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Mark Changizi is a cognitive scientist, and Director of Human Cognition at 2AI Labs. He has written three books about his research: HARNESSED: How Language and Music Mimicked Nature and Transformed Ape to Man , THE VISION REVOLUTION (Benbella 2009), and THE BRAIN FROM 25,000 FEET (Kluwer 2003).

He writes about science at places like... ChangiziBlog (HUB), Forbes , Wired , PsychToday , Atlantic , Seed (a, b), Telegraph , Scientific American , New Scientist .


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May 26 , 2012: TELEVISION HOST
Discovery Channel’s Head Games

I’m the principal on-screen science host on Discovery Channel’s new science show, called Head Games. The first show appears on June 3.


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May 26 , 2012: DISCOVER MAGAZINE
How I turned Japanese

My new piece at Discover Magazine, on the powers of adaptation, and how to change your ethnicity in one week.


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May 10 , 2012: CONNECTIONS
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May 26 , 2012: TELEVISION HOST
Discovery Channel’s Head Games
I’m the principal on-screen science host on Discovery Channel’s new science show, c... read more »
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Now You See It by Cathy N. Davidson
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...In general, I'm receptive to knock-down-the-pillars theses, but Ms. Davidson's book is ultimately a disappointment, mostly because of the way it treats "the science"—in particular, my own specialty, brain science. Ms. Davidson writes as if the hum...more
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The Art of Immersion by Frank Rose
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Complexity by Melanie Mitchell
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"Complexity – what is it, and does it matter? Melanie Mitchell, a denizen of the community of complexity researchers provides an engaging introduction to the many interdisciplinary issues surrounding attempts at understanding how fantastic holistic a...more
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The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks
The Mind's Eye
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"...And it is this curiosity about “alternative forms of being” that helps explain our fascination with the writing of Oliver Sacks, including his newest book, The Mind’s Eye..."

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You are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier
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"...Lanier may be physically grounded on the Earth and not battling Borg, but he is battling a collective with the hope of waking up drones. The collective in his sights is the web, or noosphere. And the drones? Well, that’s you and me..."

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Mark Changizi Hello Goodreads World.


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Jamie DeBree Welcome to GR, Mark. :-)


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