Broca's Brain

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Broca's Brain is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the nature of scientific thought, the brain, and the cosmos through essays on astronomy, philosophy, and skepticism.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
non-fiction book
popular science book
advocates scientific skepticism
author Carl Sagan
countryOfOrigin United States
criticizes UFO pseudoscience
astrology
pseudoscience
dedicatedTo Ann Druyan
explores cosmos
nature of scientific thought
relationship between brain and mind
followedBy Cosmos
genre essay collection
philosophy of science
popular science
science
skepticism
hasPart essay
hasTheme limits of human knowledge
wonder of science
inSeriesOf Carl Sagan books
language English
mainSubject astronomy
brain
cosmology
cosmos
history of science
neuroscience
philosophy of science
pseudoscience
scientific skepticism
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
namedAfter Paul Broca
notableEssay Broca's Brain and the Brain of Broca
The Amniotic Universe
The Fine Art of Baloney Detection
The Night Walkers
originalPublicationDate 1979
pageCount 400+
precededBy The Dragons of Eden
publicationYear 1979
publisher Random House
subjectOf literary criticism
subtitle Reflections on the Romance of Science
title Broca's Brain

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Pale Blue Dot ("Billions and Billions")
The Dragons of Eden
followedBy
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan
notableWork
Carl Sagan bibliography
includesNotableWork
Broca's Brain ("Broca's Brain and the Brain of Broca")
notableEssay
Broca's Brain
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