Content: 45/50
Presentation: 24/50
Experience: 42/50
This deeply-thought-provoking Web site from Indiana University professor Paul
Pietsch presents a number of well-
written
(and sometimes out-there) articles from scientists who wonder about, and
experiment on, the nature of intelligence, perception, and how the brain stores
the mind. Yes, we're talking brain transplants (on salamanders), which the
boys in the white coats call brain-
shuffling.
The holographic concept -- in which a fragment of a hologram contains the whole
image -- gets a lot of play here, but none of these eggheads claims to
particularly understand the brain. These are serious researchers, but their
writing is accessible and engaging, like the funny interview with the
fictitious (and cranky) Dr. Zook.