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The Neuroscience of Intelligence
by Richard J. Haier • 2015
Intelligence is largely inherited and stubbornly hard to improve. The neuroscience is clear.
4.23
453
The Neuroscience of Intelligence Summary
The Neuroscience of Intelligence 98%
Intelligence is largely inherited and stubbornly hard to improve. The neuroscience is clear.
by Richard J. Haier 2015
4.23
453 ratings
The Intelligence Paradox
by Satoshi Kanazawa • 2012
Intelligence evolved for novelty. So smart people lean liberal, atheist, nocturnal, and childless.
3.52
500
The Intelligence Paradox Summary
The Intelligence Paradox 96%
Intelligence evolved for novelty. So smart people lean liberal, atheist, nocturnal, and childless.
by Satoshi Kanazawa 2012
3.52
500 ratings
Innate
by Kevin J. Mitchell • 2018
Genes and chance wire your brain; experience amplifies the differences, never erases them.
4.14
691
Innate Summary
Innate 96%
Genes and chance wire your brain; experience amplifies the differences, never erases them.
by Kevin J. Mitchell 2018
4.14
691 ratings
The Genetic Lottery
by Kathryn Paige Harden • 2021
Genes shape our fates, but acknowledging that makes the case for equality, not for hierarchy.
3.89
2k+
The Genetic Lottery Summary
The Genetic Lottery 94%
Genes shape our fates, but acknowledging that makes the case for equality, not for hierarchy.
by Kathryn Paige Harden 2021
3.89
2k+ ratings
Multiple Intelligences
by Howard Gardner • 2006
The mind has at least seven distinct strengths. IQ tests measure two and call it you.
3.98
1k+
Multiple Intelligences Summary
Multiple Intelligences 94%
The mind has at least seven distinct strengths. IQ tests measure two and call it you.
by Howard Gardner 2006
3.98
1k+ ratings
Frames of Mind
by Howard Gardner • 1983
Eight distinct intelligences, not one. Each with its own brain wiring and developmental clock.
3.95
3k+
Frames of Mind Summary
Frames of Mind 94%
Eight distinct intelligences, not one. Each with its own brain wiring and developmental clock.
by Howard Gardner 1983
3.95
3k+ ratings
Hive Mind
by Garett Jones • 2015
The paradox of IQ: your score predicts your income, your nation's average predicts everything else.
3.57
335
Hive Mind Summary
Hive Mind 94%
The paradox of IQ: your score predicts your income, your nation's average predicts everything else.
by Garett Jones 2015
3.57
335 ratings
The Language Instinct
by Steven Pinker • 1994
Children don't learn language; they reinvent it, driven by grammar etched into the brain.
4.01
23k+
The Language Instinct Summary
The Language Instinct 93%
Children don't learn language; they reinvent it, driven by grammar etched into the brain.
by Steven Pinker 1994
4.01
23k+ ratings
Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
3.74
3k+
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 93%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
Psych
by Paul Bloom • 2023
How the mind actually works: a tour from neurons to the biases that steer every decision.
4.14
2k+
Psych Summary
Psych 93%
How the mind actually works: a tour from neurons to the biases that steer every decision.
by Paul Bloom 2023
4.14
2k+ ratings
Why?
by Mario Livio • 2017
Knowledge gaps itch. Discoveries delight. They are not the same drive.
3.53
790
Why? Summary
Why? 93%
Knowledge gaps itch. Discoveries delight. They are not the same drive.
by Mario Livio 2017
3.53
790 ratings
The Social Animal
by David Brooks • 2011
Your unconscious mind runs the show. That 11-million-to-40 processing advantage is not a bug.
3.86
24k+
The Social Animal Summary
The Social Animal 93%
Your unconscious mind runs the show. That 11-million-to-40 processing advantage is not a bug.
by David Brooks 2011
3.86
24k+ ratings
Gifted Children
by Ellen Winner • 1996
Giftedness isn't global brilliance. It's narrow, uneven, and shaped more by personality than by IQ.
