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This is a science book that could change your life -- or at
least your understanding of what life is. It will certainly change your ideas
about intelligence as Dr. Frank Vertosick discovers and illustrates the profound
intelligence of every living thing, from the smallest virus to the entire ecosystem.
We have been misled by our own brainpower into believing that
intelligence is limited to reading, writing, and computing. In fact, our bodies
contain many highly intelligent systems just as remarkable as our brains. And
in The Genius Within you will see how something as common as the immune
system works with a savy and devious cleverness. You will come to respect the
brilliance of viruses and the canniness of germs. You will find out how some cancer
cells outwit our finest medical techniques, and you will gain a profound respect
for life itself. Dr. Vertosick has been called "that
rare animal, a neurosurgeon who is equally adept as an author" (Journal
of Neurosurgery). He crosses scientific boundaries to pull together this extraordinary
new view of intelligence. He is a neurosurgeon who is able to put our brain and
our nervous system in a broad context, a brilliant scientist who pulls ideas together
from a range of disciplines, and a marvelous writer who will engage you in a fantastic
journey through life. Frank T. Vertosick, Jr., M.D.,
is a neurosurgeon and the author of Why We Hurt and When the Air Hits
Your Brain. A former president of the Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society and
a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, he lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
