Book: Complications – Atul Gawande

I’ve reviewed another of Dr Gawande’s books – Being Mortal – previously. This is actually an older work of his, dating to 2003 – but contemporary none the less. The subtitle is “A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science”, and was written towards the...

Book: Descartes Error – Antonio Damasio

Descartes’ Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain – Antonio Damasio “I think, therefore I am” – The statement Descartes (1596 – 1650) is best known for, and still a principle which many hold fast to today. But what does it mean, and,...