Cognitive Revolution

Since the late 1980s the dominant theory of human origins has been that a "cognitive revolution" (c. 50,000 years ago) led to the advent of our species, Homo sapiens. As a result of this revolution our species spread and eventually replaced all existing archaic Homo species, ultimately leading to the superiority of modern humans. Or so we thought. As Clive Finlayson explains, the latest advances in genetics prove that there was significant interbreeding between modern humans and the Neanderthals.

It’s never too late to reprogram your habits. But how long does it really take and how can you make the changes stick? Leading habit researcher Dr Gina Cleo reveals revolutionary breakthroughs in behavioural science that will help you uncover how your brain works, and how to rewire it to make instant and lasting change in your life. Discover evidence-based techniques to break free from unwanted habits, master your motivation and navigate setbacks to achieve the lifestyle you’ve always wanted, no matter what stage of life you’re in.

Transform your thinking, reshape your emotions, and reclaim your life through the groundbreaking ideas of Aaron Beck, the father of cognitive therapy. Aaron Beck forever changed the landscape of psychology by showing that our thoughts directly shape our feelings and behaviors. His revolutionary framework, which evolved into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), is now one of the most widely practiced and researched approaches to mental health. In Transforming the Mind: Understanding and Applying Aaron Beck’s Cognitive Revolution, you’ll discover the origins of Beck’s work, his core ...

Transform Your Relationship with OCD Through Internal Family Systems What if the exhausting battle against your OCD symptoms could become a collaborative conversation with parts of yourself that are actually trying to help? In this groundbreaking book, Robert C. Owens reveals why traditional treatments that position symptoms as enemies to defeat often fail—and offers a revolutionary approach based on Internal Family Systems therapy that works with your protective parts instead of against them. Drawing from twenty years of research into human behavior patterns and hundreds of interviews ...

Join the Journey of Human Progress: "Nukes Jets and Chips" - A Thrilling History of Global Enlightenments!Imagine a world where human ingenuity and curiosity have propelled us from the dawn of civilization to the threshold of a utopian solarpunk future. Nukes Jets and Chips takes you on a breathtaking ride through the epic story of global enlightenments, from the earliest sparks of innovation in pre-history to our present day to understand what causes enlightenments and dark ages. This inspiring narrative weaves together the threads of science, technology, and humanism, revealing how our ...

Forget the language instinct—this is the story of how we make up language as we go Language is perhaps humanity’s most astonishing capacity—and one that remains poorly understood. In The Language Game, cognitive scientists Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater show us where...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: Jerome Bruner A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy Jerome Bruner reshaped how the world thinks about learning. From challenging behaviourism in the 1950s to pioneering cultural psychology in his later years, he argued that education is not about rote memorisation but about sparking curiosity, scaffolding growth, and telling stories that shape human meaning. His work transformed classrooms, influenced global education reforms, and left psychology with a richer understanding of the mind. This concise yet powerful volume distils Bruner’s life and theories ...

Pioneers of Human Behaviour: George A. Miller A Gateway to His Life, Theories, and Legacy George A. Miller transformed psychology by revealing the hidden architecture of the mind. With his famous paper on “The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two”, he showed that memory has clear limits, reshaping research on attention, learning, and information processing. From there, he co-founded psycholinguistics, helped launch the cognitive revolution, and built bridges to fields as diverse as linguistics, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. This concise yet powerful volume distils ...

Do you feel like anxiety is making your life smaller? Are you always worried about the next panic attack? Or are you so stressed that you can't remember when you last felt peaceful and happy? What if there was a simple solution that meant you could stop coping, and start living? For more than 2...

“Enough with speculation about our digital future. Infinite Reality is the straight dope on what is and isn’t happening to us right now, from two of the only scientists working on the boundaries between real life and its virtual extensions.” —Douglas Rushkoff, author of Program or Be...