Neuropolis - A Brain Science Survival Guide

Based on the author's live stand-up show and new BBC Radio 4 comedy series, this explores the scientific breakthroughs that have turned received ideas of brain science upside down. Newman's comedy partnership with David Baddiel in the 1990s saw them sell out Wembley Arena.

About the author

Robert Newman has written six books including the novels The Trade Secret and The Fountain at the Centre of the World. His previous book The Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution was made into a radio series which won a BBC Audio Drama Award in 2017 for Best Scripted Comedy. He has been a stand-up comedian for thirty years and has performed to sell-out crowds from London to Paris to Texas. His most recent stand-up show is The Brain Show.

Summary

Are we our brains? How can you map the mind? Can brain scans read our minds? Based on Rob Newman’s live stand-up show and new BBC Radio 4 series, his thought-provoking new book explores the scientific breakthroughs that have turned received ideas of brain science upside down.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Newman
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9780008228651
• ISBN: 978-0-00-822865-1
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 240 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); HUMOR / General, popular science, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, Humour, Neurosciences