3.83
109
Gifted Children Summary
Gifted Children 92%
Giftedness isn't global brilliance. It's narrow, uneven, and shaped more by personality than by IQ.
by Ellen Winner 1996
3.83
109 ratings
Degree in a Book
by Alan Porter • 2018
Psychology's biggest ideas: why conditioning works, how memory fails, and what shapes personality.
4.02
278
Degree in a Book Summary
Degree in a Book 92%
Psychology's biggest ideas: why conditioning works, how memory fails, and what shapes personality.
by Alan Porter 2018
4.02
278 ratings
Nature Via Nurture
by Matt Ridley • 2003
Genes are not a script but a set of switches, and the environment does the flipping.
4.06
4k+
Nature Via Nurture Summary
Nature Via Nurture 92%
Genes are not a script but a set of switches, and the environment does the flipping.
by Matt Ridley 2003
4.06
4k+ ratings
Curse of the High IQ
by Aaron Clarey • 2016
The higher your IQ climbs past 130, the more society punishes you for it.
3.52
815
Curse of the High IQ Summary
Curse of the High IQ 92%
The higher your IQ climbs past 130, the more society punishes you for it.
by Aaron Clarey 2016
3.52
815 ratings
La vida secreta de la mente
by Mariano Sigman • 2015
Decisions begin unconsciously before you're aware; consciousness just invents the story afterward.
3.99
3k+
La vida secreta de la mente Summary
La vida secreta de la mente 92%
Decisions begin unconsciously before you're aware; consciousness just invents the story afterward.
by Mariano Sigman 2015
3.99
3k+ ratings
A Little History of Psychology
by Nicky Hayes • 2024
Psychology's biggest insights grew from its bitterest feuds and its most embarrassing mistakes.
3.90
225
A Little History of Psychology Summary
A Little History of Psychology 92%
Psychology's biggest insights grew from its bitterest feuds and its most embarrassing mistakes.
by Nicky Hayes 2024
3.90
225 ratings
The Book of Minds
by Philip Ball • 2022
Intelligence is not a yes-or-no question. It is a landscape, and humans occupy a single coordinate.
3.95
210
The Book of Minds Summary
The Book of Minds 92%
Intelligence is not a yes-or-no question. It is a landscape, and humans occupy a single coordinate.
by Philip Ball 2022
3.95
210 ratings
Mind Wide Open
by Steven Johnson • 1999
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
3.90
6k+
Mind Wide Open Summary
Mind Wide Open 92%
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
by Steven Johnson 1999
3.90
6k+ ratings
Know Thyself
by Stephen M. Fleming • 2021
Your brain constantly tracks its own uncertainty. That system breaks in predictable ways.
3.86
357
Know Thyself Summary
Know Thyself 92%
Your brain constantly tracks its own uncertainty. That system breaks in predictable ways.
by Stephen M. Fleming 2021
3.86
357 ratings
How We Decide
by Jonah Lehrer • 2009
When to stop thinking and start trusting your gut, and the neuroscience that explains why.
3.85
42k+
How We Decide Summary
How We Decide 92%
When to stop thinking and start trusting your gut, and the neuroscience that explains why.
by Jonah Lehrer 2009
3.85
42k+ ratings
Mind Hacks
by Tom Stafford • 2004
The user manual your brain never came with: how perception, attention, and memory actually work.
3.74
1k+
Mind Hacks Summary
Mind Hacks 92%
The user manual your brain never came with: how perception, attention, and memory actually work.
by Tom Stafford 2004
3.74
1k+ ratings
The Aristocracy of Talent
by Adrian Wooldridge • 2021
How talent beat inheritance: the 2,500-year rise of meritocracy, and why it now faces revolt.
3.88
531
The Aristocracy of Talent Summary
The Aristocracy of Talent 92%
How talent beat inheritance: the 2,500-year rise of meritocracy, and why it now faces revolt.
by Adrian Wooldridge 2021
3.88
531 ratings
What Do You Think You Are?
by Brian Clegg • 2020
Your atoms were forged in dying stars. The rest of you is harder to explain.
