Art Souther

Helpful votes received on reviews: 80% (8 of 10)

Location: Austin, Texas USA

In My Own Words:

I am currently a researcher in artificial intelligence at the University of Texas in Austin. I have previously conducted research in neurophysiology and cognition.

In addition to artificial intelligence research, I have recently begun to study primates in the wild in the Amazonian rainforests of Peru.

Other serious interests are early American history (and world history in general), and env… Read more

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How The Mind Works by Steven Pinker

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

Not for those who REALLY want to know how the mind works, Oct 8 2000

This is an unfortunate introduction to the topic of mind and brain.

I have been a researcher in neurophysiology and cognition, and currently am a researcher in artificial intelligence. When I picked up this book to read, I was expecting great things, since Pinker has such a strong "public" reputation. After struggling to find real substance in the book (I read the first 3 chapters and then about 1/3 of each of the remaining chapters), I became curious about what other reviewers had said about it. It was soon clear that there were two camps: those who loved it (five stars) and those who thought it was shallow, misrepresentative, glib, or even pseudo-scientific (1 or 2… Read more

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