An exceptional man with an extraordinary memory capacityNörobilim
This relatively short book is about an exceptional man with an extraordinary memory capacity. The author introduced him as "a Jewish boy who, having failed as a musician and as a journalist, had become a mnemonist". Whilst the focus of the book is the subject’s "vast memory", what the author eventually depicts is a man whose total personality is truly unique and complex. What emerges is a picture of a strange man with very great expectations but unfulfilled ambitions, whose inexhaustible memory capacity is matched only by his enigmatic nature. Quite fascinating is the author’s forensic and painstaking unraveling of the underlying mechanism behind this man’s phenomenal memory and unusual character (page 4). The book’s comprehensive approach was guided by the author’s precept that ‘the thoughtful physician is never interested merely in the course of a disease he happens to be studying at the moment, but tries to determine what effect a disturbance has on other organic processes…thus giving rise to the total picture of disease (pages 4-5). He exemplified this precept throughout the book, urging others to follow his example and study other psychological syndromes such as this (page 5).
The author, a psychologist and neurologist, studied the protagonist, now known as Solomon Shereshevsky, for almost thirty years, starting in the 1920’s. His approach was methodical, typified by a keen attention to detail, and carried out over a long period of time. What he unearthed was a rare and exceptional man whose memory he described as ‘one of the keenest the literature on the subject has ever described’ (page 3). It didn’t take much testing for the author to realise that "it was impossible to establish a point of limit to the capacity or the duration of his memory" because he had the
University Physics with Modern Physics, Global Edition, 15th edition
Üniversite hayatımda okuduğum ilk textbook'lardan biriydi. Beni textbook'tan çalıştırmaya alıştıran çok akıcı bir dille özenle yazılmış bir kitap.
Özyeğin Üniversitesi'nde Elektrik Elektronik Mühendisliği 1. sınıfta aldığımız PHYS 101-102 derslerinde gerekli ders kitabımızdı (required textbook). Bu yüzden Mechanics (Chapter 1-14) ve Electromagnetism (Chapter 21-32) konularını detaylıca derslerimizde işledik. Bunun yanında ben kitabın dilini sevdiğim için ilgimi çeken Chapter'ları boş vakitlerimde incelemeye çalıştım.
Eğer fiziğe ilgiliyseniz, profesyonel olarak bu disiplini çalışmak istiyorsanız, fen bilimleri veya mühendislik öğrencisi olarak textbook arıyorsanız giriş seviyesinde konseptleri çok iyi anlayabileceğiniz bu kitabı şiddetle tavsiye ederim.
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Selamlar,
Size bu yazıda 21. yüzyılın en iyi 12 kitabından biri olarak gösterilmiş, Pulitzer Edebiyat Ödülü ve ayrıca Kurgu Ödülü’nü almış ve bu ödülleri bence de sonuna kadar hak eden bir kitaptan bahsedeceğim. Hangi kitap mı?
Jeffrey Eugenides’in Middlesex’inden
Middlesex, Bursa’nın (Türkiye) bir köyünde başlayıp Detroit’in (ABD) Middlesex bulvarına ve nihayetinde San Francisco’da biten bir hikaye. 1900-1980 yılları arasında geçen, üç kuşağın yaşadıkları anlatılır kitapta.
*Buradan sonra spoiler içerir…
Kitabın anlatıcısı bir gen, evet yanlış duymadınız, bildiğimiz DNA'mız üzerinde bulunan gen, 5-alfa redüktaz geni. Kendi alanım Genetik olduğu için de kitabı çok sevmiş olabilirim. Babaannedeki ve dededeki gen, babaya ve nihayetinde Calliope’ye geçecektir. Gen, önce babaannenin hayatını anlatarak başlar hikayeye ve arkasından babanın hayatı ile nihayet Cal’ın dünyaya gelişi ve onun hayatı ile devam eder.
Callipoe 5-alfa redüktaz gen mutasyonuna homozigot olarak sahip bir birey. Bu gen normalde resesif özellik gösterir bir şekilde davranış ortaya koyar. Yani bu genin belirtisi, mutasyonlu olarak hem anneden hem de babadan geçerse, daha düz ifadesi ile birey bu gen mutasyonunu homozigot taşırsa, etkileri ortaya çıkar. Callipoe'nun aile bireyleri hep akraba evliliği yaptığı için nihayetinde homozigot olarak Cal’de bu etki ortaya çıkıyor ve hermafrodit (hem dişilik hem de erkeklik cinsiyet belirtilerini gösterme) bir birey oluyor. Genetik açıdan XY erkek genomuna sahip olmasına rağmen dış genital organları dişi özellik (ergenlikte bu kısmen değişiyor) gösteriyor. Doğumunu gerçekleştiren doktor farkı anlamıyor ve Cal psikolojik olarak bir kız gibi yetiştiriliyor. Cal, kendisinde bazı farklılıkların olduğunu, arkadaşlarından daha farklı olduğunu hissediyor hep, ancak
4/5 Stars. (%79/100)
After many sacrifices, the Upper Moons are finally gone and the remaining demon slayers try to help others killing Muzan. This is the very final battle in the manga. Tanjirou is heavily injured and sees himself together with Yoriichi. He spends time with him in order to learn the origin of Hinokami Kagura as well as the Sun Breathing. I previously mentioned that I love Yoriichi's character a lot. The first chapter in this volume (Chapter 179) is probably one of my favourites in the whole series. We finally learn about the fight between Yoriichi and Muzan as well as a closure for Yoriichi's character. Great volume in general, loved reading it. There will be two more volumes and then the manga will be finally completed. Thus, before the end of 2020, we will finally see the ending.
4/5 Stars (%77/100)
This volume starts with chapter 199 right after the ending of the Magnostadt Arc. First of all, I started reading this because this is the continuation of the anime. (Ending of Season 2) I didn't want to read 20 volumes for some minor differences. I will probably do it but not soon. However, the anime was really good and the story really intrigued me. I especially like the characters. Almost all of them are very complex and relatable. Even the most minor characters manage to surprise you. The last arc was really good so I had high expectations for this volume. The art style is similar to One Punch Man and Mob Psycho 100 in my opinion. It is very quirky but also serious at the same time. I wish I had known about the manga because I always prefer the original material over the adaptation. In short, read the manga (2o volumes or 198 chapters) and then go watch 2 seasons of the anime.
First of all, I have to say that this book imbue me with comprehensive ideas about technology, war, education, science-fiction, fake news, religion, stories and of course homo sapiens. Unlike other historians, Harari is the historian of the future. That is because, he does not fighting with some stories or claims which are belong to some groups, he crave to find truth or best way for the future of the globe.
Furthermore, in the ancient times people could easily predict the near future, although they did not possessed cutting-edge technological devices. For instance, people who lived in X dynasty as a peasant, warrior or lower class member, could readily foresee plague, war or other incidents could harmed themselves fatally. However, in the technology era, next decade is unpredictable for people all over the world, even though they have up-to-date devices.
Besides these brilliant concepts, Harari explains secularism which is my favorite chapter in the book. For example, secular people should not be afraid of learning new things which contradicts deep-rooted beliefs. This is the most necessary feature for both ordinary and influential people, if we want to convert the world into paradise.
On the whole, throughout book, Harari strives to keep up with current affairs such as global warming, migration and so forth. He not only ask questions but also endeavour to find some answers. As a result, I, to some extent, support their valuable both questions and answers, and I suggest this book every people.
