In “Other Minds,” Peter Godfrey-Smith shows how the abilities of the octopus offer insight into the evolution of animal intelligence.
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Month: December 2016
By the Book: Bernard-Henri Lévy: By the Book
The author of “The Genius of Judaism” believes the current political situation in the United States is best illuminated by Philip Roth’s “The Plot Against America.”
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Books of The Times: ‘Rasputin’ Unravels the Myths of the ‘Mad Monk’
Douglas Smith’s colossal biography shows Grigory Rasputin as a man of influence during the twilight of the Romanov dynasty, but neither sinner nor saint.
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Books of The Times: ‘Language at the Speed of Sight’ Fights to Reopen Our Closed Book on Literacy
Mark Seidenberg makes a strong case for how brain science can help in the teaching of reading.
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Books of The Times: Review: With ‘The Correspondence,’ a New Contender in the Ring
J.D. Daniels’s first book, of essays and short stories that are described as letters, moves high and low, for an “intoxicating combination.”
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