NINETEEN WAYS OF LOOKING AT CONSCIOUSNESS, by Patrick House (Hachette, $37.99)
In a written sentence, where do the words end and the sentence begin? The neuroscientist Patrick House wonders if the question is relevant to the problem of consciousness.
Our brains resemble salty, watery walnuts about the size of two clenched fists. They have folds and crevices; the surface bulges and shrinks in time with our heartbeat. The organ’s purpose is to take in sensory data from the body, build
