Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain by Jorge Cham
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This exploration of our brains by two scientists turned out to be more entertaining than I expected. I expected it to be informative, but not as much fun. The chapter titles tell you the gist of the contents: “Where is the Mind?”; “Why Do We Love?”; “Will AI Take My Job?”; “What Is Addiction?” etc. One of the scientists is also a cartoonist and the book is illustrated with his cartoons throughout. At first I almost rolled my eyes at that, but I came to enjoy the cartoons. They always made the point in the text well and usually with a touch of humor. The book is clearly intended for a lay audience, but there is some interesting science in every chapter. The book is a quick read.