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Left Brain Speaks and the Right Brain Laughs: A Look at the Neuroscience of Innovation & Creativity in Art, Science, & Life
Written by Ransom Stephens
Narrated by James Patrick Cronin
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Using understandable metaphors and easy to follow language, Stephens gives readers of any scientific level an introduction to neuroscience and shows them how things like creativity, skill, and even perception of self can grow and change by utilizing the body’s most important muscle.
Fans of Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson will love Stephens’ down to earth attitude and those interested in science will appreciate his thoughtful explanations of scientific terms. The Left Brain Speaks, but the Right Brain Laughs is the perfect gift for anyone who wants to know what’s going on inside their head and how they can use that knowledge to make themselves the best humans they can be.
©2016 Ransom Stephens (P)2016 Dreamscape Media, LLC
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Ransom Stephens
Ransom Stephens is a former physics professor and fifth-generation Californian. After earning his PhD from the University of California–Santa Barbara, he taught at the University of Texas at Arlington and conducted cutting-edge research at high energy physics labs across the United States and Europe. He then moved into the high-tech arena, leaving academia to work for a wireless web start-up. He’s now a science writer and high-tech consultant living in Northern California’s Wine country, though he prefers beer. More about Stephens can be found at his website, http://www.ransomstephens.com.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The author has obvious limited knowledge of music in general. Preferances to rock and pop over jazz shows a dirth of ignorance to music. I play both so I know the difference. Other than that, well written and a humorous style. I learned something from this book and it piqued my curiosity for more information on the subject.