Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is the primary function of the neo-cortex, and the foundation of intelligence.

Deep in my cortex, the year is divided into reading seasons. The period from mid-October to Christmas, for instance, is 'ghost story' time, while Jane Austen and P. G. Wodehouse pretty much own April and May.

Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is the primary function of the neo-cortex and the foundation of intelligence.