, shrinks, or vanishes.
3.74
194
Altered States of Consciousness Summary
Altered States of Consciousness 91%
Time is built from bodily signals. Change consciousness, and it stretches, shrinks, or vanishes.
by Marc Wittmann 2018
3.74
194 ratings
The Immortal Mind
by Ervin Laszlo • 2014
Near-death visions. Past lives. Quantum fields. They all point to the same impossible conclusion.
3.98
179
The Immortal Mind Summary
The Immortal Mind 91%
Near-death visions. Past lives. Quantum fields. They all point to the same impossible conclusion.
by Ervin Laszlo 2014
3.98
179 ratings
Quantum Enigma
by Bruce Rosenblum • 2006
Quantum theory: nothing is real until it's seen. The one loophole points straight at consciousness.
4.13
2k+
Quantum Enigma Summary
Quantum Enigma 91%
Quantum theory: nothing is real until it's seen. The one loophole points straight at consciousness.
by Bruce Rosenblum 2006
4.13
2k+ ratings
The New Science of the Mind
by Mark Rowlands • 2010
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
3.69
45
The New Science of the Mind Summary
The New Science of the Mind 91%
The mind extends through body and tools because it reveals rather than calculates.
by Mark Rowlands 2010
3.69
45 ratings
The Embodied Mind
by Francisco J. Varela • 1991
No inner pilot exists. Your body enacts a world, and the self evaporates under sustained attention.
4.14
1k+
The Embodied Mind Summary
The Embodied Mind 91%
No inner pilot exists. Your body enacts a world, and the self evaporates under sustained attention.
by Francisco J. Varela 1991
4.14
1k+ ratings
The Noetic Universe
by Dean Radin • 2009
Psychic abilities are replicated facts. The odds against chance exceed a million billion to one.
3.94
83
The Noetic Universe Summary
The Noetic Universe 91%
Psychic abilities are replicated facts. The odds against chance exceed a million billion to one.
by Dean Radin 2009
3.94
83 ratings
Beyond Biocentrism
by Robert Lanza • 2016
The mind builds the world. So death is a change in frame, not a finish.
4.05
2k+
Beyond Biocentrism Summary
Beyond Biocentrism 91%
The mind builds the world. So death is a change in frame, not a finish.
by Robert Lanza 2016
4.05
2k+ ratings
The Matter With Things
by Iain McGilchrist • 2021
Your left hemisphere built the modern world. It is also why everything is falling apart.
4.76
567
The Matter With Things Summary
The Matter With Things 91%
Your left hemisphere built the modern world. It is also why everything is falling apart.
by Iain McGilchrist 2021
4.76
567 ratings
Biocentrism
by Robert Lanza • 2009
Reality needs a witness. Quantum physics proves it, and the conclusion rewrites what death means.
3.94
5k+
Biocentrism Summary
Biocentrism 91%
Reality needs a witness. Quantum physics proves it, and the conclusion rewrites what death means.
by Robert Lanza 2009
3.94
5k+ ratings
The User Illusion
by Tor Nørretranders • 1991
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
4.31
1k+
The User Illusion Summary
The User Illusion 91%
Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.
by Tor Nørretranders 1991
4.31
1k+ ratings
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment
by Chris Niebauer • 2014
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
4.18
61
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment Summary
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment 91%
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
by Chris Niebauer 2014
4.18
61 ratings
My Big TOE - Awakening, Discovey, Inner Workings
by Thomas Campbell • 2007
You are not a body in a universe; you are consciousness inside a simulation.
4.30
528
My Big TOE - Awakening, Discovey, Inner Workings Summary
My Big TOE - Awakening, Discovey, Inner Workings 91%
You are not a body in a universe; you are consciousness inside a simulation.
by Thomas Campbell 2007
4.30
528 ratings
Matter and Consciousness
by Paul M. Churchland • 1984
Folk psychology is a 2,000-year-old theory that hasn't improved. Neuroscience says it never will.
3.89
1k+
Matter and Consciousness Summary
Matter and Consciousness 91%
Folk psychology is a 2,000-year-old theory that hasn't improved. Neuroscience says it never will.
by Paul M. Churchland 1984
3.89
1k+ ratings
The Consciousness Instinct
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 2018
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
3.87
839
The Consciousness Instinct Summary
The Consciousness Instinct 91%
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 2018
3.87
839 ratings
Science & the Near-death Experience
by Chris Carter • 2010
The brain as antenna, not engine: near-death evidence that consciousness outlasts the body.
4.15
191
Science & the Near-death Experience Summary
Science & the Near-death Experience 91%
The brain as antenna, not engine: near-death evidence that consciousness outlasts the body.
by Chris Carter 2010
4.15
191 ratings
The Extended Mind
by Richard Menary • 2008
The mind does not end at the skull. Tools and notebooks may be genuine parts of thinking.
3.76
41
The Extended Mind Summary
The Extended Mind 91%
The mind does not end at the skull. Tools and notebooks may be genuine parts of thinking.
by Richard Menary 2008
3.76
41 ratings
Minds, Brains and Science
by John Rogers Searle • 1984
Consciousness is biological, not computational. That is why no program will ever think.
3.76
626
Minds, Brains and Science Summary
Minds, Brains and Science 91%
Consciousness is biological, not computational. That is why no program will ever think.
by John Rogers Searle 1984
3.76
626 ratings
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