3.29
136
What Do You Think You Are? Summary
What Do You Think You Are? 92%
Your atoms were forged in dying stars. The rest of you is harder to explain.
by Brian Clegg 2020
3.29
136 ratings
Thinking Big
by Clive Gamble • 2014
Logic does not come from language. It is built by the hands, long before the first word is spoken.
3.67
155
Thinking Big Summary
Thinking Big 92%
Logic does not come from language. It is built by the hands, long before the first word is spoken.
by Clive Gamble 2014
3.67
155 ratings
Identically Different
by Tim Spector • 2012
Your DNA isn't sealed: daily choices edit it, and the edits can be inherited.
3.73
458
Identically Different Summary
Identically Different 92%
Your DNA isn't sealed: daily choices edit it, and the edits can be inherited.
by Tim Spector 2012
3.73
458 ratings
Rationality
by Steven Pinker • 2021
How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.
3.84
7k+
Rationality Summary
Rationality 92%
How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.
by Steven Pinker 2021
3.84
7k+ ratings
Cognitive Neuroscience
by Richard Passingham • 2016
Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.
3.71
318
Cognitive Neuroscience Summary
Cognitive Neuroscience 92%
Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.
by Richard Passingham 2016
3.71
318 ratings
The Sports Gene
by David Epstein • 2013
Why Kenyans dominate marathons and Jamaicans sprints: the genes and culture that build champions.
4.20
17k+
The Sports Gene Summary
The Sports Gene 92%
Why Kenyans dominate marathons and Jamaicans sprints: the genes and culture that build champions.
by David Epstein 2013
4.20
17k+ ratings
The Genius in All of Us
by David Shenk • 2010
Genes are not a blueprint but a responding system. Talent is built, not born.
3.86
2k+
The Genius in All of Us Summary
The Genius in All of Us 92%
Genes are not a blueprint but a responding system. Talent is built, not born.
by David Shenk 2010
3.86
2k+ ratings
Mindware
by Richard E. Nisbett • 2015
You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.
3.75
2k+
Mindware Summary
Mindware 92%
You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.
by Richard E. Nisbett 2015
3.75
2k+ ratings
The Art of Risk
by Kayt Sukel • 2016
Risk is a brain calculation, not a character trait. The neurobiology of better decisions.
3.56
141
The Art of Risk Summary
The Art of Risk 92%
Risk is a brain calculation, not a character trait. The neurobiology of better decisions.
by Kayt Sukel 2016
3.56
141 ratings
Behind the Mirror
by Konrad Lorenz • 1973
Space, time, causality: not mental inventions but biological adaptations to a real world.
4.01
163
Behind the Mirror Summary
Behind the Mirror 92%
Space, time, causality: not mental inventions but biological adaptations to a real world.
by Konrad Lorenz 1973
4.01
163 ratings
Cognitive Gadgets
by Cecilia Heyes • 2018
Imitation and language are not instincts. They are cultural tools, rebuilt in every childhood.
3.75
183
Cognitive Gadgets Summary
Cognitive Gadgets 92%
Imitation and language are not instincts. They are cultural tools, rebuilt in every childhood.
by Cecilia Heyes 2018
3.75
183 ratings
The Developing Genome
by David S. Moore • 2015
Beyond DNA: how your experiences, diet, and stress leave lasting marks on your genome.
4.28
124
The Developing Genome Summary
The Developing Genome 92%
Beyond DNA: how your experiences, diet, and stress leave lasting marks on your genome.
by David S. Moore 2015
4.28
124 ratings
Pleased to Meet Me
by Bill Sullivan • 2019
Everything you think you chose, from your breakfast to your beliefs, biology chose first.
4.02
1k+
Pleased to Meet Me Summary
Pleased to Meet Me 92%
Everything you think you chose, from your breakfast to your beliefs, biology chose first.
by Bill Sullivan 2019
4.02
1k+ ratings
The True Creator of Everything
by Miguel Nicolelis • 2020
The human brain does not discover reality; it builds it, from physics to gods.
