Flaki reviewed The accidental mind by David J. Linden
The (fascinating) evolutionary history of why brains suck
5 stars
A recent conversation¹ has reminded me of this book, one of my all-time favorites going into excruciating detail how the very brains that perplex us with their complexity and capability are built on a bunch of evolutionary kludges, leading to some truly wacky behaviors. Yet, as the classic meme goes, "the light inside might be broken, but they still work" astonishingly well (and break in doozy ways when the curtain falls).
