Truth from Trash is representational A.I shaken but not stirred. Thorton incisively exposes the troubling gap between simple behavioral systems and systems capable of ongoing abstraction, creativity and 'disembodied reason.' Then, maginificently, he shows how to incrementally cross the divide without reinventing the standard apparatus of the symbolic tradition. Machine learning for the new millenium, with a twinkle in its eye and a sting in its tail.
Andy Clark, Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Philosophy/Neuroscience/Psychology program, Washington University in St. Louis
Joe Thorton has written tge best book on environmental policy I've read in the past decade. The case he makes is authoritative, clear, and compelling. It deserves center stage.
David W. Oerr, Chair, Environmental Studies Program, Oberlin College
Joseph Thornton has produced a ground-breaking treatise in environmental health. Authoritatively docummented and accesible to the non-specialist, Pandora's Poison is a broad interdisciplinary analysis of both the science and the public policy of chemical polllution and argues for bold, innovative approaches to pollution prevention.
Philip Landrigan MD, Profesor and Chairman, Department of Preventive and Community Medicine Center for Children's Health and the Environment, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
