Putting Thoughts into Action: Implants Tap the Thinking Brain Researchers are decoding the brain to give a voice and a hand to the paralyzed—and to learn how it controls our movements By Alan S. Brown
Five Ways Brain Scans Mislead Us Colorful scans have lulled us into an oversimplified conception of the brain as a modular machine By Michael Shermer
Never Say Die: Why We Can't Imagine Death Why so many of us think our minds continue on after we die By Jesse Bering
The Inspector General's Report on the FBI Laboratory found a number of problems: examiners had given scientifically flawed, inaccurate, and overstated testimony under oath in court; altered the lab reports of examiners to give them a pro-prosecutorial slant; failed to document tests and examinations so their conclusions could not be properly checked. FBI lab management failed to check examinations and lab reports, allowed and inadequate record system, and had covered up incompetence instead of investigating them. This book goes beyond the IG's report thru reporting documents released under the Freedom of Information Act. The FBI lab has never agreed to real external scrutiny, never published the research data used for its forensic tests, never revealed the results of its own internal proficiency tests. This book is both educational and entertaining.
I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like: A Comprehensive Compilation of History's Greatest Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes Describing something by relating it to another thing is the essence of metaphorical thought. It is one of the oldest activities of humankind—and one of the most impressive when done skillfully. Throughout history, many masters of metaphor have crafted observations that are so spectacular they have taken up a permanent residence in our minds.
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Kafka on the Shore(海辺のカフカ,Umibe no Kafuka) was described by John Updike as a "real page-turner, as well as an insistently metaphysical mind-bender."Since its 2005 English language release , the novel has received mostly positive reviews and critical acclaim, including a spot on the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2005 and the World Fantasy Award.
Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy. The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down. This book follows the fortunes of two remarkable characters.
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