A Thousand Brains by Jeff Hawkins **

I read A Thousand Brains by Jeff Hawkins (well, most of it) because it was recommended to me. I am not recommending it to you. The book is divided into three sections. The first ostensibly covers neuroscience. However, the author is not a scientist nor a science writer, so this survey is short on science and long on personal assertions (“I believe…”). The final two sections pontificate on machine and human intelligence visiting questions like will intelligent machines be the end of humanity and will people bring about their own extinction. These chapters are essays with little relevance to neuroscience.

The introduction is by Richard Dawkins who has spent significant energy debating with creationists. Jeff Hawkins also allocates space in this book on creationists and flat earth believers. The book also discusses global warming and uploading yourself to a computer.

More of a memoir of a citizen scientist than a review of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, or climate change.

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The Murders, The Mosque: Justice in the Golden Age of al-Andalus (Suramarti Saga Book 2) *****

 New release. Isn't the cover art great? Set in a time when different religions and races lived in harmony. A mystery of hope and love.

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Historical cozy mystery: When three strangers visited Qurtuba, the western limit of ninth-century civilization, they brought tales of buried treasure. The ensuing treasure hunt shook the peaceful capital of the Umayyad dynasty with murder. Bhaja and Pai searched to uncover the mysteries of the murders that reached back decades, meanwhile discovering through dreams and visions their timeless love that began millennia ago. This Islamic golden age was a period of tolerance with a focus on education, but the people who lived there still experienced jealousy, pride, greed, and love.

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What kind of reader are you?

From The Atlantic. What kind of reader are you? I’m an avid reader.

“The National Endowment for the Arts ran a detailed survey, and found that 23 percent of American adults were “light” readers (finishing one to five titles per year), 10 percent were “moderate” (six to 11 titles), 13 percent were “frequent” (12 to 49 titles), and a dedicated 5 percent were “avid” (50 books and up).”