Jan 4, 2010

In the Palaces of Memory | In the Palaces of Memory

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Author: George Johnson
First Published: 1991
Type of Work: Science/Psychology
Genres: Nonfiction, Science and technology, Psychology
Subjects: Memory, Philosophy or philosophers, Science or scientists, Learning or scholarship, Physics or physicists, Brain

George Johnson, a NEW YORK TIMES journalist and author of MACHINERY OF THE MIND: INSIDE THE NEW SCIENCE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (1986), begins his new book with a statement so arresting it should be enshrined in writing classes as an example of how to hook a reader: “Whenever you read a book or have a conversation, the experience causes physical changes in your brain. In a matter of seconds, new circuits are formed, memories that can change forever the way you think about the world.” As the implications of that remarkable fact sink in, it becomes easy to believe Johnson’s...

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In the Palaces of Memory | In the Palaces of Memory

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