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haraop's review against another edition
I started reading it looking for ideas to think better, be more productive and that kind of stuff, but I realized it had ideas from famous scientifics from a lot of areas. It wasn't was I was looking for. It does have a bit misleading title.
afarre01's review against another edition
3.0
This book did make me smarter, but then again... Don't all books do that in some way? Overall, the essays were well organized and flowed from one topic to the next. The book was DEFINITELY elitist, and some of the essays were so condescending to nonscientists that they made me wonder if the authors were living in a bubble. There were some fantastic essays too, and I think the book could have been shortened to focus on those ideas.
Major focuses: using data in everyday life, how your brain works, evolution, cause and effect
Major focuses: using data in everyday life, how your brain works, evolution, cause and effect
kintha's review against another edition
3.0
As may be expected with 150 essays, it's hit and miss. Some interesting ideas. Some nonsense.
ruthjennings23's review against another edition
2.0
Alright but overall repetitive and difficult to understand the separate essays referenced similar ideas but did not follow a linear concept. They weren’t unique enough to remember an individual essay or intertwined enough to gather on takeaway
kittymamers's review against another edition
2.0
mulle väga meeldis selle raamatu idee - suur hulk väga tarku inimesi saavad võimaluse üsna lühikeses essees öelda, mis on see üks asi, mõte, kontseptsioon, mille me kõik võiksime oma "kognitiivsesse tööriistakasti" lisada, et maailmast ja/või iseendast paremini aru saada.
lugesin seda terve igaviku, sest ega neid tarku ideid väga palju korraga ära ei seedi, pluss mõned olid minu jaoks ikkagi liiga pikalt/keeruliselt kirja pandud. lõpuks tegin süsteemi, et viis esseed igal õhtul enne magamaminekut. uinumisraskustega inimestele absoluutselt soovitan! :D (eile oli viimane kümmekond lehekülge jäänud, mõtlesin, et loen kiirelt lõpuni ja kirjutan arvustuse ka kohe ära. ärkasin tund hiljem diivanil ja midagi ma ei kirjutanud, hambaid pesema läksin...)
umbes üks igast viiest oligi sedasorti essee, millega kuidagi suhestusin või mille kohta mõtlesin, et see on küll hea asi teada või meeles pidada. kahjuks kui keegi nüüd küsiks, et ütle siis midagi, mida me kõik võiks teada, ei tuleks ühtegi head vastust. ainult need asjad, mida me enne ka teadsime, noh, et "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" ja et millegi statistiline olulisus ei tähenda veel sisulist olulisust ja et inimaju ikka ei suuda juhuslikkusega toime tulla jne.
ühesõnaga, ma vist targemaks ei saanud, aga lugemise käigus oli hetki, mil tundsin end korraks targana. või siis võibolla nägin seda kõike unes.
lugesin seda terve igaviku, sest ega neid tarku ideid väga palju korraga ära ei seedi, pluss mõned olid minu jaoks ikkagi liiga pikalt/keeruliselt kirja pandud. lõpuks tegin süsteemi, et viis esseed igal õhtul enne magamaminekut. uinumisraskustega inimestele absoluutselt soovitan! :D (eile oli viimane kümmekond lehekülge jäänud, mõtlesin, et loen kiirelt lõpuni ja kirjutan arvustuse ka kohe ära. ärkasin tund hiljem diivanil ja midagi ma ei kirjutanud, hambaid pesema läksin...)
umbes üks igast viiest oligi sedasorti essee, millega kuidagi suhestusin või mille kohta mõtlesin, et see on küll hea asi teada või meeles pidada. kahjuks kui keegi nüüd küsiks, et ütle siis midagi, mida me kõik võiks teada, ei tuleks ühtegi head vastust. ainult need asjad, mida me enne ka teadsime, noh, et "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" ja et millegi statistiline olulisus ei tähenda veel sisulist olulisust ja et inimaju ikka ei suuda juhuslikkusega toime tulla jne.
ühesõnaga, ma vist targemaks ei saanud, aga lugemise käigus oli hetki, mil tundsin end korraks targana. või siis võibolla nägin seda kõike unes.
kb_208's review against another edition
4.0
This is a great collection of scientific essays that really would benefit many people. Some of the entries are hit and miss, but for the most part it is a very interesting and intelligent read. It compiles many different ideas from many different fields, so it gives a lot of perspectives that you may not have had before.
emiann2023's review against another edition
5.0
I know this book is almost a decade old now, and while I'm familiar with some of the concepts in this book, I was delighted to find a number of new approaches and connections that I had never considered before. I look forward to reading more recent works by this author.
lisa_mc's review against another edition
3.0
A lot of experts in a lot of different fields contributed short (and I mean short -- some are only a page; none are longer than about four pages) essays to this book. The essays focus on the brain, cognition, ideas that affect society and the world and are intended to help us think about ourselves, our perceptions, and our relationships with others, society and the world.
As with any collection, the individual entries are hit-and-miss. Some present fascinating ideas clearly and succinctly; others are too cursory or superficial; still others present questions to ponder in the abstract but don't really make the jump into real-world application.
Even so, there's a lot to like in here, and I did feel smarter after reading many of the selections.
As with any collection, the individual entries are hit-and-miss. Some present fascinating ideas clearly and succinctly; others are too cursory or superficial; still others present questions to ponder in the abstract but don't really make the jump into real-world application.
Even so, there's a lot to like in here, and I did feel smarter after reading many of the selections.