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Brain Bugs
by Dean Buonomano • 2011
Phantom limbs, false memories, irrational fears: the flaws evolution built into your brain.
3.80
3k+
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases📝 Memory Flaws🔄 Neural Plasticity👁️ Perceptual Illusions
Brain Bugs Summary
Brain Bugs 96%
Phantom limbs, false memories, irrational fears: the flaws evolution built into your brain.
by Dean Buonomano 2011
3.80
3k+ ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases📝 Memory Flaws🔄 Neural Plasticity👁️ Perceptual Illusions
Mean Genes
by Terry Burnham • 2000
Overeating, overspending, cheating: your genes want all three. The science of overriding them.
3.85
1k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology💰 Behavioral Economics😊 Hedonic Adaptation🔄 Evolutionary Mismatch🎲 Risk Perception
Mean Genes Summary
Mean Genes 96%
Overeating, overspending, cheating: your genes want all three. The science of overriding them.
by Terry Burnham 2000
3.85
1k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology💰 Behavioral Economics😊 Hedonic Adaptation🔄 Evolutionary Mismatch🎲 Risk Perception
Idiot Brain
by Dean Burnett • 2016
Motion sickness, overeating, and anxiety: not glitches but survival instincts from the savannah.
3.97
11k+
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧩 Cognitive Biases📝 Memory Fallibility👁️ Sensory Perception
Idiot Brain Summary
Idiot Brain 96%
Motion sickness, overeating, and anxiety: not glitches but survival instincts from the savannah.
by Dean Burnett 2016
3.97
11k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧩 Cognitive Biases📝 Memory Fallibility👁️ Sensory Perception
Supernormal Stimuli
by Deirdre Barrett • 2010
Giant fake eggs fool geese. Junk food, screens, and porn pull the same trick on you.
3.69
391
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch🎣 Instinct Hijacking🍔 Consumption And Craving📺 Media Effects
Supernormal Stimuli Summary
Supernormal Stimuli 96%
Giant fake eggs fool geese. Junk food, screens, and porn pull the same trick on you.
by Deirdre Barrett 2010
3.69
391 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch🎣 Instinct Hijacking🍔 Consumption And Craving📺 Media Effects
Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain
by Douglas T. Kenrick • 2022
Your brain is built for the Stone Age; the modern world has learned every button to push.
3.83
46
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🪨 Modern Mismatch🧱 Environment Design🤝 Friendship Science👑 Status Seeking
Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain Summary
Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain 96%
Your brain is built for the Stone Age; the modern world has learned every button to push.
by Douglas T. Kenrick 2022
3.83
46 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🪨 Modern Mismatch🧱 Environment Design🤝 Friendship Science👑 Status Seeking
The Science of Positivity
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2013
Your brain chemicals chase survival, not happiness. Learn their rules to build better circuits.
3.60
519
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⚗️ Brain Chemistry😟 Negativity Bias🔄 Cognitive Rewiring📊 Social Comparison
The Science of Positivity Summary
The Science of Positivity 96%
Your brain chemicals chase survival, not happiness. Learn their rules to build better circuits.
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2013
3.60
519 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⚗️ Brain Chemistry😟 Negativity Bias🔄 Cognitive Rewiring📊 Social Comparison
The Optimism Bias
by Tali Sharot • 2011
Your brain overestimates good outcomes; a neuroscientist reveals how this bias shapes memory.
3.78
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🤔 Cognitive Biases🌈 Positive Illusions💪 Emotional Resilience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
The Optimism Bias Summary
The Optimism Bias 95%
Your brain overestimates good outcomes; a neuroscientist reveals how this bias shapes memory.
by Tali Sharot 2011
3.78
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🤔 Cognitive Biases🌈 Positive Illusions💪 Emotional Resilience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters
by Alan S. Miller • 2006
The mating dance, boardroom gambles, and prayer: all driven by a brain built for the savannah.
3.56
2k+
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💑 Human Mating🦚 Sexual Selection⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch🙏 Psychology Of Religion
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters Summary
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters 95%
The mating dance, boardroom gambles, and prayer: all driven by a brain built for the savannah.
by Alan S. Miller 2006
3.56
2k+ ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💑 Human Mating🦚 Sexual Selection⏳ Evolutionary Mismatch🙏 Psychology Of Religion
The Age of Magical Overthinking
by Amanda Montell • 2024
Your brain mistakes repetition for truth, confidence for skill, and the present for a crisis.
