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A Thousand Brains

A New Theory of Intelligence

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A Thousand Brains

Written by: Jeff Hawkins, Richard Dawkins - foreword
Narrated by: Jamie Renell, Richard Dawkins
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A best-selling author, neuroscientist, and computer engineer unveils a theory of intelligence that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain and the future of AI.

For all of neuroscience's advances, we've made little progress on its biggest question: How do simple cells in the brain create intelligence? Jeff Hawkins and his team discovered that the brain uses map-like structures to build a model of the world - not just one model, but hundreds of thousands of models of everything we know. This discovery allows Hawkins to answer important questions about how we perceive the world, why we have a sense of self, and the origin of high-level thought. A Thousand Brains heralds a revolution in the understanding of intelligence. It is a big-think book, in every sense of the word.

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©2021 Jeff Hawkins (P)2021 Basic Books
Biological Sciences Computer Science Science Artificial Intelligence

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good read on our brains

am not an expert of the subject. for a layman, i could connect with many theories herein. A good read for layperson.

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real eye opener to neuroscience

very soothing and clear narration. top notch audiobook.

the book itself is a eye opener to understanding how the brain works, and maybe we can apply some of the new found knowledge to a field like cognitive computing or a future technology that we are not yet to be aware of.

if you like introspection on how thoughts emerge or what really makes us intelligent, this is a must read.

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Remarkable insights and point of view

This book is able a new way to look at everything related to intelligence doesn't matter if it is human intelligence, animal intellegent or machine intelligence.

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Good take into future but very philosophical

Book starts about the here an dthe now but then goes way into the future. Timespan which is good philosophy but has little practical relevance.

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loved it

what a wonderful read. you will really like how it poeces together past and future.

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New brain , AI - The right combination

A thought provoking book on the brain

Provides us with a new reason to colonise mars and the need of AI to protect ourself.

Also answering the questions that we are indeed a sort of simulation.

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A new way to think about everything

it's a diffrent world. ironically, it's a world that exists inside all of us. i don't think i can ever think about anything in the same way again

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Full dose of hell lot knowledge !!!

unfolding the layers of brain with a great story narration , you must know what ur brain is .. a must read .

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Exciting Theory on How the Brain Works

The book is divided into 3 parts of which I enjoyed the first two parts, the last one was just okay.
1. Part one: Theory of how brain functions is quite informative
2. Part two: Future of AI, nicely put
3. Part three: Future of Homo sapiens, skip able

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interesting

excellent topic envigorating I liked the topic which was engaging and thought provoking. Super presentation and narrative is educative

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