sexta-feira, 20 de setembro de 2013

Poesia e Ciência

Tripartite Brain
David O'Neal

Our human brain is tripartite:
Part reptile, mammal, and primate
And often doesn’t get things right.

The oldest part of it’s the snake’s:
The reptile brain that’s all instinct
That fights or flees or fakes and makes mistakes.

The mammal part's like a dog’s or cat’s:
It's called the limbic system
And emotes and fosters feelings - even in rats.

The third part’s the neocortex,
The newest and, some say, the best:
It thinks and plans and is the most complex.

The neocortex knows just what to do:
It apologizes endlessly
For the shameless goings-on
Of the other two.



In: McAlister, N.H., McAlister, Z. ed. Science Poetry. Ontario, 2011. p.39. Disponível em: <http://www.durham.net/~neilmac/sciencepoetry.pdf> . Acesso em: 20 set. 2013

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