The title of this book is a misnomer. The book has very little about science, and the little it does have is half-science. It isn’t pseudoscience, just all the science in it is reported anecdotally. I was very disappointed by this book. There were also large portions of the book dedicated to meditations and overall expounding on meditation, mindfulness, and enlightenment having nothing to do with science. I would recommend avoiding this book. The book also had a bit of a different view on mindfulness and what that means vs. the way I had been understanding it in other books on the subject.
The one good thing I can say about this book is the way it points out how Buddhism, and other religious groups, could be more like the scientific community. The best of these is open logical discussions on policy and practice.
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