{"id":40618,"date":"2022-07-04T19:59:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T19:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.labri.fr\/perso\/barla\/blog\/?page_id=40618"},"modified":"2025-07-04T08:50:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T08:50:17","slug":"refs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.labri.fr\/perso\/barla\/blog\/?page_id=40618","title":{"rendered":"[Refs]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"top\" \/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here I&#8217;m gathering a collection of book references that I&#8217;ve found interesting and inspiring, along with some very brief descriptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For some of the books (only a few for now), I give a link to my <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecoptics.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">workblog<\/a><\/strong> where I provide more details on what I&#8217;ve found interesting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books on Physics in Nature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leaf Optical properties<\/strong>, <em>S. Jacquemoud &amp; S. Ustin <\/em>(2019): all you need to know about&#8230; leaf optical properties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fearful symmetry<\/strong>, <em>I. Stewart &amp; M. Golubitsky<\/em> (2011): how patterns are obtained through symmetry breaking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Optics of life<\/strong>, <em>S. Johnsen<\/em> (2011): emission, absorption and scattering of light by living organisms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nature&#8217; s Palette<\/strong>, <em>D. Lee<\/em> (2010): how leaves and petals colour our natural environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecoptics.wordpress.com\/2019\/08\/18\/the-physics-chemistry-of-color\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ecoptics.wordpress.com\/2019\/08\/18\/the-physics-chemistry-of-color\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colour, and the optical properties of materials<\/a><\/strong><em>, R. J. D. Tilley<\/em> (2000): a modern take on the optical causes of color.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Self-made Tapestry<\/strong>, <em>P. Ball<\/em> (1999): the emergence of patterns at the fringe of chaos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Color and Light in Nature<\/strong><em>, <\/em><em>D. K. Lynch &amp; W. C. Livingston<\/em> (1995): a greatly illustrated collection of natural optical effects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What light through yonder window breaks?<\/strong> <em>C. Bohren<\/em> (1991): natural optical effects in everyday life, continued.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clouds in a Glass of Beer<\/strong>, <em>C. Bohren<\/em> (1987): natural optical effects in everyday life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ecoptics.wordpress.com\/2019\/08\/18\/the-physics-chemistry-of-color\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Physics &amp; Chemistry of Colour<\/a><\/strong>, <em>K. Nassau<\/em> (1983, 2001 reedition): the 15 causes of color.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Light and Color in the Outdoors<\/strong> <em>M. Minnaert<\/em> (1954, 1995 reedition): an old yet relevant collection of natural optical effects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books on Visual Perception<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Way of the Eye<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>J. Koenderink&nbsp;<\/em>(2018): a surprising diverse account of the different ways to see, in Koenderink&#8217;s own freestyle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sensory Ecolorgy of Birds<\/strong>, <em>G. Martin<\/em> (2017): a detailed account of how birds use vision, with a focus on visual fields<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Why red doesn&#8217;t ring like a bell<\/strong>, <em>J. K. O&#8217; Regan <\/em>(2011)<em>: <\/em>at last, a convincing theory of active perception, feel and consciousness!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Animal Eyes<\/strong>, <em>D. E. Nillson &amp; M. F. Land <\/em>(2002): a reference when it comes to the optical properties of animal sensors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vision Science<\/strong>, <em>S. E. Palmer <\/em>(1999): a throrought treatment of Human Vision from a computational perspective.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Image and the Eye<\/strong>, <em>E. H. Gombrich<\/em> (1982): what artistic imagery can teach use about the way we see.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception<\/strong>, <em>J. J. Gibson <\/em>(1979): a provocative take on vision, including affordances and optic flow.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Art and visual perception, a psychology of the creative eye,&nbsp;<\/strong><em>R. Arnheim<\/em>(1954): a study of perception from an artistic viewpoint.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A Foray into the Worlds of Animals and Humans<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>J. von Uexk\u00fcll <\/em>(1934): a mind-bending take on the variety of animal perceptual worlds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books on Biology &amp; Ethology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>How life works<\/strong>, <em>P. Ball<\/em> (2023): an updated take on life, showing how causation occurs at several scales, and how meaning emerges. