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Radio 6 Music,3 mins
"Wisdom is not the residue your left with after you've boiled away silliness" - Rob Newman talks 'Neuropolis'
Radcliffe and MaconieAvailable for over a year
"The wisdom implant doesn't give me any joy." Rob Newman joins Mark and Stuart to discuss his crusade against dehumanizing modern mythologies of the brain, and also explains why "wisdom implants" are a bad idea. Rob's new book 'Neuropolis: A Brain Science Survival Guide' explores the scientific breakthroughs that have turned received ideas of brain science upside dow, and is based on the Â鶹Éç Radio 4 series.
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