Kluge: The Haphazard Evolution of the Human Mind by Marcus, Gary

Kluge: The Haphazard Evolution of the Human Mind

How is it that we can recognize photos from our high school yearbook decades later, but cannot...
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Kluge: The Haphazard Evolution of the Human Mind by Marcus, Gary

Kluge: The Haphazard Evolution of the Human Mind

$20.25

Kluge: The Haphazard Evolution of the Human Mind

$20.25
Author: Gary Marcus
Format: Paperback
Language: English
How is it that we can recognize photos from our high school yearbook decades later, but cannot remember what we ate for breakfast yesterday? And why are we inclined to buy more cans of soup if the sign says "LIMIT 12 PER CUSTOMER" rather than "LIMIT 4 PER CUSTOMER?" In Kluge, Gary Marcus argues convincingly that our minds are not as elegantly designed as we may believe. The imperfections result from a haphazard evolutionary process that often proceeds by piling new systems on top of old ones--and those systems don't always work well together. The end product is a "kluge," a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. Taking us on a tour of the essential areas of human experience--memory, belief, decision making, language, and happiness--Marcus unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the evolution of the human mind and simultaneously sheds light on some of the most mysterious aspects of human nature.



Author: Gary Marcus
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 04/07/2009
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780547238241


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 05/17/2009 pg. 20

About the Author
Marcus, Gary: -

Gary Marcus is a professor of psychology at New York University and director of the NYU Infant Language Learning Center. Marcus received his Ph.D. at age twenty-three from MIT, where he was mentored by Steven Pinker. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Newsday, the Los Angeles Times, and other major publications. He lives in New York.

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