3.42
31k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🪞 Self-Deception📱 Information Overload📊 Behavioral Economics
The Age of Magical Overthinking Summary
The Age of Magical Overthinking 95%
Your brain mistakes repetition for truth, confidence for skill, and the present for a crisis.
by Amanda Montell 2024
3.42
31k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🪞 Self-Deception📱 Information Overload📊 Behavioral Economics
The Social Leap
by William Von Hippel • 2018
We're savannah apes in skyscrapers: cooperative, self-deceiving, and never satisfied for long.
4.23
2k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧬 Human Evolution👥 Social Cognition🎭 Self-Deception🦚 Sexual Selection
The Social Leap Summary
The Social Leap 95%
We're savannah apes in skyscrapers: cooperative, self-deceiving, and never satisfied for long.
by William Von Hippel 2018
4.23
2k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧬 Human Evolution👥 Social Cognition🎭 Self-Deception🦚 Sexual Selection
What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite
by David DiSalvo • 2011
Your brain favors certainty, shortcuts, and approval. The biases to catch and the override rules.
3.83
4k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⏳ Delayed Gratification🎮 Self-Control
What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite Summary
What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite 95%
Your brain favors certainty, shortcuts, and approval. The biases to catch and the override rules.
by David DiSalvo 2011
3.83
4k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⏳ Delayed Gratification🎮 Self-Control
Everyday Survival
by Laurence Gonzales • 2008
Smart people fail because the mind's shortcuts were built for a world that no longer exists.
3.59
840
🧠 Cognitive Biases🗺️ Mental Models🔄 Automatic Behavior👥 Group Psychology🕸️ Complex Systems
Everyday Survival Summary
Everyday Survival 95%
Smart people fail because the mind's shortcuts were built for a world that no longer exists.
by Laurence Gonzales 2008
3.59
840 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🗺️ Mental Models🔄 Automatic Behavior👥 Group Psychology🕸️ Complex Systems
You Are Not So Smart
by David McRaney • 2011
Your brain is a self-justifying storyteller, and it's hiding the evidence from you.
3.86
36k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🎭 Self-Delusion⚡ Heuristics🧩 Memory Fallibility
You Are Not So Smart Summary
You Are Not So Smart 95%
Your brain is a self-justifying storyteller, and it's hiding the evidence from you.
by David McRaney 2011
3.86
36k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🎭 Self-Delusion⚡ Heuristics🧩 Memory Fallibility
The Science of Sin
by Jack Lewis • 2018
Lust, greed, and wrath are not moral failures. They're brain states, and that changes everything.
3.60
230
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🚦 Impulse Control🧘 Emotional Regulation📱 Modern Temptations
The Science of Sin Summary
The Science of Sin 95%
Lust, greed, and wrath are not moral failures. They're brain states, and that changes everything.
by Jack Lewis 2018
3.60
230 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🚦 Impulse Control🧘 Emotional Regulation📱 Modern Temptations
Subliminal
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2012
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
4.05
14k+
🧠 Cognitive Psychology🌊 Unconscious Processing⚖️ Cognitive Biases🏗️ Constructed Reality🤝 Social Cognition
Subliminal Summary
Subliminal 95%
The unconscious builds reality, distorts memory, and chooses your friends. You just take the credit.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2012
4.05
14k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Psychology🌊 Unconscious Processing⚖️ Cognitive Biases🏗️ Constructed Reality🤝 Social Cognition
Useful Delusions
by Shankar Vedantam • 2021
Self-deception isn't a flaw. It's what holds relationships, nations, and economies together.
3.84
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🪞 Self-Deception🛒 Consumer Psychology⛪ Psychology Of Religion
Useful Delusions Summary
Useful Delusions 95%
Self-deception isn't a flaw. It's what holds relationships, nations, and economies together.
by Shankar Vedantam 2021
3.84
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🪞 Self-Deception🛒 Consumer Psychology⛪ Psychology Of Religion
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
by Robin I.M. Dunbar • 2010
Your brain can manage about 150 relationships. Gossip, art, and religion are the overflow.
3.50
646
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧩 Cognitive Limits💘 Mate Preferences👁️ Theory Of Mind📜 Cultural Evolution
How Many Friends Does One Person Need? Summary
How Many Friends Does One Person Need? 95%
Your brain can manage about 150 relationships. Gossip, art, and religion are the overflow.
