Author: Emily Anthes, Scientific American
Series: Instant Egghead Guides
Narrator: Steve Mirsky, Oliver Wyman, Helen Litchfield
Unabridged: 4 hr 40 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Published: 12/23/2008
Everything from neurons to consciousness in the blink of an eye (which takes 300 milliseconds).Take a "fantastic voyage" through the whorls and curves of the human brain, no miniaturization required. Learn everything from how quickly you can possibly think (and that left-handed people think faster) to why being bad feels so good (yes, there's a biochemical explanation).Whether you're a fan of Scientific American's wildly popular "60-Second Science" podcast or just curious about science, you're going to love the tingly way your synapses feel after enjoying the same bite-sized knowledge in The Instant Egghead Guide to the Mind.
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