SF, Literature. Recently found solar punk. Lover of J G Ballard, Virginia Woolf. Nonfiction on a range of topics including brain science and lit. theory.
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Matthew's parents are worried. At eleven, he's much too old to have an imaginary friend, yet they find him talking …
Nice, systematic and biologically grounded approach to consciousness. Continuity oriented, with most vertebrates and some invertebrates seen as sharing basic sensory consciousness, but associative and self-conscious aspects only in the more complex brains of amniotic vertebrates
Nice, systematic and biologically grounded approach to consciousness. Continuity oriented, with most vertebrates and some invertebrates seen as sharing basic sensory consciousness, but associative and self-conscious aspects only in the more complex brains of amniotic vertebrates
Welcome to the Scattered Pearls Belt, a collection of ring habitats and orbitals ruled by exiled human scholars and powerful …
Humanx Commonwealth #9
“Before Man and insectlike Thranx had become allies, when the reptilian AAnn were just occasional raiders …
On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is …
A major new novel from one of science fiction's most powerful voices, Aurora tells the incredible story of our first …
Virginia Woolf: Night and day (1981, Granada)
In this new paperback edition of the classic bestseller, you'll be taken on a hilarious, fast-paced ride through the history …
克拉拉是一个专为陪伴儿童而设计的太阳能人工智能机器人（AF），具有极高的观察、推理与共情能力。她坐在商店展示橱窗里，注视着街头路人以及前来浏览橱窗的孩子们的一举一动。她始终期待着很快就会有人挑中她，不过，当这种永久改变境遇的可能性出现时，克拉拉却被提醒不要过分相信人类的诺言。
在《克拉拉与太阳》这部作品中，石黑一雄通过一位令人难忘的叙述者的视角，观察千变万化的现代社会，探索了一个根本性的问题：究竟什么是爱？
Joseph Campbell: The power of myth (1991, Anchor Books)
The Power of Myth launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work. A preeminent scholar, writer, …
