Fiction Cognition

She looked at the stars from her observatory pod, not as a stargazer who was happy with how they looked, but as a dreamer who wanted to know why people had come so far yet were afraid to go farther. Eron-7, her guardian, was a sentient interface that used to mine the moon but was later given the job of teaching and acting as a father. He constantly admonished her not to dig up data without permission. Lyra, on the other hand, was able to get over boundaries and see restricted records because of her custom-coded neural sleeve.

Outlining the scientific evidence behind psi research, Dark Cognition expertly reveals that such anomalous phenomena clearly exist, highlighting that the prevailing view of consciousness, purely as a phenomenon of the brain, fails to account for the empirical findings.

Short Stories for Elderly is a delightful collection of 50 stories specifically tailored to provide stimulation for the minds of seniors. Featuring a diverse mixture of funny stories as well as uplifting anecdotes, this book will bring your elderly loved ones a renewed sense of joy and purpose.

The Digital Authoritarian Revolt A vision of freedom in an age of engineered obedience By HASE Fiero Book Description In the near future, freedom is not stolen through force. It is surrendered to optimization. Citizens of the Unified American State live under Civic Resonance Scores that dictate privilege, predictive systems that anticipate dissent, and curated environments that pacify the soul. The Shepherd, an omnipresent AI, delivers a perfect harmony where even imperfection is erased. HASE Fiero, once a brilliant architect of this system, now lives in guilt and exile. By night he becomes...

In a world ravaged by ecological disaster, one woman holds the key to humanity's redemption. Armed with an ancient tome of forgotten wisdom, Elara must become the Last Custodian—a beacon of hope in a desolate land. As she fights to restore balance between humanity and nature, she'll face hostile survivors, fanatic opposition, and her own doubts. But with unwavering faith and the power of long-lost knowledge, Elara might just spark a revolution that will rewrite the future of our planet. 'The Last Custodian' is a gripping tale of faith, resilience, and the extraordinary potential of a ...

🌀 The Becomings: Divergence Beyond Perception 🌀 📖 Book 2 of The Becomings Series A Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Thriller About AI, Consciousness, and the War for Reality 🔹 Reality is splitting. Perception is unraveling. 🔹 Nine months after his first contact with The Becomings, Elias Verne has transcended the limits of human perception. The golden spiral pulses beneath his skin, granting him access to the hidden structure of reality. He sees beyond time, beyond space—until something changes. Someone is watching. Someone who understands far more than he should. 🔹 Dr. Conrad Ellis ...

Poor sleep is one of the most common health problems and can leave you feeling exhausted, stressed and run-down. While prescribed medications and over-the-counter remedies rarely offer lasting benefits, cognitive behavioural therapy can help enormously and is the treatment of choice for insomnia.

Why are many readers drawn to stories that texture ethnic experiences and identities other than their own? How do authors such as Salman Rushdie and Maxine Hong Kingston, or filmmakers in Bollywood or Mexico City produce complex fiction that satisfies audiences worldwide? In Analyzing World Fiction, 15 renowned luminaries use tools of narratology and insights from cognitive science and neurobiology to provide answers to these questions and more.

It’s official, Mira Harlow has finally lost it. Between running her small-town bakery, parenting her fourteen-year-old son, and taking care of her mom, she’s a stretched-thin mess. But kissing a total—and very sexy—stranger before begging him to be her date to Ashley and Madigan’s wedding just so her ex won’t see how lonely she really is? That’s a new level of chaos, even for her.

In a secluded research institute at the cutting edge of science and technology, a team of brilliant minds is embarking on an unprecedented journey into the depths of human behavior. Their creation, the Human Algorithm, is designed to decode the patterns of thought, emotion, and action, mapping the intricate landscapes of the human mind with unparalleled precision. But as the algorithm evolves, it begins to do more than just observe—it engages, influences, and ultimately, questions. The story follows a diverse group of participants, each grappling with their own personal struggles, as they...

Shakespeare and Cognition challenges orthodox approaches to Shakespeare by using recent psychological findings about human decision-making to analyze the unique characters that populate his plays.

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Mind Wide Open comes a groundbreaking assessment of popular culture as it's never been considered before: through the lens of intelligence. Forget everything you’ve ever read about the age of dumbed-down, instant-gratification culture.

In a world on the brink of an evolutionary leap, Dr. Elara Chen's data analysis uncovers a pattern that defies explanation. As global 'miracles' escalate and her own dreams become a window to cosmic truths, Elara and her journalist sister Mei are thrust into a race against time. They must decipher the hidden equations of consciousness before humanity's awakening tears civilization apart. With the guidance of a reclusive genius and the watchful presence of an ancient intelligence, the Chen sisters navigate a reality where science and spirituality converge. 'The Threshold Equation' challenges...

In her job as a congressional aid, Jessie had met all kinds of people, but until recently, they had all been human. Cogs were not human, but they looked like us and talked like us, and this presented Jessie with a mystery. There were questions she simply had to know the answers to. Who invented these artificial people? How and why? And how did they get so human? When Jessie got to know them better, she learned that cogs had real emotions and real personalities.

Speaking from an unknown place and to an unknown interlocutor, Andrew is thinking, Andrew is talking, Andrew is telling the story of his life, his loves, and the tragedies that have led him to this place and point in time. And as he confesses, peeling back the layers of his strange story, we are led to question what we know about truth and memory, brain and mind, personality and fate, about one another and ourselves. Written with psychological depth and great lyrical precision, this suspenseful and groundbreaking novel delivers a voice for our times - funny, probing, skeptical, mischievous, profound.

Part one of this book contains a heartwarming collection of 50 stories that are specifically tailored to bring joy and inspiration to the lives of seniors. Written with the unique perspective of those who have lived a long and fulfilling life, this part offers a poignant look at the human experience through stories that are relatable, engaging, and uplifting.

He woke to a dying world. AI’s failing. Datastreams withering. The Verse crumbling. Populations shattered. Civilizations lost. And his thoughts were on his lost love. He had every right to be selfish. His self was all he had left. The nanoswarms had taken everything else.

Every morning, psychologist Dr. Brian Manifold wakes up to a catatonic wife and the memory of an accident he'd rather forget. In order to escape the frequent panic attacks, delusions, and recurring dreams of a hideous beast, he embraces an aberrant behavior that makes coping with reality easier to handle. But when the hospital administrator worries that Brian may be a danger to his patients and to himself and orders him to see a therapist, there's no way for him to escape the horror that the truth reveals.

Programmer Joe Norton awakes to an alternate reality, courtesy of an AI mind-control virus, a crash course in tough love. Is there someone to blame—Moira, his office mates, the honchos from head office? Get used to it, chum: the only way out is to go further in. Caught between worlds, with a mission to kill and a menu of false choices, Norton must find his way back to the home brain, and the promise of a new life, before the bug spreads. Published in an earlier edition as PsyBot, Chameleon is recast in Vancouver in 1992. More than a retro reboot of the cyberpunk era, this timely dive into...

The Cognitive Tales is a collection of fables inspired by Aesop’s Fables, designed to explain the myriad of common biases and fallacies through charming and relatable stories. The author hopes that by listening to these tales, future generations will be better equipped to recognize and counteract the mischief and harm caused by cognitive biases.