num_pages: 336
description: The brain is an absolute marvelthe seat of our consciousness the pinnacle (so far) of evolutionary progress and the engine of human experience. But its also messy fallible and about 50000 years out of date. We cling to superstitions remember faces but not names miss things sitting right in front of us and lie awake at night while our brains endlessly replay our greatest fears. Idiot Brain is for anyone who has ever wondered why their brain appears to be sabotaging their lifeand what on earth it is really up to.A Library Journal Science Bestseller and a Finalist for the Goodreads Choice Award in Science Technology.
language: English
title: Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up To
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company