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A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read
A compelling and accessible new perspective on the modern science of psychology, based on one of Yale’s most popular courses of all time
How does the brain—a three-pound wrinkly mass—give rise to intelligence and conscious experience? Was Freud right that we are all plagued…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Psych as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
An enlightening and accessible Psych 101 course in a highly readable format. Anyone with any interest in humans should know all this book contains.
Note: This book is apparently published, confusingly, under two different titles in different parts of the world (the other one is "The Human Mind: A Brief Tour of Everything We Know").
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