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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
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An engaging, informative and well-structured book for those who want to deepen their understanding of the human mind, more specifically the unconscious brain and how it impacts our behaviour and our "self".
The author also introduces social-political aspects of how we can use the knowledge of the human mind to improve judicial systems, making them more constructive and less punitive.
I highly recommend reading it!
The author also introduces social-political aspects of how we can use the knowledge of the human mind to improve judicial systems, making them more constructive and less punitive.
I highly recommend reading it!
Amazing book with some really good insights. The author makes a wonderful argument about crime and how we don't have the means to understand the psychic of the people who commit the crime. There's no solution but it opens a room for debate for punishment mechanisms.
This book took me a while to read since I kept having to re-read or really think through a lot of the text, but it was so worth it. My mind was seriously blown. The human brain is such a fascinating thing, and this book made it even more so!
Many ideas I learned in my courses in a paragraph or two. Very scientistic optimist in neuroscience contribution to real world issue. Good writing nonetheless.
This was for the work bookclub, and I really enjoyed it. It was very readable, and although I got a bit hinky when he started talking about evolutionary psychology, it never went where I was afraid it was going to.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
Never read a book by a former professor- so that was fun! I liked the structure of the book and the examples he provided- however, anyone who has read Thinking, Fast and Slow will find most of the content repetitive. His content on neuroscience and the law is the most unique and interesting part of the book and provides lots of food for thought- I ultimately wish more of the book had been focused on this innovative area.
Damn, this book too me a long-ass time to read. It’s VERY sciencey. And also very interesting. I have formed new neural pathways already!!
Basically, the brain is crazy magic and aren’t we lucky to have one?
Basically, the brain is crazy magic and aren’t we lucky to have one?
interesting topics about how the brain works and what we know
This book is awesome. It is an extremely accessible primer on neuroscience/neurobiology. Eagleman does a great job explaining complex science in layman's terms and keeps it very interesting and engaging.
It's also a very quick read, very enjoyable and educational.
It's also a very quick read, very enjoyable and educational.
It was OK, but it gets a little preachy about midway through. It seems that the book's whole purpose was to put forth an argument about how we should redesign the legal/prison system. That would be fine if that was stated or implied in either the title or the introductory chapter. As it is, it came off a little strong.
I much prefer "The Blank Slate" and "On Intelligence" and would recommend those over this.
I much prefer "The Blank Slate" and "On Intelligence" and would recommend those over this.