The Accidental Mind is a new book by David Linden. It seeks to explain how brain evolution has given rise to those qualities that most profoundly shape our human experience. It was published by The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press in March, 2007. A paperback edition is scheduled to appear in October, 2008.
Max Delbrück, a pioneer of molecular genetics, said, “Imagine that your audience has zero knowledge but infinite intelligence.” That sounds just about right. Let’s roll...
Tree of Smoke is the title of a kick-ass-wonderful new novel by Denis Johnson. Set in a CIA Psy Ops Group in Vietnam in 1967, it offers this nugget of neurophilosophy:
"Something's warping you," Jimmy told the lieutenant. "Maybe it's your perception of how the brass will see you-- but they're not seeing you at all right now, so it's a perception of a nonperception, man, which is a perception of nothing, which is nothing, man."
