Topic

Cognitive Science & Neuroscience

A focused shelf of free JJ University books connected to Cognitive Science & Neuroscience.

Speaking in Code

A history of artificial intelligence from its theoretical origins to the deep learning revolution that transformed the field.

BUILT FROM BURGERS

A molecular-level tour of how your body works, from the 30 trillion cells that build you to the chemical signals that keep them coordinated.

The Human Condition

A neuroscience-grounded exploration of why human existence feels so difficult, stripping away romanticism to reveal the biological machinery behind love, pain, memory, and identity.

Descartes

How René Descartes split mind from body and created the philosophical foundation for modern Western thought.

The Dopamine Goblin

How dopamine-driven design in social media, dating apps, and porn hijacks our brains to keep us endlessly swiping, scrolling, and clicking.

IMAGINATION

A sweeping exploration of how human imagination created everything from money and time to kingdoms and memory itself—none of it real, all of it powerful.

Intelligence

A critical history of how IQ tests were invented, weaponized through eugenics, and used to sort people—and why emotional intelligence finally challenged the tyranny of a single score.

OOPS, ALL ATOMS

A critical examination of materialist philosophy's claims that consciousness, free will, love, and morality are mere illusions created by atoms.

This Is a Rock

A witty history of how humans invented language, from grunts and pointing to grammar rules and linguistic science.

Sleep Like You Mean It

A no-BS guide to why modern life destroys your sleep and how circadian rhythms, caffeine addiction, and artificial light are keeping you perpetually exhausted.