Dr. Gary Ackerman finished reading The molecule of more by Daniel Z. Lieberman
Don't waste your time with this book. Cherry picked data. Speculative. Assumes correlation is causation.
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Dr. Gary Ackerman reviewed The molecule of more by Daniel Z. Lieberman
Wild conclusions
1 star
The author seems to have found a favorite explanation and assumes we will not recognize cherry-picking of data.
Dr. Gary Ackerman reviewed The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould
The Mismeasure of Man is a 1981 book by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould. The book …
A Must Read for Everyone
5 stars
It is difficult for a reasonable reader to finish this book without questioning what they "know" about testing and intelligence.
Dr. Gary Ackerman reviewed Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick
Co-Intelligence
4 stars
Mollick gives us a "helicopter view" of generative AI. Readers come away with an understanding of the technology behind ChatGPT and the other large language models. Educators will find this to be a particularly useful read as Mollick describes how AI can help folks to be more effective workers.
Dr. Gary Ackerman reviewed Broca's Brain by Carl Sagan
Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science is a 1979 book by the astrophysicist …
seld Assembling Brins
Breif History of Intelligence
4 stars
Read my review here: hackscience.net/2024/05/27/review-a-brief-history-of-intelligence/
Dr. Gary Ackerman finished reading Brief History of Brains by Max Solomon Bennett
Dr. Gary Ackerman started reading Ever since Darwin by Stephen Jay Gould
Glad I can get audio versions of Gould's books.
Dr. Gary Ackerman started reading The flamingo's smile by Stephen Jay Gould
"THE FLAMINGO'S SMILE is about history," writes the author in this volume of essays, "...and …
I'm glad Gould is finally available on Audible. It is making my commutes and my walks more enjoyable.
Dr. Gary Ackerman reviewed Charles Darwin: a New Life by John Bowlby
Did not make good on the promise
3 stars
The new explanations for Darwin's life-long illness was weak. The biography was worthwhile, but the new interpretations were weakly developed.
Dr. Gary Ackerman finished reading Charles Darwin: a New Life by John Bowlby
Promised a new look at Darwin's life along with an explanation for his life-long illness. The biography was worth the read, but promised new take was weak.
Dr. Gary Ackerman reviewed The Lucifer principle. by Howard Bloom
In the course of his inquiry, Howard Bloom became convinced that evolution could explain the …
Lucifers Principle
2 stars
Great claims... not realized.
Dr. Gary Ackerman finished reading The Lucifer principle. by Howard Bloom
In the course of his inquiry, Howard Bloom became convinced that evolution could explain the …
This book claims its will make wonderfully broad observations. The themese that are introduced early sound interesting, then we read broef chapters in what the author seems to describe interesting thing he read. The final observations seem completely disconnected from the promised themes.
Dr. Gary Ackerman started reading Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould
Time for my annual listen to this important work.
Dr. Gary Ackerman reviewed The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
A preeminent scientist—and the world's most prominent atheist—asserts the irrationality of belief in God and …
God Delusion
5 stars
I listen to Dawkin's book every year or two.