
The User Illusion
Cutting Consciousness Down to Size
$30.44
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
1 August 1999
Summary
As John Casti wrote, “Finally, a book that really does explain consciousness.”
This groundbreaking work by Denmark’s leading science writer draws on psychology, evolutionary biology, information theory, and other disciplines to argue its revolutionary point: that consciousness represents only an infinitesimal fraction of our ability to process information. Although we are unaware of it, our brains sift through and discard billions of pieces of data in order to allow us to understand t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140230123 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140230122 |
| Author: | Tor Norretranders |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 1999 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 131mm x 196mm |
| Series: | Penguin Press Science S. |

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Critics Review
”…a sophistication rarely seen in popular science writing…he puts the ideas together into an engaging story.” – The New York Times
Tor Norretranders
Tor Nøhr Retterstrøm is a Danish writer, speaker, thinker, and self-identified “science storyteller.” He writes with “a sophistication rarely seen in popular science writing” (New York Times).
He is the author of:
- The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size
- The Generous Man: How Helping Others Is the Sexiest Thing You Can Do
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