R. Williams

Great book for a lot of reasons

Revisado: 01-21-25

There were a lot of great aspects to this book. I have been reading a lot about the brain in the last few years and this book serves many masters: reports on where current research is, puts it into a context of evolution, but also talks about how some of the understandings we have had need to be revisited and reexamined. Highly recommend this one.

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Blockbuster Book

Revisado: 12-10-24

I loved The Making of the Atomic Bomb, but wow this book is amazing. Really important document of a crazy period of history. The science in it is great, as a matter of fact, would have been happy to get some more.

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well done

Revisado: 02-08-24

Author had amazing range and an interesting, different take. Loved the ending, talking about Montagne.

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Speaking of Stupidity

Revisado: 09-01-23

There are a few good things about this book. As is so often in the popularizer press, some of the little illustrative stories are interesting and knowing about them is worthwhile. But the title and the conclusion of this book were ridiculous. I am not convinced the author read any Nietzsche. And he quite literally means what he says in the title: maybe if we were all just animals bumping around with no intelligence there'd be more love in the world. It's one of the laziest wouldn't we all be better off arguments I've ever come across.

Meanwhile, he seems unaware that Nietzsche took up these very topics, in ON Truth and Lie and in On the Use and Abuse of History for Everyday Living. If Justin read those works he for sure did not understand them and he makes no effort in this book to air their ideas. Instead he claims that Nietzsche craved suffering. He had a disease?? so is a disabled person craving of suffering? he also preposterously in the beginning of the book said if Nietzsche hadn't lived maybe we wouldn't have had the holocaust? though he does say it was his sister's fault. Seriously? completely silly. Meanwhile the doctrine of more love is typified in the end by the virtue-signalling author telling us his daughter has often been late to school because he insists they check for slugs before leaving lest they run one over.

The good parts of the book mostly revolve around trying to talk about the state of animal research, what they can and can't do, in terms other than just 'can reason' or 'have consciousness.' But I get the sense that Justin doesn't really get that either. His utopia is a pet universe where everyone just gets to live happily like Nemo in the cartoon. Speaking of the ocean, Justin, something like 1 in 1 million sea creatures escapes violent death by a predator. But hey maybe you coulld go watch Finding Nemo again and plan your next book to nowhere.

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This book is good, but sadly there's a newer editi

Revisado: 02-17-23

Sure it's hard to keep things like tech books up-to-date in audio format, but it's ridiculous to sell old copies for full price.

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Worthwhile

Revisado: 12-22-22

Was great on the whole. would have liked a bit more analysis of some key aspects but definitely compelling and interesting on a number of vectors.

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Surprisingly great book

Revisado: 10-17-22

Thought this would be interesting but had a ton of revelations and really well done.

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Rehash with a few highlights

Revisado: 09-14-22

These books all have the same paradoxes and mistakes. That said there were a few new nuggets here.

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Worthwhile

Revisado: 08-27-22

If a bit overly focused on its solution. comes off a bit too self help. But the case is still strong.

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Worthwhile

Revisado: 08-22-22

This book has some great stuff in it, but ultimately it's plan for fixing existence is a bit too. simplistic.

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