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 2010
3.50
646 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧩 Cognitive Limits💘 Mate Preferences👁️ Theory Of Mind📜 Cultural Evolution
The Happiness Cure
by Anders Hansen • 2023
Your brain sabotages happiness by design. The biological cure: movement, connection, meaning.
4.06
313
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🏛️ Evolutionary Psychiatry🦎 Mismatch Theory😶 Happiness Paradox🏃 Exercise Psychiatry
The Happiness Cure Summary
The Happiness Cure 94%
Your brain sabotages happiness by design. The biological cure: movement, connection, meaning.
by Anders Hansen 2023
4.06
313 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🏛️ Evolutionary Psychiatry🦎 Mismatch Theory😶 Happiness Paradox🏃 Exercise Psychiatry
I Think, Therefore I Lie
by Warren Archer • 2019
Self-deception evolved first, lying to others came second, and objectivity was never the goal.
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9
🤥 Self-Deception🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology📢 Misinformation💭 Memory Fallibility
I Think, Therefore I Lie Summary
I Think, Therefore I Lie 94%
Self-deception evolved first, lying to others came second, and objectivity was never the goal.
by Warren Archer 2019
3.44
9 ratings
🤥 Self-Deception🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology📢 Misinformation💭 Memory Fallibility
The Seven Sins Of Memory Updated Edition
by Daniel L. Schacter • 2001
Memory's worst habits are not bugs but features, and the seven failures that prove it.
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🧠 Cognitive Psychology🔬 Memory Science📉 Forgetting❓ Memory Biases💭 False Memories
The Seven Sins Of Memory Updated Edition Summary
The Seven Sins Of Memory Updated Edition 94%
Memory's worst habits are not bugs but features, and the seven failures that prove it.
by Daniel L. Schacter 2001
3.88
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Psychology🔬 Memory Science📉 Forgetting❓ Memory Biases💭 False Memories
A Mind of Its Own
by Cordelia Fine • 2005
Your brain is a self-serving lawyer, not an impartial scientist. The evidence is damning.
3.86
3k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤥 Self-Deception⚖️ Moral Psychology📊 Decision Science🤔 Motivated Reasoning
A Mind of Its Own Summary
A Mind of Its Own 94%
Your brain is a self-serving lawyer, not an impartial scientist. The evidence is damning.
by Cordelia Fine 2005
3.86
3k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤥 Self-Deception⚖️ Moral Psychology📊 Decision Science🤔 Motivated Reasoning
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+
📝 Generative Linguistics👶 Language Acquisition🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Nature Vs Nurture🧠 Psycholinguistics
The Language Instinct Summary
The Language Instinct 94%
Children don't learn language; they reinvent it, driven by grammar etched into the brain.
by Steven Pinker 1994
4.01
23k+ ratings
📝 Generative Linguistics👶 Language Acquisition🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Nature Vs Nurture🧠 Psycholinguistics
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings
by Randolph M. Nesse • 2019
Your brain evolved for a different world. Depression and anxiety are the mismatch showing.
3.94
2k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🏥 Evolutionary Medicine🔄 Evolutionary Mismatch😢 Adaptive Emotions😰 Anxiety And Depression
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings Summary
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings 94%
Your brain evolved for a different world. Depression and anxiety are the mismatch showing.
by Randolph M. Nesse 2019
3.94
2k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🏥 Evolutionary Medicine🔄 Evolutionary Mismatch😢 Adaptive Emotions😰 Anxiety And Depression
The Ape that Understood the Universe
by Steve Stewart-Williams • 2018
You don't own your desires. They belong to your genes and the ideas colonizing your mind.
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2k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology📜 Cultural Evolution💘 Mating Strategies👶 Parental Investment🤝 Altruism
The Ape that Understood the Universe Summary
The Ape that Understood the Universe 94%
You don't own your desires. They belong to your genes and the ideas colonizing your mind.
by Steve Stewart-Williams 2018
4.23
2k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology📜 Cultural Evolution💘 Mating Strategies👶 Parental Investment🤝 Altruism
Why We Make Mistakes
by Joseph T. Hallinan • 2009
Your brain edits reality, rewrites your memories, and is certain you're above average.
