Full Title: A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains
Suggested by: Derek R
Pages to read: 312
ISBN: 9780063286344 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9780063286368 (Edition Eugene is using)

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**While reading the book, consider the below questions:**
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•How has A.I. changed?
•What makes the functioning of the brain difficult to understand?
•How are human brains compared to other brains?
•What are the layers of the brain?
•What are evolutionary niches?
•What is DNA?
•What are cyanobacteria?
•What was the Oxygen Holocaust?
•How do fungi survive?
•What information do neurons send?
•What are bilaterians?
•What is breakthrough #1, Steering?
•What is valance?
•What are deaths of despair?
•What is the credit assignment problem?
•What is breakthrough #2, Reinforcing?
•How to learn?
•What is breakthrough #3, Simulating?
•How does being warm-blooded effect intelligence?
•What is breakthrough #4, Mentalizing?
•How to teach?
•What is breakthrough #5, Speaking?
•Where is the language organ?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.

Eugene Kernes

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