Recs if you like Being You: A New Science of Consciousness...

“We have no clear definition of consciousness—even though it must be the most important element of our own experience on the planet.

Why do we fear so much in the other this thing we so little understand in ourselves?”

books that explore and grapple with the nature of human and non-human consciousness (animal, machine, or otherwise alien).

mostly science non-fiction, speculative fiction and literary fiction.

recs very much welcome :)

niche non-fiction that questions, explores, and dissects the hidden science of everyday life.

recs welcome as always!

Culture, biology, psychology, history. What makes us HUMAN?

If you have read Bill Bryson A Short History of Nearly Everything and/or are craving an existential crisis, these books should do the trick (so I’m told).