The human brain: Not perfect, but good enough
"We are born to be suckered," Marcus claims in his short, entertaining look at why the mind is a kluge. The word is used by engineers to describe a clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem. The carbon dioxide filter that the Apollo 13 astronauts built in 1970 out of sweat socks, cardboard and plastic is the quintessential kluge - not perfect, but good enough. | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/18/2009
The neuroscience behind Eternal Sunshine.
You can't erase your boyfriend from your brain, but the movie gets the rest of it right. - By Steven Johnson - Slate Magazine
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