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Apple's style-conscious designers spent weeks refining everything from the color (they call it Bondi blue, after an Australian beach) to the size of the translucent baffles on the front (they wanted to give it the illusion of depth but not be too transparent). They even consulted an expert...
It's also possible that the new generation of drugs emerging from the labs won't work very well, or that the much vaunted lack of major side effects will prove to be an illusion. All the enzymes and growth-factor receptors blocked by the new drugs play a role...
Once this daunting part lays the foundation for the author's discussion of consciousness, the book actually begins to fulfill the promise of its subtitle. Entitled "Communication, "the second part of The User Illusion moves past the infinite algorithms of part one to discuss issues of consequence to the general...
The allure of "Communication." as well as the last two sections, "Consciousness" and "Composure" lies in Norretranders' seamless melding of science with simple anecdotes. The User Illusion is a very comprehensive treatise, exploring consciousness in the reading of Greek epic poems, in musical performance and in the hitting of a...
The User Illusion was obviously not written in the interests of the average "Wheel of Fortune" viewer, but beyond the book’s grand foray into consciousness lies a simple admonition: redundancy hurts, for less is much, much more. Do not say more than necessary; do not toss superfluous...