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Delightfully well-written, accessible, surprisingly reflecting ... and humorous
Delightfully well-written, accessible, surprisingly reflecting ... and humorous
Surprising... intriguing... enjoyable
In this time of digital disconnection, Talking Heads is a reminder of the enduring power of face-to-face interactions and conversations. It is a thoughtful book that might make you watch what you say
Talking Heads ... is mostly interested in big-picture questions: how intact memory supports our sociality and binds us into collective beings who share collective memories. ... The point O'Mara is most keen to make in his book is that entities such as nations 'begin as conversations'... O'Mara is an entertaining guide, full of good stories
O'Mara delves deeply into the ways we use conversations to create our cultures and build entire nations ... There's a lot in it that resonates
Delightfully well-written, accessible, surprisingly reflecting ... and humorous
Surprising... intriguing... enjoyable
In this time of digital disconnection, Talking Heads is a reminder of the enduring power of face-to-face interactions and conversations. It is a thoughtful book that might make you watch what you say
Talking Heads ... is mostly interested in big-picture questions: how intact memory supports our sociality and binds us into collective beings who share collective memories. ... The point O'Mara is most keen to make in his book is that entities such as nations 'begin as conversations'... O'Mara is an entertaining guide, full of good stories
O'Mara delves deeply into the ways we use conversations to create our cultures and build entire nations ... There's a lot in it that resonates
Shane O'Mara is Professor of Experimental Brain Research at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin. He is Principal Investigator in, and was director of, the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, one of Europe's leading research centres for neuroscience, as well as being a Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator and a Science Foundation Ireland Principal Investigator. He is the author of Why Torture Doesn't Work, A Brain for Business and In Praise of Walking.
His musings on neuroscience, psychology and life can be found at the substack Brain Pizza.