July 6, 2023, 4:02 p.m. | Tabrez Syed

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In his book “Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind,” Gary Marcus details how our brains have been shaped by evolution into a structure that is functional but imperfect. According to Marcus, the human brain is a “kluge,” a clumsy or inelegant — yet surprisingly effective — solution to the problem of guiding a human body.

How did the human brain become such a kluge? The answer lies in the incremental …

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