Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends--and their amazing links to recent discoveries.
"A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterday...It's a delight."
THE NEW YORK TIMES
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最近的进化上的辉煌顶点即左半球的语言才华放射出夺目的光彩,使右半球的直观认识功能相形见绌,暗淡无光。直觉的右半球可能是我们祖先觉察周围世界的主要手段。
单纯的诗人如同醉汉,昏昏沉沉,常常处于一团漆黑之中,他们不能清楚地审查事物的真谛。一个完美的诗人应在几门科学中有所造诣,应该具有一副理智的、富有哲理的、在某种程度上来说考虑问题交周密的头脑。——约翰·德莱顿《关于摩洛哥王后的札记和短评》
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