Preface: It is undoubtedly unusual, perhaps even unsettling, to suggest such obscure and unorthodox ideas about the origins and nature of the human mind. The Modular Encephalic Assemblage Theory (MEAT), with its visions of symbiotic neural modules and extracorporeal cognition, seems to fly in the face of conventional wisdom, challenging deeply held assumptions about the boundaries of the self and the nature of intelligence. Yet, as we explore these ideas, we find ourselves confronted with a d...