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...final memories of the relationship are tough to handle, he wants to remember at least some of the more pleasant aspects of the relationship. This starts his mental quest to hide some memories of their time together from the technicians, trying to save her in parts of his brain they can’t find. Eventually, this forces them to drag Dr. Mierzwiak out of bed for a little help. Wacky, heartfelt, odd and beautiful consequences occur creating the most astonishing film I’ve seen in years...
...scorn that arises from my confession, I cannot act aloof about the fact that I might retain a few dozen more brain cells than my cable-enhanced companions. While I suppose I could be proud of my eccentricity, I have learned from experience that revealing this fun fact about myself is simply not in the same category as double-jointedness or coming from Guam. Unlike an entertaining personal anecdote or funky physical feature, TV-lessness brands you as a black hole in the universe of normal social interaction...
...class as aimed at students “who maybe don’t care about past tense verbs or the synapse between two neurons, who maybe don’t care about one facet of psychology, but who do want a user’s guide to their brain...
Pinker’s most recent book, The Blank Slate, was published in 1992. “Part of the reason I wrote The Blank Slate was to address people like this woman who thought that the very premise that the mind is a function of the brain is upsetting,” Pinker says. The book is neither textbook nor scientific proposal, study or paper. In good Pinker fashion, it’s aimed at scientific laymen...
...conclusion we are reaching is that [monkeys] lack the part of the brain that allows combinational ability,” says Hauser. While humans are able to string together words and thoughts, monkeys cannot. And that linguistic ability may be the key to moral decision-making skills as well...