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yates9's review against another edition
4.0
An enjoyable review of correlates of intelligence and their architectural and computational requirements. Despite the book being published now almost 20 years ago this approach remains important. To look at human intelligence characteristics translated to computation systems characteristics.
jaysen's review against another edition
5.0
understanding intelligence, how its implemented in the brain, and why we can implement it safely in software.
This is still the best explanation of intelligence and how the brain does it I've been able to find. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y43qwS8fl4 - this Google Talk of his is a good summary.
This is still the best explanation of intelligence and how the brain does it I've been able to find. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y43qwS8fl4 - this Google Talk of his is a good summary.
omdel's review against another edition
5.0
Amazingly prescient view of intelligence
This book really ties together a lot of concepts and does a great job of forming a "theory of intelligence" that stays with you.
This book really ties together a lot of concepts and does a great job of forming a "theory of intelligence" that stays with you.
anomoly's review against another edition
4.0
If your interested on intelligence and/or artificial intelligence.... this is the book. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to get through this one.
zach_v's review against another edition
2.0
couldn't finish it; reads like a verbose CV. i thoroughly enjoy biopsychology and theoretical models of brain function, but hawkins' pedantic presentation of these theories would turn off even the most ardent biopsychologist
ugh.
ugh.
lolindrath's review against another edition
4.0
Very intense book on exactly how (the author thinks) the neocortex works and how that allows us to be intelligent/plan ahead/visualize situations before they happen.
sobolevnrm's review against another edition
1.0
I didn't get very far -- the book started with a rant against academia that seems to just boil down to the fact that the author was rejected from MIT for grad school. I stopped reading.
clocs's review against another edition
5.0
In the pursuit of diving deeper into psychology and the mechanics of our mind, I found this absolutely fascinating and enjoyable. Jeff Hawkins does a great job of approaching "how the mind works" from various perspectives (biological, psychological, computational) and finds the key components: connections and hierarchies in the neocortex.
This seemed to nicely complement the famous Thinking, Fast and Slow.
This seemed to nicely complement the famous Thinking, Fast and Slow.
epidemian's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0