The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World

Author:David Eagleman, Anthony Brandt

Paperback: 304 pages

Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd; Export/Airside - Export/Airside/Ireland edition (5 Oct. 2017)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0857862073

ISBN-13: 978-0857862075

Product Dimensions: 15.4 x 2.2 x 21.4 cm

內容簡介

Our relentless drive to create makes us unique among living creatures. What is special about the human brain that enables us to innovate? Why don't cows choreograph dances? Why don't squirrels build elevators to their treetops? Why don't alligators invent speedboats?

Weaving together the arts and sciences, neuroscientist David Eagleman and composer Anthony Brandt explore the need for novelty, the simulation of possible futures, and the social components that drive the inventiveness of our species. 

Taking us on a tour of human creativity from Picasso to concept cars to umbrellas to lunar travel, Brandt and Eagleman explore the cognitive software that generates new ideas, and illuminate the key facets of a creative mentality. Through understanding our ability to innovate - our most profound, mysterious, and deeply human capacity - we can meet the challenge of remaking our constantly shifting world.

作者簡介

David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University. His scientific research is published in journals from Science to Nature, and he is also the author of the internationally bestselling books Sum and Incognito. He is the writer and presenter of the companion BBC television series The Brain.