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Cover of Enriching the Brain

  • Plenty of useful brain stuff

    If you ever get to see this guy live, it will be worth it.
    This book is not as strong as his personal presentations and it reads as though he has a barrow to push.
    However, there are many sections that are interesting and useful to any teachers out there. Be selective - treat it more as a ... (continue)

    If you ever get to see this guy live, it will be worth it.
    This book is not as strong as his personal presentations and it reads as though he has a barrow to push.
    However, there are many sections that are interesting and useful to any teachers out there. Be selective - treat it more as a reference.

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    ― Posted on May 8, 2008 | Add your feedback

Cover of Brain Rules

  • This is a book worth reading...

    Nice work, Medina. Hardly a chapter went by without me thinking "Wow, that's useful information". His style is predictable but very readable. His anecdotes set the scene and his knowledge of neuroscience was illuminating. I will have to read it a few more times to get the full value of what he has ... (continue)

    Nice work, Medina. Hardly a chapter went by without me thinking "Wow, that's useful information". His style is predictable but very readable. His anecdotes set the scene and his knowledge of neuroscience was illuminating. I will have to read it a few more times to get the full value of what he has written. If you are interested in the brain, have a read. Some of the suggestions for school are a little naive but that's ok - he's not a school teacher. Then again, maybe he's a visionary.

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    ― Posted on Jun 10, 2008 | Add your feedback

Cover of How the Brain Learns Mathematics
Cover of Schooling by Design
Cover of Understanding by Design
Cover of The Mind and the Brain
Cover of The Rough Guide to the Brain 1

  • Good introduction to the Brain

    Well put together summary of the brain, what affects it and how it might be augmented in the future.
    A little uncritical of things like IQ tests and pseudo-science such as psychics but I was happy with the interesting way it presented the structure of the brain.

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    ― Posted on Feb 9, 2008 | Add your feedback

Cover of A Short History of Nearly Everything
Cover of Red Dwarf Omnibus
Cover of Guns, Germs and Steel
Cover of Why People Believe Weird Things
Cover of The Ancestor's Tale

  • One of the best non-fiction books I have read

    This guy comes across as an arrogant prick. But boy can he write! This very original approach does two things
    1) he covers the development of life backwards from humans to the simplest of cells.
    2) he introduces genetic and evolutionary techniques to show how the links between the major gr ... (continue)

    This guy comes across as an arrogant prick. But boy can he write! This very original approach does two things
    1) he covers the development of life backwards from humans to the simplest of cells.
    2) he introduces genetic and evolutionary techniques to show how the links between the major groups of living things are established.
    Leave yourself plenty of time to read it - however, it will be worth it if you persist.

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    ― Posted on Jan 27, 2008 | Add your feedback

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