3.87
163
The True Creator of Everything Summary
The True Creator of Everything 92%
The human brain does not discover reality; it builds it, from physics to gods.
by Miguel Nicolelis 2020
3.87
163 ratings
The Brain
by Marco Magrini • 2017
Your brain rewires daily: the operating guide biology class never gave you.
4.12
705
The Brain Summary
The Brain 92%
Your brain rewires daily: the operating guide biology class never gave you.
by Marco Magrini 2017
4.12
705 ratings
The Essential Difference
by Simon Baron-Cohen • 2003
Female brains favor empathy, male brains favor systems. This theory says autism is the male extreme.
3.64
937
The Essential Difference Summary
The Essential Difference 92%
Female brains favor empathy, male brains favor systems. This theory says autism is the male extreme.
by Simon Baron-Cohen 2003
3.64
937 ratings
The Extended Mind
by Annie Murphy Paul • 2021
The mind extends beyond the brain: into the body, across physical space, and between people.
4.03
3k+
The Extended Mind Summary
The Extended Mind 92%
The mind extends beyond the brain: into the body, across physical space, and between people.
by Annie Murphy Paul 2021
4.03
3k+ ratings
Third Millennium Thinking
by Saul Perlmutter • 2024
Probability over certainty, groups over lone genius: a Nobel physicist's toolkit for clear thinking.
3.66
339
Third Millennium Thinking Summary
Third Millennium Thinking 91%
Probability over certainty, groups over lone genius: a Nobel physicist's toolkit for clear thinking.
by Saul Perlmutter 2024
3.66
339 ratings
The Personality Brokers
by Merve Emre • 2018
Two amateur women invented a personality test. Science rejected it. Everyone else took it.
3.26
3k+
The Personality Brokers Summary
The Personality Brokers 91%
Two amateur women invented a personality test. Science rejected it. Everyone else took it.
by Merve Emre 2018
3.26
3k+ ratings
The Dragons of Eden
by Carl Sagan • 1977
Your skull houses a reptile, a mammal, and a thinker, and they rarely get along.
4.19
22k+
The Dragons of Eden Summary
The Dragons of Eden 91%
Your skull houses a reptile, a mammal, and a thinker, and they rarely get along.
by Carl Sagan 1977
4.19
22k+ ratings
How Spies Think
by David Omand • 2020
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
3.62
832
How Spies Think Summary
How Spies Think 91%
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
by David Omand 2020
3.62
832 ratings
The Disordered Mind
by Eric R. Kandel • 2018
Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.
4.13
3k+
The Disordered Mind Summary
The Disordered Mind 91%
Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.
by Eric R. Kandel 2018
4.13
3k+ ratings
A User's Guide to the Brain
by John J. Ratey • 2001
Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.
4.04
2k+
A User's Guide to the Brain Summary
A User's Guide to the Brain 91%
Perception, movement, and social contact continuously rewire your brain. A guide for taking control.
by John J. Ratey 2001
4.04
2k+ ratings
The Philosophical Baby
by Alison Gopnik • 2003
Babies notice everything adults filter out. What children's minds reveal about truth, love, meaning.
3.78
2k+
The Philosophical Baby Summary
The Philosophical Baby 91%
Babies notice everything adults filter out. What children's minds reveal about truth, love, meaning.
by Alison Gopnik 2003
3.78
2k+ ratings
Black and White Thinking
by Kevin Dutton • 2021
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
3.57
489
Black and White Thinking Summary
Black and White Thinking 91%
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
by Kevin Dutton 2021
3.57
489 ratings
Head in the Cloud
by William Poundstone • 2016
Why trivia knowledge beats education at predicting income, and why Google won't save you.
3.42
667
Head in the Cloud Summary
Head in the Cloud 91%
Why trivia knowledge beats education at predicting income, and why Google won't save you.
by William Poundstone 2016
3.42
667 ratings
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