Table of contents

Mind, Cosmos, and Story

A beginner adult’s learning path through astronomy, psychology, neuroscience, and English literature

Read each section in order. Every title can be opened as a TheoryTrace document.

• Cover
• Copyright
• How to read this book
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Learning Across the Cosmos, Mind, Brain, and Text
• Chapter 2: The Scale and Structure of the Universe
• Chapter 3: The Night Sky and How Astronomy Works
• Chapter 4: The Solar System
• Chapter 5: Stars: Birth, Life, and Death
• Chapter 6: Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Cosmic Architecture
• Chapter 7: Cosmology and the Origin of the Universe
• Chapter 8: Life in the Universe
• Chapter 9: Psychology as the Science of Mind and Behavior
• Chapter 10: The Brain and Nervous System
• Chapter 11: Sensation, Perception, and Attention
• Chapter 12: Learning, Memory, and Habit
• Chapter 13: Emotion, Motivation, and the Body
• Chapter 14: Thinking, Intelligence, and Decision-Making
• Chapter 15: Personality and Individual Differences
• Chapter 16: Consciousness, Sleep, Dreams, and Unconscious Processes
• Chapter 17: Social Psychology and Human Relationships
• Chapter 18: Mental Health and Psychological Disorders
• Chapter 19: What Literature Is and How to Read It
• Chapter 20: Poetry: Sound, Image, Form, and Meaning
• Chapter 21: Fiction: Plot, Character, Narration, and World
• Chapter 22: Drama: Performance, Conflict, and Dialogue
• Chapter 23: A Historical Map of English Literature
• Chapter 24: Criticism, Interpretation, and the Educated Reader
• Conclusion