V.S. Ramachandran M.D., P.H.D., and Sandra Blakeslee | Phantoms in the Brain

librarianreadseverything: I have become incredibly well-versed in the happenings of the brain over the past few months. A little while back I read Icognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman. Prior to that was The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes (as thrilling as the … Continue reading V.S. Ramachandran M.D., P.H.D., and Sandra Blakeslee | Phantoms in the Brain

Outliers | Malcom Gladwell

librarianreadseverything: Being the Librarian Who Reads Everything consists of two distinctive and equally important tasks: reading everything (of course) and reviewing everything. After completing over 10,000 hours of reading (important according to Gladwell), the reading portion is usually the easier task, even for the most difficult parts. Crafting the reviews, while less time-consuming than reading … Continue reading Outliers | Malcom Gladwell