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The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, equal in size to China or the United States. Yet, this arid expanse was once a verdant, pleasant land, fed by rivers and lakes. The Sahara sustained abundant plant and animal life, such as Nile perch, turtles, crocodiles, and hippos, and attracted prehistoric hunters and herders. What transformed this land of lakes into a sea of sands?

In this technology-driven age, it's tempting to believe that science can solve every mystery. After all, science has cured countless diseases and even sent humans into space. But as Jonah Lehrer argues in this sparkling debut, science is not the only path to knowledge. In fact, when it comes to understanding the brain, art got there first.

La historia de la ciencia atesora muerte por doquier, y no, los libros de historia no nos la suelen desvelar: científicos con prometedoras carreras truncadas por experimentos fallidos con desenlaces fatales, hórridos accidentes, asesinatos viles, además de envenenamientos, ejecuciones de toda clase, enfermedades exóticas, sobredosis de sustancias estupefacientes, mordeduras de ofidios ponzoñosos, caídas por precipicios, suicidios…