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Becoming Wild<\/strong>, <em>C. Safina (<\/em>2020): an exploration of animal cultures and a praise of their importance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Never Alone<\/strong>, <em>M-A. Selosse <\/em>(2017): the unexpected role of bugs, germs and microbes in the lives of plants, animals and civilizations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?<\/strong>, <em>F. de Waal (2017)<\/em>: the gradual discovery of intelligent behavior in animals, not so much remote from ours.<em> <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avoiding Attack<\/strong>, <em>G. D. Ruxton et al.<\/em> (2004, 2018 reedition): a detailed account of crypsis, aposematism, and mimicry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How the Leopard Changed Its Spots, <\/strong><em>B. Goodwin<\/em> (2001): an emphasis on the role played by morphogenesis along evolution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Principles of Animal Communication<\/strong>, <em>J. W. Bradbury &amp; S. Vehrencamp<\/em> (1998, 2011 reedition): the bible on that topic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Foundations of Ethology<\/strong>, <em>K. Lorenz<\/em> (1978): fundamental principles, presented in a riguorous yet engaging manner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books on Human Cognition <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Being you<\/strong>, <em>A. Seth<\/em> (2021): an accessible case for the central role of prediction (controlled hallucination) in perception and consciousness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ecoptics.wordpress.com\/2024\/02\/26\/figuring-out-interface-theory\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ecoptics.wordpress.com\/2024\/02\/26\/figuring-out-interface-theory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Case Against Reality<\/a><\/strong>, <em>D. Hoffman<\/em> (2019): a provocating take on cognition, where objective reality itself is questionned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>From Bacteria to Bach and Back<\/strong>, <em>D. Dennett<\/em> (2017): how a comprehending mind could have arisen from a mindless process of natural selection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thinking, fast and slow,&nbsp;<\/strong><em>D. Kahneman <\/em>(2011): a presentation of the famous two (idealized but useful) systems of thought.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Radical Embodied Cognitive Science,&nbsp;<\/strong><em>A. Chemero <\/em>(2011): cognition in terms of agent-environment dynamics rather than computation\/representation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I am a strange loop,&nbsp;<\/strong><em>D. Hofstadter (2007)<\/em>: an exploration of how self-referential systems confer minds their identity (the sense of &#8220;I&#8221;).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Emotion Machine,<\/strong> <em>M. Minsky<\/em> (2006): an exploration of the connections between cognition and emotion, and how they overlap.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Consciousness explained,<\/strong> <em>D. Dennett<\/em> (1991): a theory that denies the existence of a central place where consciousness occurs, and replaces it with a multi-agent view where subjective accounts are the result of emergent processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Society of Mind,<\/strong> <em>M. Minsky<\/em> (1986): a prospective structuration of the mind, where each page is a chapter\/idea\/concept.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Mind&#8217;s I,<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>D. Dennett, D. Hofstadter&nbsp;<\/em>(1981): a collection of texts on the mind from various writers, followed by authors&#8217; discussions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind,&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Julian Jaynes <\/em>(1976): a theory on the emergence of consciousness that interestingly accounts for hallucinations, schizophrenia and hypnosis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books on Art<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Elemental Magic: the art of special effects animation<\/strong>, <em>J. Gilland <\/em>(2009): how to animate clouds, smoke, fire and other effects in 2D.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Light: science and magic<\/strong>, <em>P. Fuqua, S. Biver, F. Hunter <\/em>(2007): a book on lighting for photography, to convey shapes, materials, expressions, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The animator\u2019s survival Kit<\/strong>, <em>R. Williams <\/em>(2001): the bible on the topic of 2D animation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ecoptics.wordpress.com\/2018\/05\/24\/on-reflection\/\" target=\"_blank\">On reflection<\/a><\/strong>, <em>J. Miller <\/em>(1998): a study of how mirrors and other reflective objects are depicted in paintings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dynamic light and shade<\/strong>, <em>B. Hoghart <\/em>(1981): a collection of techniques to master shading in drawings with different types of lights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scienti\ufb01c Illustration<\/strong>, <em>F. P. Mueller <\/em>(1979): a collection of technical know-how to realize drawings designed to convey a message in a legible way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Art and Illusion<\/strong>, <em>E. H. Gombrich <\/em>(1960): a classic in the interplay between art and visual perception.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here I&#8217;m gathering a collection of book references that I&#8217;ve found interesting and inspiring, along with some very brief descriptions. For some of the books (only a few for now), I give a link to my workblog where I provide more details on what I&#8217;ve found interesting. 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