3.91
9k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics✅ Error Reduction🎯 Attention Management🧩 Memory Fallibility
Why We Make Mistakes Summary
Why We Make Mistakes 94%
Your brain edits reality, rewrites your memories, and is certain you're above average.
by Joseph T. Hallinan 2009
3.91
9k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics✅ Error Reduction🎯 Attention Management🧩 Memory Fallibility
Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life
by Douglas T. Kenrick • 2011
What if your brain is not one self but a committee, and the mating module runs most meetings?
3.56
672
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology💰 Behavioral Economics🧩 Modular Mind🔍 Cognitive Biases💑 Mating Strategies
Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life Summary
Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life 94%
What if your brain is not one self but a committee, and the mating module runs most meetings?
by Douglas T. Kenrick 2011
3.56
672 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology💰 Behavioral Economics🧩 Modular Mind🔍 Cognitive Biases💑 Mating Strategies
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+
🧬 Behavioral Genetics🔬 Epigenetics🦠 Microbiome⚙️ Biological Determinism🧠 Cognitive Biases
Pleased to Meet Me Summary
Pleased to Meet Me 94%
Everything you think you chose, from your breakfast to your beliefs, biology chose first.
by Bill Sullivan 2019
4.02
1k+ ratings
🧬 Behavioral Genetics🔬 Epigenetics🦠 Microbiome⚙️ Biological Determinism🧠 Cognitive Biases
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
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🏷️ Categorical Thinking🖼️ Framing Effects⚡ Polarization
Black and White Thinking Summary
Black and White Thinking 94%
Your brain sorts the world into two piles. It saved your ancestors. It sabotages you.
by Kevin Dutton 2021
3.57
489 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🏷️ Categorical Thinking🖼️ Framing Effects⚡ Polarization
The Mind's Past
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 1998
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
3.77
115
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience👁️ Consciousness Studies⚡ Unconscious Processing🎭 Self-Deception🔄 Memory Distortion
The Mind's Past Summary
The Mind's Past 94%
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 1998
3.77
115 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience👁️ Consciousness Studies⚡ Unconscious Processing🎭 Self-Deception🔄 Memory Distortion
La maldición del hombre mono
by Emiliano Bruner • 2025
Why evolution left humans perpetually dissatisfied, and how training attention can change that.
3.68
53
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🐒 Human Evolution🧘 Meditation Practice🎯 Attention Management🗣️ Mental Chatter
La maldición del hombre mono Summary
La maldición del hombre mono 94%
Why evolution left humans perpetually dissatisfied, and how training attention can change that.
by Emiliano Bruner 2025
3.68
53 ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🐒 Human Evolution🧘 Meditation Practice🎯 Attention Management🗣️ Mental Chatter
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking
by Albert Rutherford • 2019
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
3.47
121
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience📰 Information Literacy😤 Emotional Reasoning🎭 Self-Deception
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking Summary
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking 94%
Your brain edits reality before you see it. How to catch the cuts and decide better.
by Albert Rutherford 2019
3.47
121 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience📰 Information Literacy😤 Emotional Reasoning🎭 Self-Deception
The Invisible Gorilla
by Christopher Chabris • 2010
Your memory rewrites the past, your confidence hides incompetence, and there's a gorilla nobody saw.
3.91
15k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases👀 Attention Management💭 Memory Fallibility😎 Overconfidence🔍 Scientific Skepticism
The Invisible Gorilla Summary
The Invisible Gorilla 94%
Your memory rewrites the past, your confidence hides incompetence, and there's a gorilla nobody saw.
by Christopher Chabris 2010
3.91
15k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases👀 Attention Management💭 Memory Fallibility😎 Overconfidence🔍 Scientific Skepticism
Thinking 101
by Woo-Kyoung Ahn • 2022
Your brain is wired for survival, not accuracy, and its errors are predictable.
3.82
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Behavioral Economics🔗 Causal Reasoning📊 Statistical Thinking😟 Negativity Bias
Thinking 101 Summary
Thinking 101 94%
Your brain is wired for survival, not accuracy, and its errors are predictable.
by Woo-Kyoung Ahn 2022
3.82
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases📉 Behavioral Economics🔗 Causal Reasoning📊 Statistical Thinking😟 Negativity Bias
Sleights of Mind
by Stephen L. Macknik • 2010
Every magic trick exploits a specific neural shortcut. What sleight of hand reveals about the brain.
