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A review by lisa_mc
This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking by John Brockman
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.