Neuroscientist David Eagleman says most of the brain's real action happens below the level of the conscious mind. He calls the brain "a team of rivals," since different parts of the brain compete against each other.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Caryl Owen, TTBOOK's Technical Director, provides an essay on her efforts to restore part of her Wisconsin property to its native prairie state.
Etgar Keret tells Steve Paulson how his writing career began after a traumatic event.
Poet Steve Roggenbuck BookMarks "Feminism is for Everybody" by Bell Hooks.
Peter Edelman's Dangerous Idea? Putting people to work doing things we need done.
Writer Brendan Koerner reviews Yukio Mishima's classic novel, "Confessions of a Mask".
Ok, take a breath. Close your eyes. Recall the home of your childhood. Can you smell the cookies in the kitchen? Can you open a drawer in your bedroom? Do you see the sunlight through a window? Every building has a story. . . And not only a story, every building has a sound. Many sounds actually.
David Plotz is the editor of Slate Magazine (slate.com) and the author of "Good Book."
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