3.94
3k+
🪞 Perceptual Illusions🧠 Cognitive Biases👁️ Attention And Awareness💭 Memory Distortion💊 Placebo Effect
Sleights of Mind Summary
Sleights of Mind 94%
Every magic trick exploits a specific neural shortcut. What sleight of hand reveals about the brain.
by Stephen L. Macknik 2010
3.94
3k+ ratings
🪞 Perceptual Illusions🧠 Cognitive Biases👁️ Attention And Awareness💭 Memory Distortion💊 Placebo Effect
The Brain and the Meaning of Life
by Paul Thagard • 2010
Mental life is brain activity, and meaning is its reward for satisfying three deep human needs.
3.23
128
🧠 Philosophy Of Mind🧬 Mind Brain Identity🔬 Neurophilosophy🔭 Scientific Realism📊 Evidence-Based Thinking
The Brain and the Meaning of Life Summary
The Brain and the Meaning of Life 94%
Mental life is brain activity, and meaning is its reward for satisfying three deep human needs.
by Paul Thagard 2010
3.23
128 ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Mind🧬 Mind Brain Identity🔬 Neurophilosophy🔭 Scientific Realism📊 Evidence-Based Thinking
Rationality
by Steven Pinker • 2021
How a single mental toolkit built science, law, and democracy, and why it keeps short-circuiting.
3.84
7k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎯 Game Theory📈 Statistical Thinking🛡️ Motivated Reasoning
Rationality Summary
Rationality 94%
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 Biases📊 Bayesian Reasoning🎯 Game Theory📈 Statistical Thinking🛡️ Motivated Reasoning
Consuming Instinct
by Gad Saad • 2011
Your cravings for burgers, Ferraris, and porn all trace back to the same evolutionary wiring.
3.70
755
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🛒 Consumer Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch💋 Sexual Selection
Consuming Instinct Summary
Consuming Instinct 94%
Your cravings for burgers, Ferraris, and porn all trace back to the same evolutionary wiring.
by Gad Saad 2011
3.70
755 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🛒 Consumer Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch💋 Sexual Selection
Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
3.74
3k+
📖 Introductory Buddhism☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🛕 Theravada Buddhism🪷 Mahayana Buddhism🧘 Meditation Practice
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 94%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
📖 Introductory Buddhism☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🛕 Theravada Buddhism🪷 Mahayana Buddhism🧘 Meditation Practice
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room
by Jacob Burak • 2013
The hidden rules of trust, rivalry, and happiness that your brain follows without your permission.
3.61
74
🧠 Behavioral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics😊 Happiness Research
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room Summary
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room 94%
The hidden rules of trust, rivalry, and happiness that your brain follows without your permission.
by Jacob Burak 2013
3.61
74 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics😊 Happiness Research
The Moral Animal
by Robert Wright • 1994
Our noblest impulses and our ugliest desires share one source: millions of years of evolution.
4.08
12k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology👤 Human Nature🐒 Behavioral Evolution🎭 Self-Deception💑 Mating Strategies
The Moral Animal Summary
The Moral Animal 94%
Our noblest impulses and our ugliest desires share one source: millions of years of evolution.
by Robert Wright 1994
4.08
12k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology👤 Human Nature🐒 Behavioral Evolution🎭 Self-Deception💑 Mating Strategies
Don't Believe Everything You Think
by Thomas Kida • 2006
Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.
3.82
853
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Scientific Skepticism💡 Critical Thinking🎲 Probability And Chance🧩 Memory Fallibility
Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary
Don't Believe Everything You Think 94%
Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.
by Thomas Kida 2006
3.82
853 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔬 Scientific Skepticism💡 Critical Thinking🎲 Probability And Chance🧩 Memory Fallibility
Why We Lie
by David Livingstone Smith • 2004
Self-deception is an evolutionary tool: the lies you believe are the ones you sell best.
3.62
260
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🎭 Self-Deception🤥 Deception🗡️ Machiavellian Intelligence🌌 Unconscious Mind
Why We Lie Summary
Why We Lie 94%
Self-deception is an evolutionary tool: the lies you believe are the ones you sell best.
by David Livingstone Smith 2004
3.62
260 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🎭 Self-Deception🤥 Deception🗡️ Machiavellian Intelligence🌌 Unconscious Mind
The User's Guide to the Human Mind
by Shawn T. Smith • 2011
Your brain is a prehistoric operating system. The manual for debugging its anxious, neurotic code.
4.02
312
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy🏛️ Modern Stoicism🧘‍♀️ Mindfulness Practices😰 Anxiety Management
The User's Guide to the Human Mind Summary
The User's Guide to the Human Mind 93%
Your brain is a prehistoric operating system. The manual for debugging its anxious, neurotic code.
by Shawn T. Smith 2011
4.02
312 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy🏛️ Modern Stoicism🧘‍♀️ Mindfulness Practices😰 Anxiety Management
The Attention Fix
by Anders Hansen • 2024
Your brain was built for hunting, not scrolling. The mismatch explains why you cannot focus.
3.89
359
🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch📱 Digital Attention📵 Phone Addiction🧠 Dopamine And Reward⚡ Stress Biology
The Attention Fix Summary
The Attention Fix 93%
Your brain was built for hunting, not scrolling. The mismatch explains why you cannot focus.
by Anders Hansen 2024
3.89
359 ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch📱 Digital Attention📵 Phone Addiction🧠 Dopamine And Reward⚡ Stress Biology
Meet Your Happy Chemicals
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2015
Your brain didn't evolve for happiness. The daily practice that negotiates with your ancient wiring.
4.01
6k+
🧠 Brain Chemistry🐒 Evolutionary Psychology🔄 Neuroplasticity🔁 Habit Rewiring🎛️ Emotional Regulation
Meet Your Happy Chemicals Summary
Meet Your Happy Chemicals 93%
Your brain didn't evolve for happiness. The daily practice that negotiates with your ancient wiring.
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2015
4.01
6k+ ratings
🧠 Brain Chemistry🐒 Evolutionary Psychology🔄 Neuroplasticity🔁 Habit Rewiring🎛️ Emotional Regulation
Twilight of American Sanity
by Allen Frances • 2016
Trump is just a symptom. The real disorder is a Stone Age mind steering a technological superpower.
3.60
287
🧠 Political Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch🌍 Climate Denial🌱 Sustainability
Twilight of American Sanity Summary
Twilight of American Sanity 93%
Trump is just a symptom. The real disorder is a Stone Age mind steering a technological superpower.
by Allen Frances 2016
3.60
287 ratings
🧠 Political Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Mismatch🌍 Climate Denial🌱 Sustainability
Virus of the Mind
by Richard Brodie • 1995
Your beliefs spread the way colds do. They evolved to be catchy, not true.
3.69
2k+
🔄 Cultural Evolution🧠 Evolutionary Psychology💭 Memetics🦠 Cultural Viruses🔁 Mental Programming
Virus of the Mind Summary
Virus of the Mind 93%
Your beliefs spread the way colds do. They evolved to be catchy, not true.
by Richard Brodie 1995
3.69
2k+ ratings
🔄 Cultural Evolution🧠 Evolutionary Psychology💭 Memetics🦠 Cultural Viruses🔁 Mental Programming
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+
🧠 Pop Neuroscience🧩 Cognitive Science🗣️ Social Neuroscience🐒 Evolutionary Psychology⚗️ Neurochemistry
Mind Wide Open Summary
Mind Wide Open 93%
A writer makes his own brain the case study, and the findings rewrite the self.
by Steven Johnson 1999
3.90
6k+ ratings
🧠 Pop Neuroscience🧩 Cognitive Science🗣️ Social Neuroscience🐒 Evolutionary Psychology⚗️ Neurochemistry
How We Became Human
by Tim Dean • 2021
Your sense of right and wrong evolved for the Stone Age. It's time for an upgrade.
3.90
114
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Moral Philosophy📜 Cultural Evolution🧩 Cognitive Biases🏕️ Tribalism
How We Became Human Summary
How We Became Human 93%
Your sense of right and wrong evolved for the Stone Age. It's time for an upgrade.
by Tim Dean 2021
3.90
114 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Moral Philosophy📜 Cultural Evolution🧩 Cognitive Biases🏕️ Tribalism
The Intelligence Paradox
by Satoshi Kanazawa • 2012
Intelligence evolved for novelty. So smart people lean liberal, atheist, nocturnal, and childless.
3.52
500
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Intelligence Research🌍 Evolutionary Mismatch⚡ Iq Controversy🧬 Nature Vs Nurture
The Intelligence Paradox Summary
The Intelligence Paradox 93%
Intelligence evolved for novelty. So smart people lean liberal, atheist, nocturnal, and childless.
by Satoshi Kanazawa 2012
3.52
500 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Intelligence Research🌍 Evolutionary Mismatch⚡ Iq Controversy🧬 Nature Vs Nurture
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